Chennai district
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For the city with the same name, see Chennai.
The Chennai District is a district in the State of Tamil Nadu, in South India. The district is a city district which means that it does not have a district headquarters. Most of the city region of Chennai comes under this district.
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This district is listed as the most advanced district in Tamil Nadu. It had a resident population of 4,343,645 as of 2001 excluding the huge commuter traffic from neighbouring districts. It is 100% urbanised as per Census 2001.[1]
About one-ninth of the Muslim population of Tamil Nadu live in this district.
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State of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Topics | History | Politics | Tamil people | |
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Capital | Chennai |
Districts | Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dharmapuri • Dindigul • Erode • Kanchipuram • Kanyakumari • Karur • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Nagapattinam • Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar |
Major cities | Alandur • Avadi • Ambattur • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dindigul • Erode • Kancheepuram • Karur • Kumbakonam • Madurai • Nagercoil • Neyveli • Pallavaram • Pudukkottai • Rajapalayam • Salem • Tambaram • Thanjavur • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruppur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore |
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