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Urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, consisting of municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, have been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in accordance with the Constitution of India.^[1] Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban.^[2] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.^[3]^[4]

Municipal Corporations

A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London.^[5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.^[6]

Note: Sorted by date of formation followed by alphabetical order

List of Municipal Corporations^[7]
No	City	District	Name	Population (Revised)^[a]	Population (2011)^[b]^[8]	Date of formation	Number of zones	Wards	Area (km²)
1	Chennai	Chennai district	Greater Chennai Corporation	6,672,000^[9]	4,646,732	29 September 1688^[9]	15^[10]	200^[11]	426.00^[12]
2	Madurai	Madurai district	Madurai Municipal Corporation	1,470,755^[13]	1,573,616	1 May 1971^[14]	5^[15]	100^[15]	147.99^[15]
3	Coimbatore	Coimbatore district	Coimbatore Municipal Corporation	1,601,438^[16]	1,050,721	1 July 1981^[17]	5^[18]	100^[18]	257.04^[18]
4	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli district	Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation	916,674^[19]	847,387	1 June 1994^[20]	4^[21]	65^[21]	167.20^[22]
5	Salem	Salem district	Salem Municipal Corporation	831,038^[23]	829,267	1 June 1994^[24]	4^[25]	60^[26]	91.34^[25]
6	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli district	Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation	474,838^[27]	473,637	1 June 1994^[28]	4^[29]	55^[29]	108.65^[29]
7	Tiruppur	Tiruppur district	Tiruppur Municipal Corporation	877,778^[30]	444,352	1 January 2008^[31]	4^[32]	60^[32]	159.35^[32]
8	Erode	Erode district	Erode Municipal Corporation	498,129^[33]	157,101	1 January 2008^[34]	4^[35]	60^[35]	109.52^[35]
9	Vellore	Vellore district	Vellore Municipal Corporation	504,079^[36]	185,803	1 August 2008^[37]^[38]	4^[39]	60^[39]	153.14^[39]
10	Thoothukudi	Thoothukudi district	Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation	372,408^[40]	237,830	5 August 2008^[41]^[42]	4^[40]	60^[40]	90.66^[40]
11	Dindigul	Dindigul district	Dindigul Municipal Corporation	207,327^[43]	207,327	19 February 2014^[44]^[45]	NA	48^[43]	14.01^[46]
12	Thanjavur	Thanjavur district	Thanjavur Municipal Corporation	251,655^[47]	222,943	19 February 2014^[48]^[49]	NA	51^[47]	128.02^[47]
13	Hosur	Krishnagiri district	Hosur Municipal Corporation	245,354^[50]	116,821	13 February 2019^[51]^[50]	NA	45^[50]	72.41^[50]
14	Nagercoil	Kanyakumari district	Nagercoil Municipal Corporation	236,774^[52]	224,849	20 February 2019^[53]^[54]	NA	52^[52]	77.73^[52]
15	Avadi	Thiruvallur district	Avadi Municipal Corporation	344,701^[55]	344,701	17 June 2019^[56]	NA	48^[55]	65.00^[55]
16	Kumbakonam	Thanjavur district	Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation	222,524^[57]	140,113	24 August 2021^[58]	NA	48^[59]	64.02^[60]
17	Cuddalore	Cuddalore district	Cuddalore Municipal corporation	173,639^[61]	173,639	21 October 2021^[62]	NA	45^[61]	27.69^[61]
18	Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram district	Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation	232,816^[63]	164,384	21 October 2021^[64]	NA	51^[65]	36.14^[63]
19	Karur	Karur district	Karur Municipal corporation	145,278^[66]	70,980	21 October 2021^[67]	NA	48^[66]	53.26^[66]
20	Sivakasi	Virudhunagar district	Sivakasi Municipal corporation	126,402^[68]	71,040	21 October 2021^[69]	NA	48^[70]	19.89^[70]
21	Tambaram	Chengalpattu district	Tambaram Municipal Corporation	723,017^[71]	174,787	21 October 2021^[72]	5^[71]	70^[71]	87.64^[71]
22	Karaikudi	Sivaganga district	Karaikudi Municipal Corporation	303,291^[73]	106,784	15 March 2024^[74]	NA	100^[75]	NA
23	Namakkal	Namakkal district	Namakkal Municipal Corporation	119,491	119,491		NA	NA	NA
24	Pudukkottai	Pudukkottai district	Pudukottai Municipal Corporation	216,000^[76]	117,630		NA	NA	NA^[76]
25	Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai district	Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation	145,278	145,278		NA	NA	NA

Municipalities

Municipalities are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of municipalities^[3]
Classification	Annual Income	Count
Special Grade	Exceeding Rs.10 Crore	16
Selection Grade	Between Rs. 6 to 10 Crore	29
Grade I	Between Rs. 4 to 6 Crore	31
Grade II	Below Rs. 4 Crore	62

Their elected representatives include ward councilors and a presiding officer, Municipal Chairperson. Municipal Commissioner is the executive authority. As of 2024, there are 138 municipalities in the state.^[3]

List of municipalities^[3]^[77]
Region	District
Chengalpattu	Thiruvallur	Chengalpattu	Kanchipuram	Cuddalore
Chengalpattu	Ponneri Poonamallee Thiruninravur Tiruttani Tiruvallur Tiruverkadu	Chengalpattu Maduranthakam Maraimalai Nagar Nandivaram-Guduvancheri	Kundrathur Mangadu	Chidambaram Panruti Nellikuppam Tittakudi Vadalur Virudhachalam
Vellore	Viluppuram	Kallakurichi	Vellore	Ranipet	Tirupathur	Tiruvannamalai
Vellore	Kottakuppam Tindivanam Viluppuram	Kallakurichi Tirukoilur Ulundurpettai	Gudiyatham Pernambut	Arakkonam Arcot Melvisharam Ranipet Sholinghur Walajapet	Ambur Jolarpettai Tirupattur Vaniyambadi	Arni Thiruvathipuram Vandavasi
Salem	Dharmapuri	Salem	Krishnagiri	Namakkal	Karur
Salem	Dharmapuri Harur	Attur Edaganasalai Edappadi Mettur Narasingapuram Sangagiri Tharamangalam	Krishnagiri	Komarapalayam Pallipalayam Rasipuram Tiruchengode	Kulithalai Pallapatti Pugalur
Tiruppur	Coimbatore	Erode	Tiruppur	Nilgiris
Tiruppur	Annur Gudalur Karamadai Karumathampatti Madukkarai Mettupalayam Pollachi Sulur Valparai	Bhavani Gobichettipalayam Perundurai Punjai Puliampatti Sathyamangalam	Avinashi Dharapuram Kangeyam Palladam Thirumuruganpoondi Udumalaipettai Vellakoil	Coonoor Gudalur Nelliyalam Udagamandalam
Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Nagapattinam	Mayiladuthurai	Ariyalur
	Manapparai Thuraiyur Thuvakudi	Nagapattinam Vedaranyam	Mayiladuthurai Sirkazhi	Ariyalur Jayankondam
	Perambalur	Thiruvarur	Thanjavur	Pudukkottai
	Perambalur	Koothanallur Mannargudi Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvarur	Adirampattinam Pattukkottai	Aranthangi
Madurai	Madurai	Theni	Dindigul	Sivagangai	Ramanathapuram
Madurai	Melur Thirumangalam Usilampatti	Bodinayakkanur Chinnamanur Cumbum Gudalur Periyakulam Theni	Kodaikanal Oddanchatram Palani	Devakottai Manamadurai Sivaganga	Kilakarai Paramakudi Ramanathapuram Rameswaram
Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	Tenkasi	Virudhunagar	Thoothukkudi	Kanniyakumari
Tirunelveli	Ambasamudram Kalakkad Vikramasingapuram	Kadayanallur Puliyankudi Sankarankovil Sengottai Surandai Tenkasi	Aruppukkottai Rajapalayam Sattur Srivilliputhur Virudhunagar	Kayalpatnam Kovilpatti Tiruchendur	Colachel Kollankodu Kuzhithurai Padmanabhapuram

Town panchayats

Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.^[78]^[79]

They are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of town panchayats^[80]
Classification	Annual Income	Count
Special Grade	Exceeding Rs.2 Crore	47
Selection Grade	Between Rs. 1 to 2 Crore	187
Grade I	Between Rs. 0.5 to 1 Crore	194
Grade II	Below Rs. 0.5 Crore	62
Total		490

Their elected representatives include councilors and a presiding officer, panchayat chairman. As of 2024, there are 490 municipalities in the state.^[4]

Notes

^ For corporations which were expanded or newly formed by combining multiple existent administrative units, the figures correspond to the revised estimates based on the 2011 census (wherever data is available). For corporations with no change in limits, the population is quoted as such as per the census.
^ The figures correspond to the limits of the local bodies as existent during the 2011 census

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