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Districts of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has 38 districts. TNPSC favourites: the newest districts (2019-2020 carve-outs) and which district each was carved from.

Syllabus: GS Unit II (Geography) and TN administration questions
#District
1Ariyalur
2Chengalpattu
3Chennai
4Coimbatore
5Cuddalore
6Dharmapuri
7Dindigul
8Erode
9Kallakurichi
10Kancheepuram
11Kanniyakumari
12Karur
13Krishnagiri
14Madurai
15Mayiladuthurai
16Nagapattinam
17Namakkal
18Perambalur
19Pudukkottai
20Ramanathapuram
21Ranipet
22Salem
23Sivaganga
24Tenkasi
25Thanjavur
26Theni
27The Nilgiris
28Thoothukudi
29Tiruchirappalli
30Tirunelveli
31Tirupathur
32Tiruppur
33Tiruvallur
34Tiruvannamalai
35Tiruvarur
36Vellore
37Villupuram
38Virudhunagar

The 2019-2020 additions: Chengalpattu and Ranipet, Tirupathur (from Vellore), Kallakurichi (from Villupuram), Tenkasi (from Tirunelveli), and Mayiladuthurai (from Nagapattinam, 2020) are the most-asked recent facts.

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Compiled from official Tamil Nadu government sources and standard references. Time-sensitive counts carry an as-of note on the page. Sources: TNPSC official notifications. Figures are indicative and may change with each official notification. Data last reviewed: July 2026.

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