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