Ramsar Sites of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has more Ramsar wetlands than any other Indian state, a superlative TNPSC has already started asking. Point Calimere was first; most others arrived in the 2021-2024 wave.
Syllabus: GS Unit II (Geography: environment) and current affairs
| Ramsar Site | District |
|---|---|
| Point Calimere (first, 2002) | Nagapattinam |
| Pallikaranai Marsh | Chennai |
| Pichavaram Mangrove | Cuddalore |
| Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary | Chengalpattu |
| Karikili Bird Sanctuary | Chengalpattu |
| Vellode Bird Sanctuary | Erode |
| Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary | Tirunelveli |
| Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary | Tiruvarur |
| Vembannur Wetland Complex | Kanniyakumari |
| Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary | Ramanathapuram |
| Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary | Ramanathapuram |
| Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere | Ramanathapuram / Thoothukudi |
| Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex | Kanniyakumari |
| Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary | Tiruvarur |
| Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary | Villupuram |
| Longwood Shola Reserve Forest | The Nilgiris |
| Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary | Tiruppur |
| Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary | Ramanathapuram |
List as of 2024; the count keeps growing, verify the current number against the latest current affairs before your exam.
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Tamil Nadu's key bird sanctuaries: Vedanthangal (India's oldest), Koonthankulam, Karikili and the Ramsar-listed wetlands, with districts.
Nilgiri (India's first), Gulf of Mannar and Agasthyamalai: Tamil Nadu's three biosphere reserves with the facts TNPSC repeats.
All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu in one list, with the newest districts and their carve-outs, the way TNPSC asks them.
Every Chief Minister of Madras State and Tamil Nadu since 1946, with tenures, the exact list TNPSC draws sequence questions from.
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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