States or Territories

Tamil Nadu

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Tamil Nadu." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/tamil-nadu.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Tamil Nadu. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/tamil-nadu

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-tamil-nadu,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Tamil Nadu},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/tamil-nadu},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India, the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. It is the home of the Tamils, who speak Tamil, the state's official language. The 2011 census recorded a population of 72,147,030 across an area of 130,058 square kilometers, and its capital is Chennai.

Facts

Capital

Chennai 1

Population

72,147,030 1

2011 figure from Tamil Nadu's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2011 1

Area (sq km)

130,058 1

Latitude

11 degrees north 1

Longitude

79 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Chennai

chennai is associated with tamil-nadu.

Source Chennai (Wikipedia)

India

Tamil Nadu is a state of India.

Source Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Chennai

chennai is the capital of tamil-nadu.

Source Chennai (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Tamil Nadu is on continent.

Source Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia)

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Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, it is the home of the Tamils, who speak the Tamil language, the state's official language and the first to be recognised as a classical language in India.

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