Tamil Nadu
Indian state
Indian state
Tamil
Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital is Chennai, the largest
city. Tamil Nadu is a land most known for its monumental ancient Hindu temples. Tamil
Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by
the union territory of Puducherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and
Andhra Pradesh. It is bound by the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Nilgiri, the
Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the
Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait in the south east, and by the Indian Ocean in
the south.
Capital : Chennai
Population : 72.14 million (2011)
Largest city : Chennai Official
language: Tamil
Districts : 32 totoal
Literacy: 80.3 per cent (2011 census)
Coordinates: 13.09°N 80.27°E Time zone : IST (UTC+05:30)
Districts of Tamil Nadu
