Districts in Tamil Nadu: Current List and Official Links
Districts in Tamil Nadu: check the current 38-district list, official government links, names often confused, and how to verify changes.
The list of districts in Tamil Nadu has 38 entries in the current National Informatics Centre directory. Similar-looking names and variant English spellings make the list harder than the number suggests, so the table keeps the directory’s names and direct district-site links together.
The districts are administrative units. A district name on a current website and a district in the 2011 Census are not automatically comparable when a later boundary change has occurred. Keep the date of your source attached to any population or area figure.
How many districts are in Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu has 38 districts in the NIC Integrated Government Online Directory. The directory links district entries to their government portals. Use the state or district government for a later change; a printed list can lag an official notification.
List of Tamil Nadu districts and government links
The 38 names below follow NIC’s current directory. Links open a district-government portal where it is available. For an unavailable portal, the row links to NIC’s district-specific directory entry instead. This table is alphabetical for quick lookup, not a division-wise or population ranking.
Which Tamil Nadu district names are easy to confuse?
These distinctions matter when you compare a current district list with older notes or a map:
- Tirupathur, Tiruppur and Tiruvannamalai are three different entries; their similar openings make them easy to confuse in quick revision.
- Chengalpattu, Kallakurichi, Mayiladuthurai and Tenkasi each appear as separate districts in the current directory.
- Ranipet has a district entry. NIC currently omits its website link, but the Tamil Nadu district portal is linked below.
How should you study Tamil Nadu’s districts?
For TNPSC study, locate each name using a current state map and group it by broad coastal, delta or inland geography. Then verify any district-specific claim from its official site. That gives the names a place in memory without treating an old map as current.
For the wider exam pattern, use our TNPSC exam guide. A district list is most useful when it sits beside an official map and a few relevant geography facts; the names by themselves are only the first layer.
Can you compare today’s districts with Census 2011 population figures?
Only with care. Census India’s population finder reports 2011 population, while this directory describes the current administrative list. When a district was created, renamed or redrawn later, its present row does not automatically have a directly comparable 2011 figure. Quote the source year and boundary basis with any population number.
More district lists
The same official-source method is used in our districts in Gujarat and districts in Telangana guides. For Uttar Pradesh, use the existing UP district reference.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many districts are in Tamil Nadu?
NIC’s current state directory lists 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. Check the directory again if a later government notification changes the list.
Where can I find the official Tamil Nadu district list?
Use NIC’s state-wise Integrated Government Online Directory. The table on this page follows its 38 rows and links district-government portals or NIC entries.
Are Tirupathur and Tiruppur the same district?
No. NIC lists Tirupathur and Tiruppur separately, along with Tiruvannamalai. Check the full spelling before using a district in an answer.
Are district and division the same thing?
No. A district is an administrative unit; a division groups districts where the state uses that layer. A district count cannot be read as a division count.
Do the current districts all have Census 2011 population figures?
Not automatically. Census 2011 used its own district boundaries. A later district may need a separately documented boundary-adjusted figure, so state the year and source with any population number.