List of districts in Tamil Nadu - wikipedia List of districts in Tamil Nadu Districts of Tamil Nadu Location Tamil Nadu Number 32 Populations 565,224 ( Perambalur ) -- 4,646,732 ( Chennai ) Areas 426 km2 ( Chennai ) -- 7217 km2 ( Viluppuram ) Subdivisions Cities, Towns The state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India is divided into 32 districts. Villupuram is the largest district by area whereas Chennai is the smallest but also the most populated and densely populated. Tamil Nadu location in India Contents 1 History 2 Districts of Tamil Nadu 2.1 List of districts by division 2.2 Table 3 Clickable Map 4 See also 5 References History An animation showing the timeline of the division of districts in Tamil Nadu. After the Indian independence in August 1947, the former British province of Madras Presidency was renamed Madras State. Following states reorganizations in 1953 and 1956, the present state boundaries emerged. It was officially renamed Tamil Nadu in 1967. In 1956, Madras State was made up of 13 districts : Chingleput, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanathapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, and Tirunelveli. Since then, the districts have been divided as follows : 1966 : Dharmapuri district split from Salem district 1974 : Pudukkottai district split from Tiruchirappalli district 1979 : Erode district split from Coimbatore district 1985 : Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts split from Madurai and Ramanathapuram 1985 : Dindigul district split from Madurai district 1986 : Thoothukudi split from Tirunelveli district 1989 : Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts split from North Arcot district ( District ceased to exist ) 1991 : Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts split from Thanjavur district 1993 : Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts split from South Arcoddistrict ( District ceased to exist ) 1995 : Karur and Perambalur districts split from Tiruchirappalli district 1996 : Theni district split from Madurai district 1997 : Namakkal district split from Salem district 1997 : Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts split from Chengalpattu district ( District ceased to exist ) 2004 : Krishnagiri district split from Dharmapuri district 2007 : Ariyalur district split from Perambalur district 2009 : Tiruppur district split from Coimbatore and Erode districts Districts of Tamil Nadu List of districts by division Here is the list of districts, organized by division : North Chennai Cuddalore Kanchipuram Tiruvallur Tiruvannamalai Vellore Viluppuram Central Ariyalur Nagapattinam Perambalur Pudukkottai Thanjavur Tiruchirappalli Karur Tiruvarur West Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Namakkal Salem Erode Tiruppur Coimbatore Nilgiris South Madurai Theni Dindigul Sivagangai Virudunagar Ramanathapuram Tirunelveli Thoothukudi Kanyakumari Table The table below lists geographic and demographic parameters for all 32 districts. No. District Code Headquarters Established Formed from Area ( km ) Population ( 2011 Census ) Population density ( 2011 Census ) ( / km ) Taluks Map 1. Ariyalur AR Ariyalur 23 November 2007 Perambalur district 1,949.31 754,894 387 Ariyalur Udayarpalayam Sendurai 2. Chennai CH -- 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 426 4,646,732 26105 Tiruvottiyur Madhavaram Tondiarpet Perambur Ambattur Ayanavaram Purasawalkam Aminjikarai Egmore Mylapore Guindy Maduravoyal Mambalam Alandur Velachery Sholinganallur Triplicane 3. Coimbatore CO Coimbatore 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,723 3,458,045 732 Mettupalayam Coimbatore - North Coimbatore - South Pollachi Annur Kinathukadavu Sulur taluk Perur taluk Valparai 4. Cuddalore CU Cuddalore 30 September 1993 South Arcot district 3,678 2,605,914 709 Cuddalore Panruti Chidambaram Kattumannarkoil Kurinjipadi Titakudi Vriddachalam 5. Dharmapuri DH Dharmapuri 2 October 1965 Salem district 4,497.77 1,506,843 335 Dharmapuri Palacode Pennagaram Harur Pappireddipatti Karimangalam Nallampalli 6. Dindigul DI Dindigul 15 September 1985 Madurai district 6,266.64 2,159,775 345 Athoor Dindigul - West Dindigul - East Kodaikanal Natham Nilakottai Oddanchattiram Palani Vedasandur 7. Erode ER Erode 31 August 1979 Coimbatore district 4,723 2,251,744 394 Anthiyur Bhavani Erode Gobichettipalayam Kodumudi Perundurai Sathyamangalam 8. Kanchipuram KC Kanchipuram 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 4,393 3,998,252 910 Chengalpattu Cheyyur Kanchipuram Madurantakam Sriperumbudur Tambaram Thiruporur Thirukazhukundram Uthiramerur Walajabad Kalpakkam 9. Kanniyakumari KK Nagercoil 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts ( annexed from Kerala ) 1,672 1,870,374 1119 Agastheeswaram Kalkulam Vilavancode Thovalai 10. Karur KR Karur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 2,895.57 1,064,493 368 Aravakurichi Kadavur Karur Krishnarayapuram Kulithalai Manmangalam 11. Krishnagiri KR Krishnagiri 9 February 2004 Dharmapuri district 5,143 1,879,809 366 Krishnagiri ( கருமலை ) Hosur Pochampalli Uthangarai Denkanikottai 12. Madurai MA Madurai 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,741.73 3,038,252 812 Madurai - North Madurai - South Melur Peraiyur Thirumangalam Usilampatti Vadipatti 13. Nagapattinam NG Nagapattinam 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,715.83 1,616,450 595 Kilvelur Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Tharangambadi Thirukkuvalai Vedaranyam 14. Namakkal NM Namakkal 1 January 1997 Salem district 3363 1,726,601 513 Kollimalai Namakkal Paramathi - Velur Thiruchengode Rasipuram 15. Nilgiris NI Ooty 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 2,452.5 735,394 300 Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Kundah Pandalur Udagamandalam 16. Perambalur PE Perambalur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 1,757 565,223 322 Alathur Kunnam Perambalur Veppanthattai 17. Pudukkottai PU Pudukottai 14 January 1974 Tiruchirappalli district 4,663 1,618,345 347 Alangudi Aranthangi Avadaiyarkoil Gandarvakottai Illuppur Kulathur Manamelkudi Pudukottai Thirumayam Ponnamaravathy 18. Ramanathapuram RA Ramanathapuram 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,089.57 1,353,445 331 Kadaladi Kamuthi Manamelkudi Mudukulathur Paramakudi Ramanathapuram Rameswaram Tiruvadanai 19. Salem SA Salem 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 5,205 3,482,056 669 Attur Idappadi Gangavalli Mettur Omalur Salem Sankagiri Valapady Yercaud 20. Sivaganga SI Sivaganga 15 March 1985 Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district 4,086 1,339,101 328 Devakottai Ilayangudi Karaikudi Manamadurai Sivaganga Tirupathur Tiruppuvanam 21. Thanjavur TJ Thanjavur 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,396.57 2,405,890 708 Kumbakonam Orathanadu Papanasam Pattukkottai Peravurani Thanjavur Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvidaimarudur 22. Theni TH Theni 25 July 1996 Madurai district 3,066 1,245,899 406 Theni Periyakulam Andipatti Bodniayakkanur Uthamapalayam 23. Thoothukudi TK Thoothukudi 20 October 1986 Tirunelveli district 4,621 1,750,176 379 Ettayapuram Kovilpatti Ottapidaram Sathankulam Srivaikuntam Thiruchendur Thoothukudi Vilathikulam 24. Tiruchirappalli TC Tiruchirappalli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,407 2,722,290 618 Lalgudi Manachanallur Manapparai Marungapuri Musiri Srirangam Tiruchirappalli West Tiruchirappalli East Thiruverumbur Thottiyam Thuraiyur 25. Tirunelveli TI Tirunelveli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 6,810 3,077,233 452 Alangulam Ambasamudram Nanguneri Palayamkottai Sankarankovil Tenkasi Kadayanallur Shenkottai Radhapuram Sivagiri Tirunelveli Veerakeralamputhur 26. Tiruppur TP Tiruppur 22 February 2009 Coimbatore district and Erode district 5,186.34 2,479,052 478 Avinashi Palladam Dharapuram Kangeyam Madathukulam Tiruppur Udumalaipettai 27. Tiruvallur TL Tiruvallur 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 3,424 3,728,104 1089 Avadi Gummidipoondi Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruttani Tiruvallur Uthukkottai 28. Tiruvannamalai TV Tiruvannamalai 30 September 1989 North Arcot district 6,191 2,464,875 398 Aarani Chengam Cheyyar Polur Thandarampattu Tiruvannamalai Vandavasi 29. Tiruvarur TR Thiruvarur 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,161 1,264,277 585 Kudavasal Mannargudi Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman 30. Vellore VE Vellore 30 September 1989 Vellore District 6,077 3,936,331 648 Ambur Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyatham Katpadi Tirupattur Vaniyambadi Vellore Walajapet 31. 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Question: which is the first largest district in tamilnadu
Answer: Villupuram