List of urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu explained

Urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, consisting of municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, have been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in accordance with the Constitution of India.[1] Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban.[2] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.[3] [4]

Municipal Corporations

A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London.[5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.[6]

Municipalities

Municipalities are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of municipalities
ClassificationAnnual IncomeCount
Special GradeExceeding Rs.10 Crore16
Selection GradeBetween Rs. 6 to 10 Crore29
Grade IBetween Rs. 4 to 6 Crore31
Grade IIBelow Rs. 4 Crore62

Their elected representatives include ward councilors and a presiding officer, Municipal Chairperson. Municipal Commissioner is the executive authority. As of 2024, there are 138 municipalities in the state.[3]

List of municipalities[7]
RegionDistrict
ChengalpattuThiruvallurChengalpattuKanchipuramCuddalore
  1. Ponneri
  2. Poonamallee
  3. Thiruninravur
  4. Tiruttani
  5. Tiruvallur
  6. Tiruverkadu
  1. Chengalpattu
  2. Maduranthakam
  3. Maraimalai Nagar
  4. Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
  1. Kundrathur
  2. Mangadu
  1. Chidambaram
  2. Panruti
  3. Nellikuppam
  4. Tittakudi
  5. Vadalur
  6. Virudhachalam
VelloreViluppuramKallakurichiVelloreRanipetTirupathurTiruvannamalai
  1. Kottakuppam
  2. Tindivanam
  3. Viluppuram
  1. Kallakurichi
  2. Tirukoilur
  3. Ulundurpettai
  1. Gudiyatham
  2. Pernambut
  1. Arakkonam
  2. Arcot
  3. Melvisharam
  4. Ranipet
  5. Sholinghur
  6. Walajapet
  1. Ambur
  2. Jolarpettai
  3. Tirupattur
  4. Vaniyambadi
  1. Arni
  2. Thiruvathipuram
  3. Vandavasi
SalemDharmapuriSalemKrishnagiriNamakkalKarur
  1. Dharmapuri
  1. Attur
  2. Edaganasalai
  3. Edappadi
  4. Mettur
  5. Narasingapuram
  6. Tharamangalam
  1. Krishnagiri
  1. Komarapalayam
  2. Pallipalayam
  3. Rasipuram
  4. Tiruchengode
  1. Kulithalai
  2. Pallapatti
  3. Pugalur
TiruppurCoimbatoreErodeTiruppurNilgiris
  1. Gudalur
  2. Karamadai
  3. Karumathampatti
  4. Madukkarai
  5. Mettupalayam
  6. Pollachi
  7. Valparai
  1. Bhavani
  2. Gobichettipalayam
  3. Punjai Puliampatti
  4. Sathyamangalam
  1. Avinashi
  2. Dharapuram
  3. Kangeyam
  4. Palladam
  5. Thirumuruganpoondi
  6. Udumalaipettai
  7. Vellakoil
  1. Coonoor
  2. Gudalur
  3. Nelliyalam
  4. Udagamandalam
TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliNagapattinamMayiladuthuraiAriyalur
  1. Manapparai
  2. Thuraiyur
  3. Thuvakudi
  1. Nagapattinam
  2. Vedaranyam
  1. Mayiladuthurai
  2. Sirkazhi
  1. Ariyalur
  2. Jayankondam
PerambalurThiruvarurThanjavurPudukkottai
  1. Perambalur
  1. Koothanallur
  2. Mannargudi
  3. Thiruthuraipoondi
  4. Thiruvarur
  1. Adirampattinam
  2. Pattukkottai
  1. Aranthangi
MaduraiMaduraiTheniDindigulSivagangaiRamanathapuram
  1. Melur
  2. Thirumangalam
  3. Usilampatti
  1. Bodinayakkanur
  2. Chinnamanur
  3. Cumbum
  4. Gudalur
  5. Periyakulam
  6. Theni
  1. Kodaikanal
  2. Oddanchatram
  3. Palani
  1. Devakottai
  2. Manamadurai
  3. Sivaganga
  1. Kilakarai
  2. Paramakudi
  3. Ramanathapuram
  4. Rameswaram
TirunelveliTirunelveliTenkasiVirudhunagarThoothukkudiKanniyakumari
  1. Ambasamudram
  2. Kalakkad
  3. Vikramasingapuram
  1. Kadayanallur
  2. Puliyankudi
  3. Sankarankovil
  4. Sengottai
  5. Surandai
  6. Tenkasi
  1. Aruppukkottai
  2. Rajapalayam
  3. Sattur
  4. Srivilliputhur
  5. Virudhunagar
  1. Kayalpatnam
  2. Kovilpatti
  3. Tiruchendur
  1. Colachel
  2. Kollankodu
  3. Kuzhithurai
  4. Padmanabhapuram

Town panchayats

Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.[8] [9]

They are classified into four categories based on their annual income:

Classification of town panchayats[10]
ClassificationAnnual IncomeCount
Special GradeExceeding Rs.2 Crore47
Selection GradeBetween Rs. 1 to 2 Crore187
Grade IBetween Rs. 0.5 to 1 Crore194
Grade IIBelow Rs. 0.5 Crore62

Their elected representatives include councilors and a presiding officer, panchayat chairman. As of 2024, there are 490 municipalities in the state.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagrika - The Constitution and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act. Nagrika. 28 May 2020.
  2. Web site: A Consultation paper on Decentralization And Municipalities. Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 1 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Municipal Administration. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Town Panchayats. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
  5. News: Chennai - the 2nd oldest Corporation in the world. 29 September 2013. The Hindu. 7 November 2023.
  6. Web site: List of Municipalities. Government of Tamil Nadu. 7 June 2024.
  7. Audit report 2019-20. Government of Tamil Nadu. 7 June 2024. 6.
  8. Web site: Town panchayats. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 January 2023. 19 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219001439/https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm. live.
  9. Web site: Local Government. Government of India. 1 January 2023. 1. 4 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php. live.
  10. Web site: Local Administration report 2023-24. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 280.

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