The following are the cities in the state ofTamil Nadu,India, which have a population of 1 lakh (100,000) and above (city / corporation area only), based on the2011 census conducted byGovernment of India.[1][2]
| S.No | Name | District | Population in 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Chennai | 4,681,087 |
| 2 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 1,061,447 |
| 3 | Madurai | Madurai | 1,016,885 |
| 4 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 846,915 |
| 5 | Salem | Salem | 831,038 |
| 6 | Ambattur | Chennai | 478,134 |
| 7 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | 474,838 |
| 8 | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | 444,543 |
| 9 | Avadi | Thiruvallur | 344,701 |
| 10 | Tiruvottiyur | Chennai | 248,059 |
| 11 | Thoothukkudi | Thoothukkudi | 237,374 |
| 12 | Nagercoil | Kanniyakumari | 224,329 |
| 13 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 222,619 |
| 14 | Pallavaram | Chengalpattu | 216,308 |
| 15 | Dindigul | Dindigul | 207,225 |
| 16 | Vellore | Vellore | 185,895 |
| 17 | Tambaram | Chengalpattu | 176,807 |
| 18 | Cuddalore | Cuddalore | 173,361 |
| 19 | Kancheepuram | Kancheepuram | 164,265 |
| 20 | Alandur | Chennai | 164,162 |
| 21 | Erode | Erode | 156,953 |
| 22 | Tiruvannamalai | Tiruvannamalai | 144,683 |
| 23 | Kumbakonam | Thanjavur | 140,113 |
| 24 | Rajapalayam | Virudhunagar | 130,119 |
| 25 | Kurichi | Coimbatore | 125,800 |
| 26 | Madavaram | Chennai | 118,525 |
| 27 | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 117,215 |
| 28 | Hosur | Krishnagiri | 116,821 |
| 29 | Ambur | Tirupattur | 113,856 |
| 30 | Karaikkudi | Sivagangai | 106,793 |
| 31 | Neyveli | Cuddalore | 105,687 |
| 32 | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam | 102,838 |
