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Nagar Panchayat (Tamil:Perooratchi) is a urban administrative body in thelocal administration in Tamil Nadu. It incorporates areas which are in transition form rural to urban, and are categorised below the municipalities. Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce such a classification in urban local bodies.[1] As of 2025[update], the state has 489 town panchayats.[2]