Madurai metropolitan area
The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 31st largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai and Coimbatore. The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.[1][2]
Madurai Metropolitan Area
Madurai Urban Agglomeration | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): Athens of the East | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Seat | Madurai |
| Districts | Madurai city and suburban parts of the city in Madurai District |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan Area | 247 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 147.97 km2 (57.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Metro | 1,462,420 |
| Demonym(s) | Maduraikaran |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| Development authority | Madurai Local Planning Authority |
Composition
The Madurai urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Madurai and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Madurai district.[3]
Municipal corporations
Municipalities
Town Panchayats
Census Towns
- Kannanendal
- Melamadai
- Chinna Anuppanadi
- Nagavakulam
Districts
- Madurai district (partial)
Taluks
From Madurai district
- Madurai-North (partial)
- Madurai-South
- Melur (partial)
- Thirumangalam (partial)
- Thiruparankundram
- Vadipatti (partial)
Transport
The Regional Transport offices in the Madurai metropolitan area are TN-58 (Madurai South), TN-59 (Madurai North), and TN-64 (Madurai Central).[4]
See also
India portal
References
- "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations".
- "India Census 2011" (PDF). April 2017.
- "Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices". Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012.
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