Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu

State
TamilNadu Collage.jpg
Official logo of Tamil Nadu
Seal of Tamil Nadu
Motto: Truth alone Triumphs
Anthem: Invocation to Tamil Mother
Location of Tamil Nadu in India
Location of Tamil Nadu in India
Coordinates: 13.09N 80.27ECoordinates: 13.09N 80.27E
Country India
Region South India
Established 26 January 1950
Capital Chennai
Largest city Chennai
Districts 32
Government
Governor Konijeti Rosaiah
Chief Minister Jayalalitha (AIADMK)
Legislature Unicameral (234 seats)
High Court Madras High Court, Madurai Bench
Area
Total 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population (2011)[2]
Total 72,147,030[1]
Rank 6th
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-TN
HDI Increase 0.570 (medium)[3]
HDI rank 6th (2011)[4]
Literacy 90.3 per cent (2013 census)
Official language Tamil
Website tn.gov.in
^ Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu
on 14 January 1969[5]
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Tamil Nadu (/tml ndu/ tam-il-nah-doo; About this sound Tamil pronunciation (he
The Land of Tamils or Tamil Country) is one of the 29 states of India. Its capit
al is Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the largest city. Tamil Nadu[6] lies i
n the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union ter
ritory of Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It
is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hill
s, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mann
ar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south.
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the sixth most pop
ulous state in India. The state is ranked 6th among states in India according to
the Human Development Index as of 2011.[4][7] It is the second largest state ec
onomy in India as of 2012.[8] The state has the highest number (10.56 per cent)
of business enterprises and stands second in total employment (9.97 per cent) in
India,[9] compared to the population share of about 6 per cent. In the 2013 Rag
huram Rajan panel report, Tamil Nadu was ranked as the third most developed stat
e in India based on a "Multidimensional Development Index".[10] In 2013, the sta
te recorded 15,563 fatalities in the 14,504 recorded accidents, the highest for
any state in India.[11]
The region has been the home of the Tamil people since at least 1500 BC.[12] Its
official language is Tamil, which holds a status of being a classical language.
Tamil has been in use in inscriptions and literature for over 2500 years. Tamil
Nadu is home to many natural resources, classical arts, classical music, classi
cal literature, Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture, hill stations, beach re
sorts, multi-religious pilgrimage sites, and eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[
13][14]