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| Capital
- |
Chennai |
| Total Area –
|
130,058
km2 (50,216 SQ MI) |
| Climate
– |
Tamil
Nadu has a tropical climate with no wild swing between
summer and winter temperature. April and May are the
hottest months with the mercury often soaring above
the 40 ºC mark.Coastal regions also get uncomfortably
warm and humid during these months but the nights are
usually cool. Minimum temperatures in the plains rarely
dip below 20 ºC while in the hills the mercury
may drop to 5 ºC or below.
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River
Surrounded
By – |
Rivers
such as the Kaveri, Palar, and Vaigai, Palar, Cheyyar
River, Ponnaiyar, Kaveri, Meyar, Bhavani, Amaravati,
Vaigai, Chittar River & Tamaraparani. |
| Population –
|
62,405,679
(6th) |
| Languages
– |
Tamil |
| Districts-
|
30
districts Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri,
Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai,
Nagapattinam, The Nilgiris, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai,
Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli, Theni,
Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur,
Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar |
| Best time to visit
– |
November
to February |
| Std Code –
|
(For all the cities STD
code of Tamil Nadu Click
Here) |
| How
To Reach |
By
Air:
The State has an International Airport near Chennai,
which serves as the most convenient entry point for
Tamil Nadu. International airlines from countries like
Sri Lanka, Dubai, Germany, Jakarta, Malaysia, England,
Maldives, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore operate regular
flights to connect Chennai.
By
Rail: The main Railway Station in Tamil
Nadu is in Chennai. Many important trains connect Chennai
to major Railway Stations in the country.
By
Road: An extensive network of roadways
covers the state. A number of national highways and
state highways literally crisscross the land. |
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