Location-Tamil Nadu

TamilNadu

1. When, State-1956-14/6,  Renamed, Capital Renamed, Latitude and Longitude, Extremities- NEWS, Area- Sq Km, % in India, Rank, 1st state Linguistic basis- when, which.Tamilnadu Day, Madras Day.

2. Coastline - Length, Rank.

3. Coastal Dist -14

4. Divisions- Districts, LS, RS, MLA, Revenue Villages, Village Panchayats.

5. District share with Andhra 5, Karnataka 4, Kerala 9.

Tamil Nadu

Formation and Renaming

1. State Formation Date: 1956-11-01 (as part of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956)

2. Renamed: The state was renamed from Madras State to Tamil Nadu on January 14, 1969.

3. Capital Renamed: The capital city, Madras, was renamed Chennai on July 17, 1996.

Geographic Information

1. Latitude and Longitude: It extends from 8°4'N to 13°35'N latitudes and from 76°18'E to 80°20'E.

2. Extremities: 

1. in eastern - Point Calimere

2. in western - hills of Anaimalai

3. in northern - Pulicat lake

4. in southern - Cape Comorin

Area and Rank

1. Area: Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 square kilometers.

2. Percentage of India's Area: It accounts for approximately 3.96% of India's total area.

3. Rank in Area: Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest state in India by area.

Linguistic Basis and Special Days

1. First State Formed on Linguistic Basis: The first state formed on the linguistic basis is Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on October 1, 1953.

2. Tamil Nadu Day: July 18 

3. Madras Day: August 22nd 

Coastline

1. Length: The coastline of Tamil Nadu is approximately 1,076 kilometers long.

2. Rank: Tamil Nadu has the second longest coastline among the states of India, after Gujarat.

3. Coastal Districts-Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayildathurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.

Administrative Divisions

1. Coastal Districts: Tamil Nadu has 14 coastal districts.

2. Divisions:

1. Districts: There are 38 districts in Tamil Nadu.

2. Lok Sabha Constituencies (LS): 39.

3. Rajya Sabha Constituencies (RS): 18.

4. Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA): 234.

5. Revenue Villages: There are about 16,564 revenue villages.

6. Village Panchayats: There are approximately 12,524 village panchayats.

District Sharing

Tamil Nadu shares some of its districts with neighboring states:

1. Andhra Pradesh: 5 districts.- Krishnagiri, Thirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Thiruvallur.

2. Karnataka: 4 districts.- Nilgiri, Erode, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri

3. Kerala: 9 districts.-Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari