Tamil Nadu

state of India
AdministrativeArea state_of_india Q1445
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Tamil Nadu

Summary

Tamil Nadu is a state of India[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of state_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,759 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tamil Nadu is in the country of India[3].
  • Tamil Nadu's head of government is recorded as M. K. Stalin[4].
  • Tamil Nadu is on the continent of Asia[5].
  • Tamil Nadu's instance of is recorded as state of India[6].
  • Tamil Nadu's head of state is recorded as Rajendra Arlekar[7].
  • Tamil Nadu's capital is recorded as Chennai[8].
  • Tamil Nadu's official language is recorded as Tamil[9].
  • Tamil Nadu's shares border with is recorded as Kerala[10].
  • Tamil Nadu's shares border with is recorded as Karnataka[11].
  • Tamil Nadu's shares border with is recorded as Andhra Pradesh[12].
  • Tamil Nadu's shares border with is recorded as Puducherry[13].
  • Tamil is named after Tamil Nadu[14].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ariyalur district[15].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chennai district[16].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Coimbatore district[17].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cuddalore district[18].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dharmapuri district[19].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dindigul district[20].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Erode district[21].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kanchipuram district[22].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kanniyakumari district[23].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karur district[24].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Krishnagiri district[25].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Madurai district[26].
  • Tamil Nadu's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nagapattinam district[27].

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Geography

Tamil Nadu is in the country of India[3]. It is on the continent of Asia[5]. It is part of South India[28].

Physical Characteristics

Tamil Nadu has a population of {'amount': '+72147030'}[29].

Designation and Status

Tamil Nadu's instance of is recorded as state of India[6].

History and Context

January 26, 1950 marks the founding of Tamil Nadu[30]. Tamil is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Tamil Nadu ranks in the top 5% of state_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,759 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ndtv.com. Retrieved . ndtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . quora.com. Retrieved . quora.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Most populous urban area Chennai
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 197901, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 18d ago · Chathirathan · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government M. K. Stalin
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q528496]]"
  3. 23d ago · CommonsDelinker bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority Q502531
    Executive body Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
    Coat of arms image TamilNadu Logo.svg
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Q668
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P94]]: TamilNadu Logo.svg"
  4. 4w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Most populous urban area Chennai
    Illiterate population {'amount': '+20309523'}
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Tamil Nadu
    Instance of state of India
    + 57 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q6256]]"
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