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Tamil
Nadu
is
a
State
in
the
southern
part
of
India.
It
is
bounded
on
north
by
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Karnataka,
on
the
west
by
Kerala,
on
the
east
by
the
Bay
of
Bengal,
and
on
the
south
by
the
Indian
Ocean.
This
State
is
the
sixth
largest
State
in
India
with
Chennai
as
Capital.
Its
Population
is
62,405,679.
This
state
is
divided
into
29
Districts.
There
are
668
Towns,
385
Panchayat
Blocks
and
12,617
Panchayat
Villages
in
the
State
as
per
census
figures
of
the
year
2001.
Roads:
The
length
of
roads
network
in
Tamil
Nadu
is
1,50,095
km,
of
which
surfaced
road
is
60,901
km.
Railways:
The
total
length
of
railways
is
4,181
km,
the
main
junctions
being
Chennai,
Madurai,
Tiruchirapalli,
Coimbatore
and
Tirunelveli.
Aviation:
Chennai
being
the
international
airport
in
the
southern
region
is
the
main
centre
of
airline
routes.
Besides,
there
are
airports
at
Tiruchirapalli,
Madurai,
Coimbatore
and
Salem.
Ports:
Major
ports
in
the
State
are
Chennai
and
Tuticorin.
There
are
seven
other
minor
ports
including
Cuddalore
and
Nagapattinam.
Chennai,
Mamallapuram,
Poompuhar,
Kancheepuram,
Kumbakonam,
Dharasuram,
Chidambaram,
Tiruvannamalai,
Srirangam,
Madurai,
Rameswaram,
Tirunelveli,
Kanniyakumari,
Thanjavur,
Velankanni,
Nagoor,
Chithannavasal,
Kazhugumalai
(monument
centres),
Courtallam,
Hogenakkal,
Papanasam,
Suruli
(water-falls),
Ooty
(Udhagamandalam),
Kodaikanal,
Yercaud,
Elagiri
Kolli
Hills
(hill
stations),
Guindy
(Chennai),
Mudumalai,
Annamalai,
Mundanthurai,
Kalakad
(wild
life
sanctuaries),
Vedanthangal
and
Point
Calimere
(bird
sanctuaries),
Arignar
Anna
Zoological
Park,
near
Chennai,
are
some
of
the
places
of
tourist
interest.
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