Madurai metropolitan area explained

Madurai Metropolitan Area
Settlement Type:Metropolitan area
Nickname:Athens of the East
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:MCMC
Leader Title1:Mayor
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Seat:Madurai
Parts Type:Districts
Population Metro:2,263,115 (2011 Census)
Area Total Km2:1,254.93
Area Metro Km2:147.97
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Maduraikaran
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:STD Code
Registration Plate:TN-58 (South), TN-59 (North) & TN-64 (Central)
Other Name:Madurai Urban Agglomeration
Subdivision Type2:Planning Authority
Subdivision Name2:Madurai Urban Development Authority (MUDA)

The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore and Salem.The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.[1] [2]

Composition

The Madurai urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Madurai and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Madurai district.[3]

Municipal corporations

  1. Madurai City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

  1. Tirumangalam
  2. Melur
  3. Thiruparankundram
  4. Usilampatti
  5. Avaniyapuram

Town Panchayats

  1. Vadipatti
  2. Paravai
  3. Vilangudi
  4. Thirunagar
  5. Sholavandan

Census Towns

  1. Kannanendal
  2. Melamadai
  3. Chinna Anuppanadi
  4. Nagavakulam

Districts

  1. Madurai district (partial)

Taluks

From Madurai district

  1. Madurai-North (partial)
  2. Madurai-South
  3. Melur (partial)
  4. Thirumangalam (partial)
  5. Thiruparankundram
  6. Vadipatti (partial)

Transport

The Regional Transport offices in the Madurai metropolitan area are TN-58 (Madurai South), TN-59 (Madurai North), and TN-64 (Madurai Central).[4]

Madurai Metro Rail

See main article: Madurai Metro. In 2021,The Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Madurai.[5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above. Censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 18 October 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152754/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf. 13 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations.
  3. Web site: India Census 2011. April 2017.
  4. Web site: Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices. Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912173047/http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf. 12 September 2012. live.
  5. News: Metro rail plan for Madurai, a great move.
  6. News: CMRL to do a feasibility study for building mass rapid transit in three cities.

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