Time zone - +05:30

Coordinates – 13*05’N 80*16’E  / 13.09 N  80.27 E

Region – south India

Border tuch with – country - srilanka

                         state- Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka,

                            Andhra Pradesh,

Established – 26 Jan 1950 

Capital – Chennai

Area – 130058sq km

Area rank – 11

Density – 550/sqkm

Distt – 32

Largest city - Madras

Population – 72138958 in 2011

Literacy rate – 80.33%

Language – Tamil

Vidhan Sabha members – 234

State code –IN-TN

High court – madras high court

Song – Tamil mother

State symbols=

Animal – Nilgiri Tahr

Bird – emerald dove

Flower – gloriosa lily

Tree – palm tree

Sport - kabaddi

Website – www.tn.gov.in

Mountain ranges – 1.nilgiri 2.ilaychi 3.melagiri palni

Mountain – dodabitta

Ghats – 1.agasthyamalai 2.cardamom 3.malayadri 4.palni 5.western ghat

Lakes – 1.kodaikanal 2.emerald 3.berijam 4.chembrambakkam 5.kaliveli

               6.ooty 7.red hill 8.sholavaram 9.veeranam

Water falls – 1.thalaiyar 2.agoya 3.kiliyar 4.cathirina 5.hogenakal 6.halashana

                       7.ka;hutti 8.kolakombai 9.kuthiraiyar 10.kutladampatti 11.katralam

                       12.palar 13.poombarai 14.pykara 15.thiruparappu 16.ullakarvi

Rivers – 1.kaveri 2.begai 3.pajhyar 4.palars 5.tamrpani 6.kodaiyar 7.pojhyar

               8.chitr 9.kudum 10.gadilam 11.kotilyar 12.araniyar 13.gomukhi

               14.munimukta 15.north volar 16.south volar 17agriya

Dane – bhartya natyam

Bird sanctuary – vedanthangal

Beaches – 1.silver 2.marina 3.golden

Forts – 1.alamparai 2.aranthangi 3.nindi gul 4.droog 5.geldria 6.st.george

              7.gingee 8.krishnagiri 9.rajagiri 10.rajankudi 11.sankagiri 12.tangrakottai

             13.thirumayam 14.udayagiri 15.vattakottai 16.vellore

Palace – 1.padmanabhapuram 2.tamukkam

Sea port – 1.cheenai 2.tutikorin 3.nagpatanam