About Tamil Nadu - India

About Tamil Nadu

Madras State now known Tamil nadu was formed in 1956 & was renamed as Tamil Nadu in the year 1969 is located in south tip of india. Chennai (Madras) being the captial city for Tamil Nadu & the language Tamil the official language.

The State is bounded by Karnataka State in the North, Bay of Bengal by East & south, Kerala by west. The State is divided in to 30 Districts.

Districts of Tamil Nadu

 

1. Chennai District 
2. Coimbatore District 
3. Cuddalore District 
4. Dharmapuri District 
5. Dindigul District 
6. Erode District 
7. Kanchipuram District 
8. Kanyakumari District 
9. Karur District 
10. Krishnagiri District 
11. Madurai District 
12. Nagapattinam District 
13. Namakkal District 
14. Perambalur District 
15. Pudukkottai District 
16. Ramanathapuram District 
17. Salem District 
18. Sivaganga District 
19. Thanjavur District 
20. The Nilgiris District 
21. Theni District 
22. Thoothukudi District 
23. Tiruchirapalli District 
24. Tirunelveli District 
25. Tiruvallur District 
26. Tiruvannamalai District 
27. Tiruvarur District 
28. Vellore District 
29. Viluppuram District 
30. Virudhunagar District 

Major Cities of Tamil Nadu

Chennai - The fourth largest city of India streaching to about 17km on the coramandel coast & also known as the gateway of india in south.
Tirichy - Previously known as Tiruchirappalli is forth largest city in Tamil Nadu and is famous for its traditional culture.
Thanjavur - City well Known as Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu.
kodaikanal - An Beautiful hill station located in western ghats in an altitude of 2133m from sea level.
Madurai -The city which More than 2,500 years old & well Known for its temple.
Coimbatore - The most industrailised city even well known as the textile capital of south india.
Kancheepuram - Kanchipuram is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees. 

How to reach Tamil Nadu

Air transport

Tamil Nadu is well connected with air transport from all countries with international airport in Chennai and from all major cities in india to well known cites in Tamil Nadu few of the Well known cities with airport are Coimbatore, Tuticorn,Tirichy,Madurai.

• KLM 
• Lufthansa, 
• Malaysia Airlines 
• Oman Air 
• Qatar Airways, 
• Saudi Arabian Airlines, 
• Singapore Airlines 
• Srilankan Airlines.

Some of the Airlines services avialable (international)
Air India, India's prime international carrier. Though this is an international carrier, you can often get good rates on the domestic leg of its international flights 
Air India Express, is the low-cost version of Air-India- offers the lowest fares on key domestic routes like Mumbai-Chennai, (as compared to even Air Deccan) and the lowest rates on major international destinations like Dubai, Singapore, etc. (at almost half the price as compared other airlines like Jet Airways and Air Sahara). This has been found to have been better than Air Deccan in terms of comfort, time of departure and most importantly, pricing. 
Air Sahara, full service airline with decent coverage. 
Alliance Air - Feeder airline for Indian. Has a spotty safety record. It will soon cease to exist and service taken over by its parent company "Indian". 
Jagson Airlines service mostly in North India. 

Jet Airways , full service airline with very good coverage. Now services London (LHR) directly from Delhi and Mumbai. 
Kingfisher Airlines, full service, but with low fares. The service on this is excellent. On flights to Bangalore (its home base) depending on when you book, you can get prices comparable to Air Deccan or SpiceJet. Same prices for foreigners and Indians. 
Paramount Airways - feeder airline, service only in South India. Although the airline is headquartered in Coimbatore, the main hub is at Chennai. 
Visa Airways - feeder airline, currently flies Mumbai-Nashik, Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Kandla (Feb 2007) only. They plan to expand operations as a regional airline in South India as well. 
IndiGo Airlines - low cost airline. Connects the major cities and plans to fly to Jaipur and Goa.

Some of the Airlines services avialable (Domestic)

SpiceJet Airlines , low cost airline, the closest competitor to Air Deccan in terms of fares. If you are willing to shell out a bit more to arrive on time, consider Spice over Air Deccan. 
Air Deccan , low cost carrier, the 2nd largest in India (after Indian) connects various cities and small towns. Usually have unbeatable prices but delay of an hour or so is routine (although this situation has improved lately). To cut costs and keep prices low food and beverages (including water) are for sale, not complimentary. They aim for a "quick turnaround", which means that they at times neglect to clean the planes between flights. Same prices for foreigners and Indians. 
Go Air low cost 
SpiceJet Airlines , low cost airline, the closest competitor to Air Deccan in terms of fares. If you are willing to shell out a bit more to arrive on time, consider Spice over Air Deccan. 

Rail transport

Tamil Nadu is connected thru Train Transport to and from all major cities in india operated by Sourthern Indian Railways.

Water transport

Tamil Nadu has 1 major port in Chennai.

Road transport 
Tamil Nadu has excellent road network connecting all major cites like Bangalore, tirupathi, Coimbatore,Tirichy, Etc.