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1725:Usilampatti
1705:Tiruchendur
1640:Puliyankudi
1620:Periyakulam
1590:Nellikuppam
1570:Melvisharam
1555:Manamadurai
1535:Kuzhithurai
1520:Kottakuppam
1500:Kayalpatnam
1475:Jolarpettai
1450:Chinnamanur
1359:Poonamallee
1319:Jayankondam
1252:First grade
1238:Vaniyambadi
1138:Chidambaram
1102:Tiruverkadu
1087:Rajapalayam
1067:Krishnagiri
1012:Tirunelveli
977:Pudukkottai
446:2011 census
303:Kanchipuram
108:12.5; 79.62
106: /
1710:Tirukoilur
1665:Sholinghur
1650:Rameswaram
1610:Pallapatti
1595:Nelliyalam
1545:Madukkarai
1530:Kundrathur
1525:Kulithalai
1510:Kollankodu
1404:Vedaranyam
1394:Tiruvallur
1354:Paramakudi
1339:Manapparai
1314:Gudiyatham
1304:Devakottai
1269:Aranthangi
1223:Tirupattur
1213:Tindivanam
1203:Thiruvarur
1188:Perambalur
1158:Mannargudi
1148:Dharapuram
1112:Viluppuram
1062:Kovilpatti
1057:Kodaikanal
1052:Dharmapuri
957:Kumbakonam
917:Coimbatore
891:Tamil Nadu
817:Tamil Nadu
743:26 January
721:26 January
568:References
507:is a Jain
444:As of the
348:Percent(%)
291:Tindivanam
275:Eyre Coote
267:south Asia
244:Tamil Nadu
169:Population
143:Tamil Nadu
1750:Walajapet
1740:Vellakoil
1735:Vandavasi
1715:Tittakudi
1700:Thuvakudi
1660:Sengottai
1625:Pernambut
1505:Kilakarai
1490:Karamadai
1399:Tiruttani
1379:Sivaganga
1364:Rasipuram
1259:Arakkonam
1208:Thuraiyur
997:Thanjavur
967:Nagercoil
947:Karaikudi
922:Cuddalore
830:8 October
525:Neminatha
473:, and 0%
463:Christian
457:, 34.73%
384:Christian
228:Vandavasi
198:Time zone
182:Languages
161:Elevation
69:Vandavasi
25:Vandavasi
1769:Category
1675:Surandai
1670:Sirkazhi
1485:Kangeyam
1480:Kalakkad
1435:Ariyalur
1344:Palladam
1309:Edappadi
1294:Colachel
1233:Valparai
1082:Pollachi
1017:Tiruppur
992:Tambaram
987:Sivakasi
972:Namakkal
927:Dindigul
794:10 April
648:21 March
622:21 March
551:See also
531:Politics
515:site of
475:Buddhist
469:, 0.02%
465:, 1.28%
461:, 3.03%
343:Religion
261:and the
257:between
203:UTC+5:30
150:District
1730:Vadalur
1635:Pugalur
1630:Ponneri
1560:Mangadu
1540:Lalgudi
1445:Cheyyar
1440:Bhavani
1349:Panruti
1198:Tenkasi
1193:Ranipet
1143:Coonoor
1027:Vellore
962:Madurai
912:Chennai
588:12 July
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234:in the
119:Country
94:79°37′E
91:12°30′N
1655:Sattur
1575:Musiri
1299:Cumbum
1178:Palani
1168:Mettur
696:7 July
613:
499:Madras
459:Muslim
378:34.73%
369:Muslim
363:60.86%
269:. The
259:France
220:604408
177:74,320
128:
1565:Melur
1274:Arcot
1264:Arani
1133:Attur
1128:Ambur
982:Salem
952:Karur
937:Hosur
932:Erode
907:Avadi
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813:(PDF)
762:(XLS)
509:matha
455:Hindu
436:0.08%
428:Other
423:0.02%
408:1.28%
393:3.03%
354:Hindu
311:Arani
295:Arcot
191:Tamil
138:State
131:India
832:2008
796:2012
770:2015
745:2014
723:2014
698:2013
650:2024
624:2024
611:ISBN
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471:Sikh
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