| His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala is the constitutional Head of the State. |
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Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M Karunanidhi is the Head of the elected Government and heads the Council of Ministers.
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| Hon'ble Chief Justice of Madras High Court Hon'ble Justice Thiru. Hemant Laxman Gokhale is the Head of Judiciary. |
| Tamil Nadu State has a population of 62,405,679 as per Census 2001 and covers an area of 130,058 sq.kms. Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the State Headquarters. |
The administrative units of the State are:
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| Districts |
31 ** |
| Revenue Divisions |
73 |
| Taluks |
208 |
| Firkas |
1,120 |
| Revenue Villages |
16,563 |
| Municipal Corporations |
8 |
| Municipalities |
150 |
| Panchayat Unions (Blocks) |
385 |
| Town Panchayats |
561 |
| Village Panchayats |
12,618 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies |
39 |
| Assembly Constituencies |
234 |
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** Ariyalur District is the newly formed 31st District of Tamil Nadu
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