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Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 16.2 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Nagapattinam
Name in Hindi
नागपट्टनम जिला
Population (2011 census)
16,16,450
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
24th of 37
Area
2,715 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
595
Official website
nagapattinam.tn.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q15185
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 16,16,450 people in 2011, Nagapattinam ranks 24th among the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Chennai (46,46,732) and the least populous is Perambalur (5,65,223).

District boundaries change. If Nagapattinam has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Nagapattinam to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Nagapattinam district in?

Nagapattinam district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Nagapattinam district?

The headquarters of Nagapattinam district is Nagapattinam, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Nagapattinam district?

Nagapattinam district had a population of 16,16,450 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.