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Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai 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
Pudukkottai
Name in Hindi
पुदुकोटै जिला
Population (2011 census)
16,18,345
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
23rd of 37
Area
4,651 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
348
Official website
pudukkottai.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q15190
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 16,18,345 people in 2011, Pudukkottai ranks 23rd 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 Pudukkottai 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 Pudukkottai 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 Pudukkottai district in?

Pudukkottai district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Pudukkottai district?

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

What is the population of Pudukkottai district?

Pudukkottai district had a population of 16,18,345 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.