Tamil Nadu
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                            = Tamil Nadu
| native_name                     = <!-- Don't add Indic script here, per [[WP:INDICSCRIPT]] -->
| image_skyline                   = Nilgiri Mountain Railway on Bridge, May 2010.JPG
| image_caption                   = The [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]], which runs between [[Ooty]] and [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], is a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].
| image_flag                      = 
| type                            = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| image_blank_emblem              = TamilNadu Logo.svg
| blank_emblem_type               = [[Emblem of Tamil Nadu|Emblem]]
| blank_emblem_size               = 70px
| anthem                          = "[[Tamil Thai Valthu]]"{{ref|est|}}<br>''([[Invocation to Tamil Mother]])''
| image_map                       = IN-TN.svg
| map_alt                         = 
| map_caption                     = Location of Tamil Nadu in [[India]]
| coordinates                     = {{coord|13.09|80.27|region:IN-TN_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint                   = 
| coordinates_footnotes           = 
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|India}}
| established_title               = Formation
| established_date                = 26 January 1950{{ref|est|†}}
| seat_type                       = Capital and Largest city
| seat                            = [[Chennai]] (Madras)
| parts_type                      = [[List of Indian districts|Districts]]
| parts_style                     = para
| p1                              = [[List of districts of India|32]]
| government_footnotes            = 
| governing_body                  = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| leader_title                    = [[Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]]
| leader_name                     = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| leader_title1                   = [[Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief&nbsp;Minister]]
| leader_name1                    = [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] ([[AIADMK]])
| leader_title2                   = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| leader_name2                    = [[O. Panneerselvam]] ([[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]])
| leader_title3                   = [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|Legislature]]
| leader_name3                    = [[Unicameral]] (234)<ref>{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu: Girija Vaidyanathan is the new chief secretary|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/231216/tamil-nadu-girija-vaidyanathan-is-the-new-chief-secretary.html|accessdate=31 December 2016|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|location =Tamil Nadu |date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| leader_title4                   = [[High Courts of India|High Court]]
| leader_name4                    = [[Madras High Court]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Rajendran-is-new-DGP-George-is-Commissioner/article14628490.ece|title=Rajendran is new DGP|work=thehindu.com|accessdate=18 October 2016}}</ref>
| unit_pref                       = Metric
| area_footnotes                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 130,060
| area_rank                       = [[List of states and territories of India by area|11th]]
| area_note                       = 
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 
| population_total                = 72,147,030
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_footnotes            = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/Tamil_Nadu/6.Figures_Glance_Tamil%20Nadu.pdf |title=Census of india 2011 |publisher=Government of India}}</ref>
| population_density_km2          = auto
| population_rank                 = [[List of states and union territories of India by population|6th]]
| population_demonym              = [[Tamil people|Tamil]], [[Tamilan]], [[Tamilar]]
| population_note                 = 
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +05:30
| area_code                       = 
| area_code_type                  = [[UN/LOCODE]]
| iso_code                        = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-TN]]
| registration_plate              = 
| demographics_type1              = GDP {{nobold|(2018)}} 
| demographics1_footnotes         = <ref>{{cite web |title= Tamil Nadu fin_budget_speech_e_2018_19 |url= http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/fin_budget_speech_e_2018_19.pdf |website= tn.gov.in |accessdate= 15 March 2018}}</ref> 
| demographics1_title1            = Total
| demographics1_info1             = {{INRConvert|15.96|lc}}
| blank_name_sec1                 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec1                 = {{increase}} 0.6663 (<span style="colour:#fc0">medium</span>)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3KhGMVXGxXcGYBRMsmDCFO/Why-Kerala-is-like-Maldives-and-Uttar-Pradesh-Pakistan.html | title=Why Kerala is like Maldives and Uttar Pradesh, Pakistan}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1                = HDI rank
| blank1_info_sec1                = 3rd (2015)<ref name="in.undp.org">{{cite web |title=IWhy Kerala is like Maldives and Uttar Pradesh, Pakistan |url=http://livemint.com/Politics/3KhGMVXGxXcGYBRMsmDCFO/Why-Kerala-is-like-Maldives-and-Uttar-Pradesh-Pakistan.html}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec2                 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| blank_info_sec2                 = 80.33% (2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=censusindia.gov.in |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/tamilnadu/3.Tamil%20Nadu_PPT_2011-BOOK%20FINAL.pdf}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec2                = {{nowrap|[[Official languages]]}}
| blank1_info_sec2                = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]]<ref name=nclmanurep2010/> 
<!-- ^^^^ English is an additional, official language, per this government source - don't remove it ^^^^^ -->| website                         = {{url|http://www.tn.gov.in/}}
| footnotes                       = {{note|est|#}} [[Jana Gana Mana]] is the national anthem, while "Invocation to Tamil Mother" is the state song/anthem.<br />{{note|est|†}} Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969{{sfn|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly history|2012}}<br />{{note|est|^}} Tamil is the [[official language]] of the state. English is declared as an additional official language for communication purposes.<ref name=nclmanurep2010>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf#page=137 |title=52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015) |date=29 March 2016 |work=Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India) |access-date=25 Marso 2018 |archive-date=25 Mayo 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf#page=137 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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{{Infobox region symbols
| embedded       = yes
| state          = Tamil Nadu
| country        = India
| language       = [[File:Word Tamil.svg|50px|left]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| emblem         = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|50px|left]] [[Srivilliputhur Andal temple]] 
| seal           = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|50px|left]] [[Seal of Tamil Nadu]]
| song           = [[File:Neerarum Kadaludutha.jpg|50px|left]] "[[Invocation to Goddess Tamil]]"
| animal         = [[File:Niltahr.jpg|50px|left]] [[Nilgiri tahr]]
| bird           = [[File:Emerald dove444.jpg|50px|left]] [[Emerald dove]]
| tree           = [[File:Palm Tamil Nadu.jpg|50px|left]] [[Borassus flabellifer|Palm tree]]
| flower         = [[File:Gloriosa Superba.jpg|50px|left]] [[Glory lily|Gloriosa lily]]
| sport          = [[File:A Kabaddi match at 2006 Asian Games.jpg|50px|left]] [[Kabaddi]]
| dance          = [[File:Bharathanatyam By Ranjitha.jpg|50px|left]] [[Bharatanatyam|Bharathanattiyam]]
}}
}}

An '''Tamil Nadu''' ({{lang-ta|தமிழ்நாடு}}, {{IPA-ta|t̪amiɻ n̪aːᶑu|-|Tamil Nadu.ogg}}, {{lit|[[Banwa]] kan [[mga Tamil]]}}) iyo an pinakahabagatan na [[Estado asin teritoryo kan Indya|estado]] kan Indya. An ikasampulong pinakadakulang estado kan Indya susog sa hiwas asin ikaanom sa pinakadakula susog sa populasyon, an Tamil Nadu iyo an erokan kan mga tawong Tamil, na an tataramon na Tamil—saro sa pinakahalawig na buhay na klasikong mga tataramon sa kinaban—iyo an mahiwas na pigtataram sa estado asin  nagsisirbing saiyang opisyal na tataramon. An kabisera asin pinakadakulang syudad iyo an [[Chennai]].

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An Tamil Nadu (, , ) iyo an pinakahabagatan na estado kan Indya. An ikasampulong pinakadakulang estado kan Indya susog sa hiwas asin ikaanom sa pinakadakula susog sa populasyon, an Tamil Nadu iyo an erokan kan mga tawong Tamil, na an tataramon na Tamil—saro sa pinakahalawig na buhay na klasikong mga tataramon sa kinaban—iyo an mahiwas na pigtataram sa estado asin  nagsisirbing saiyang opisyal na tataramon. An kabisera asin pinakadakulang syudad iyo an Chennai.

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