| Capital |
Chennai |
| Area (sq km) |
130,058 |
| Population (Census 2001, million) |
62.4 |
| Literacy
Rate (%) |
73.5 |
| Sex Ratio (per 1000 males) (2004) |
987 |
| Length of Coastline (km) |
1,076 (2nd longest in India) |
| National Highway Length (km) |
2,002 |
| Domestic
Airports |
Chennai,Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore,
Madurai,Tuticorin |
| International Airports |
Chennai and Tiruchirappalli |
| Major Port |
Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin with combined tonnage capacity
of 73 MT (24 per cent share in India) |
| Key
Industries |
Textiles, leather tanning industries,
cement, paper, power pumps, automobiles and automotive equipments,
heavy commercial vehicles and safety matches
|
| Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (US$) |
14.7 (4th highest in India) |
| Market Potential Value (MPV)* |
9 per cent (2nd highest in India) |
Key points
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High literacy rate of 73.5 percent
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13.53 per cent share in FDI
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Accounts for almost half of of India’s wind power generation
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Per capita income is one of the highest in India
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Key industries of Tamil Nadu are textiles, leather tanning industries, cement, paper, power pumps, automobiles and automotive equipments, heavy commercial vehicles
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Largest capacity for engineering and polytechnic education
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One of the first states to articulate an ITES and biotech policy
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Single window policy for all approvals
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Largest IT park in the country
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Highest number of factories and export oriented units
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Landing point for two submarine cables with a total bandwidth of 13 tbps
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