Tamil Nadu renames cities, towns

Tamil Nadu Government has renamed 1018 cities and towns closer to their original Tamil names. In the TN rename list, Coimbatore City has changed to Koyampuththoor, Mylapore to Mayilaappor. Although the G.O was issued on April 1 for the changed names, it was only released on Wednesday by the TN Government. Check out the entire list of TN Renamed Cities, Towns from this article.

Updated: Jun 11, 2020 19:46 IST

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Niranjani Jesentha Kumari Prabagararaj

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Tamil Nadu Renamed Cities, Towns

The Government of Tamil Nadu has notified name changes to various cities and towns according to an announcement made two years ago at the state assembly. As per the April 1 gazette notification, anglicised names of different areas in Tamil have been changed more closely to their original names. In the renaming drive the Government has not spared district names and areas within them.

Some cities have been altered, such as KOYEMBEDU to KOYAMBEDU, SENCHERI as SENCHERY. Here is the entire list of cities and towns that have been renamed by the TN Government.

Old Name

New Name

TONDIYARPET (PART 1)

TANDAIYAARPETTAI (PART 1)

TONDIYARPET (PART 2)

TANDAIYAARPETTAI (PART 2)

TONDIYARPET (PART 3)

TANDAIYAARPETTAI (PART 3)

TONDIYARPET (PART 4)

TANDAIYAARPETTAI (PART 4)

PURASAWALKAM (PART 1)

PURASAIWAKKAM (PART 1)

PURASAWALKAM (PART 2)

PURASAIWAKKAM (PART 2)

VEPERY

VEPPERY

V.O.C. NAGAR

Va.Vu.C. NAGAR

PERAMBUR (PART 1)

PERAMBOOR (PART 1)

PERAMBUR (PART 2)

PERAMBOOR (PART 2)

PERAMBUR (PART 3)

PERAMBOOR (PART 3)

SELAVOYAL

SELAVAAYAL

KODUNGAIYUR

KODUNGAIYUR

ERUKKENCHERI

ERUKKENCHERY

PERAVALLUR

PERAVALLOOR

SIRUVALLUR

SIRUVALLOOR

AYANAVARAM (PART 1)

AYANPURAM (PART 1)

AYANAVARAM (PART 2)

AYANPURAM (PART 2)

KONNUR

KONNOOR

MALLIKAICHERI

MALLIGAICHERY

AMINJIKARAI

AMAINDHAKARAI

PERIYAKUDAL

PERIYAKOODAL

CHINNAKUDAL

CHINNAKOODAL

KOYEMBEDU

KOYAMBEDU

SENCHERI

SENCHERY

EGMORE (PART 1)

EZHUMBOOR (PART 1)

EGMORE (PART 2)

EZHUMBOOR (PART 2)

CHINTADRIPET

CHINTADARIPETTAI

TRIPLICANE (PART 1)

THIRUVALLIKKENI (PART 1)

TRIPLICANE (PART 2)

THIRUVALLIKKENI (PART 2)

MYLAPORE (PART 1)

MAYILAPPOOR

(PART 1)

MYLAPORE (PART 2)

MAYILAPPOOR

(PART 2)

PALLIPATTU

PALLIPPATTU

KALIKUNDRAM

KALIKKUNDRAM

URUR

OOROOR

THIRUVANMIYUR

THIRUVANMIYOOR

MAMBALAM

MAAMBALAM

SAIDAPET

SAIDAPETTAI

EKKATTUTHANGAL

EKKATTUTTHANGAL

ALANDUR

AALANDHOOR

ADAYAR (PART 1)

ADAIYAARU (PART 1)

GOVERNMENT FARM

ARASUPPANNAI

ADAYAR (PART 2)

ADAIYAARU (PART 2)

GUINDY PARK

GUINDY POONGA

THIYAGARAYA NAGAR

THIYAAGARAAYA NAGAR

MADIPAKKAM

MADIPPAAKKAM

JALADAMPET

JALLADIYAANPETTAI

PALLIKARANAI

PALLIKKARANAI

PALAVAKKAM

PAALAVAAKKAM

OKKIAM THORAPAKKAM

OKKIYAM THURAIPAKKAM

ENJAMBAKKAM

EENJAMBAAKKAM

KARAPAKKAM

KAARAPPAAKKAM

SHOLINGANALLUR

CHOZHINGANALLUR

UTHANDI

UTTHANDI

SEMMANJERI

SEMMANCHERY

MADANANDAPURAM

MADHANANDHAPURAM

MUGALIVAKKAM

MUGALIVAAKKAM

MANAPPAKKAM

MANAPPAAKKAM

NANDAMBAKKAM

NANDHAMBAAKKAM

ALANDUR

AALANDHOOR

(NAGARAM)

ADAMBAKKAM

AADAMBAAKKAM (AALANDHOOR

NAGARAM)

PAZHAVANTHANGAL

PAZHAVANTHAANGAL

(AALANDHOOR NAGARAM)

NANGANALLUR

NANGAINALLUR (AALANDHOOR

NAGARAM)

THALAKANANCHERI

THALAKKANAANCHERY

MEENAMBAKKAM

MEENAMBAAKKAM

MADURAVOYAL

MADHURAVAAYAL

VALASARAVALKAM

VALASARAVAAKKAM

PORUR

POROOR

NOLAMBUR

NOLAMBOOR

KARAMPAKKAM

KAARAMBAKKAM

NERKUNDRAM

NERKUNDRAM

RAMAPURAM

RAAMAPURAM

MENAMBEDU

MENAAMBEDU

PATRAVAKKAM

PATTARAVAAKKAM

AMBATTUR

AMBATTHOOR

ATTIPATTU

ATTHIPPATTU

MANNURPET

MANNOORPETTAI

KORATTUR

KORATTOOR

KAKKAPALLAM

KAKKAPPALLAM

MOGAPAIR

MUGAPPERU

SURAPET

SOORAPPATTU

PUTHAGARAM

PUTTHAGARAM

MADHAVARAM

MAADHAVARAM

VADAPERUMBAKKAM

VADAPERUMBAAKKAM

VILLAKUPATTU

VILAKKUPPAATTU

MATHUR

MAATTHOOR

MANCHAMBAKKAM

MANJAMBAAKKAM

KOSAPUR

KOSAPPOOR

ARIYALUR

ARIYALOOR

ELANDANCHERY

ELANDHANCHERY

KADAPAKKAM

KADAPPAKKAM

SADAYANKUPPAM

SADAIYANKUPPAM

KATHIVAKKAM

KATHTHIVAAKKAM

THIRUVOTTRIYUR

THIRUVOTRIYUR –FIRKA

SATHANGADU

SAATHTHANGAADU

EDAYANCHAVADI

IDAIYANCHAVADI

KATTHAZHAI

KATTHAZHAI

VALAIYAMADEVI (KIL

PADI)

VALAIYAMADEVI (KEEZH

PATHI)

VIRAMUDAIYANATTAM

VEERAMUDAIYANATTAM

ANAIVARI

ANAIVAARI

SETTIYA (SHATIA)TOPE

SETTHIYATHOPPU

VATTARAYANTETTU

VATTHARAYAN TETTHU

KILAVADINATTAM

KILAVADINATTHAM

ALISIKUDI

AZHICIKUDI

SIYAPPADI

SEEYAPPADI

ULUTTUR

ULUTTHUR

TALAIKKULAM (TEN)

TALAIKKULAM (THEN)

NATTAMEDU

NATTHAMEDU

KRISHNAPURAM (TEN)

KRISHNAPURAM (THERKKU)

ADIVARAHANATTAM

ATHIVARAGANATTHAM

SATTAPPADI

SATTHAPPADI

KIL MANAKKUDI

KEEZH MANAKKUDI

ADIVARAHANALLUR (BHUVANAGIRI)

ATHIVARAGANALLUR (BHUVANAGIRI)

MANJAKKULI

MANJAKKUZHI

ARUMULIDEVAN (BHUVANAGIRI)

ARUMUZHIDEVAN (BHUVANAGIRI)

PALVATTUNNAN

PALVATTHUNNAN

PARANGIPETTAI

PARANGIPPETTAI

BUDANGUDI

BOOTHANKUDI

SATTAMANGALAM

SATTHAMANGALAM

VALAIKKULAM

VAAZHAIKKULAM

KULAPPADI

KOOLAPPADI

TERKUVIRUTANGAN

TERKKU VIRUTHANGAN

VAKKUR

VAAKKUR

PARADUR

PARATHUR

ORATTUR

ORATTHUR

MADURANTAKANALLUR

MATHURANTHAKANALLUR

PUNTOTTAM

POONTHOTTAM

PERUNGALUR

PERUNGAALUR

ESANAI

YESANAI

PUNGUDI

POONGUDI

KIL NATTAM

KEEZH NATTHAM

TADANPETTAI

THATHAN PPETTAI

TIRUPPANINATTAM

THIRUPPANI NATTHAM

KIRAPPALAIYAM

KEERAPPALAIYAM

MEL MUNGILADI

MEL MOONGILADI

KIL MUNGILADI

KEEZH MOONGILADI

SIVAGANGA

SIVAGANGAI

KALLURANI

KALLOORANI

TAMARAKKI

THAMARAAKKI

KUTTURAVUPPATTI

KOOTTURAVUPATTI

MELAPUNKUDI

MELAPPOONGUDI

KALLARATHTINIPPATTI

KALLARATHINIPPATTI

TIRUMALAI

THIRUMALAI

ALAVAKOTTAI

ALAVAAKKOTTAI

MADAGUPATTI

MADHAGUPATTI

KILAKOTTAI

KEEZHAKKOTTAI

KATTAPPATTU

KATHTHAPPATTU

KOTTAPATTI

KOTTAAPATTI

PAGANERI

PAAGANERI

OKKUR

OKKOOR

KILAPUNGUDI

KEEZHAPPOONGUDI

OKKUR PUDUR

OKKOOR PUDHOOR

KILMANGALAM

KEEZHAMANGALAM

SURAKKULAM

SOORAKKULAM

NALUKOTTAI

NAALUKOTTAI

PUDUPPATTI

PUDHUPPATTI

ARASANUR

ARASANOOR

MATTUR

MAATHTHOOR

PADAMATTUR

PADAMAATHTHOOR

PILLUR

PILLOOR

PANAIYUR

PANAIYOOR

MELVANIYANGUDI

MELA VAANIYANGUDI

ALANGULAM

AALANGULAM

KADAMBANKULAM

KADAMBANGULAM

KILAKANDANI

KEEZHAKKANDANI

SUNDARANAPU

SUNDHARANADAPPU

MANGUDI

MAANGUDI

VALUDANI

VAZHUDHANI

IDAIKKATTUR

IDAIKKATTOOR

KOTAGUDI

KOTTAKUDI

PAIYUR PILLAIVAYAL

PAIYOOR PILLAIVAYAL

VEMBAGUDI

VEMBANGUDI

ILUPAKUDI

ILUPPAKKUDI

KARUNKALAKUDI

KARUNGKALAKKUDI

ARASANIMUTHUPATTI

ARASANIMUTHTHUP- PATTI

ALAGICHIPATTI

AZHAGICHCHIPPATTI

DHARMAPURI

DHARUMAPURI

VIRUPAKSHIPURAM

VIRUPPATCHIPURAM

KADAGATTUR

KATAKATHTHUR

HALE DHARMAPURI

PAZHAYA THARUMAPURI

A. REDDIHALLI

A. REDDIPPAATTI

K.NADUHALLI

K.NADUPPATTI

ADAGAPPADI

ATHAKAPPADI

PAPINAYAKANAHALLI

PAPPINAYAKKAN PATTI

ANNASAGARAM

ANNASAKARAM

UNGURANAHALLI

UNGKARAN PATTI

MUKKALANAICKENAHALLI

MUKKALNAYAKKANPATTI

MITTA NOOLAHALL

MITTA NOOLA ALLI

SETTIKARAI

SETTIKKARAI

NALLANAHALLI

NALLAN PATTI

KRISHNAPURAM

KRITTINAAPURAM

PULUDIKARAI

PULUTHIKKARAI

ANDHIHALLI

AANDIPPATI

KONANGINAYAKKAN AHALLI

KONAGINAYAKKAN PATTI

AKKAMANAHALLI

AKKAMANAPPATTI

NAYAKKAN AHALLI

NAYAKKAN PATTI

MOOKKANUR

MOOKKANOOR

THIPPIREDDIHALLI

THIPPIREDDIP- PATTI

KONDAHARAHALLI

KONDAKARAP- PATTI

VEPPILAIMUTHAMPATTY

VEPPILAI- MUTHAMPATTI

KODUHALLI

KODUPPATTI

LALIGAM

ELALIGAM

MADEMANGALAM

MAATHEVI- MANGALAM

BUDANAHALLI

POOTHANA PATTI

A.JETTIHALLI

A.JETTIPATTI

TADANGAM

THADANGAM

ADIYAMANKOTTAI

ATHIYAMAN- KOTTAI

MITTAREDDIHALLI

MITTAREDDIP- PATTI

MITTATHINNAHALLI

MITTATHINNA- PATTI

PAGALAHALLI

PAKALPATTI

BOLANAHALLI

BOLANAPPATTI

PALAYAM

PAALAIYAM

MANIYATHAHALLI

MAANIYATHAALLI

THOPPURKANIGARAHALLI

THOPPURKANI KARAN ALLI

NATHATHAHALLI

NATHTHAP PATTI

DALAVOYHALLI

THALAVAAIPPATTI

POONAMALLEE

POOVIRUNDHAVALLI

PALLAVEDU

PALAVEDU

PAMMADUKULAM

PAMMADHUKULAM

POTHUR

POTHOOR

THIRUMULAIVOYAL (1&2)

THIRUMULLAIVAYAL (1&2)

KOILPATHAKAI (1&2)

KOILPADHAGAI (1&2)

THIRUNINRAVUR (A&B)