Quick Facts about Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, South India's jewel in the crown is resplendent in its panoramic rhapsodies, cultural legacy and shrouded in history that dates as far back as 500 BC. Some majestic and exquisite temples dominate the state's skyline and are Tamil Nadu's claim to fame. A summary elucidating some of the quick facts about Tamil Nadu is hereby elucidated.

Tamil Nadu, India's cultural capital was formerly known, as Madras State is located in southeast India. Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of the country and the voluminous confluence of the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea is a part of the state. With its 1000 km long coastline dotted with dense coconut groves, whose heads gracefully sway to and fro in the breeze, whispering delicious secrets to one another and enclose the solitary ocean glittering like a jewel in a brass setting, the state has some of the country's most exquisite natural backwaters.

Tamil Nadu encompasses the latitudinal parallel of 13°05'North and longitudinal meridian of 80°16'East and covers an area of approximately 130,058 sq. km. The state is enclosed between Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu, is one of the country's urban states with well-developed transport and communication facilities that connect the state with all major industrial hubs and also the rest of the country. The state has an opulent road network with 24 national highways that form the state's arterial network as well as several well-maintained local roads. The state also houses railways junctions at Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli. Chennai has its own Suburban Railway network and is on the verge of coming up with its own metro station.

Tamil Nadu also boasts of the Chennai International Airport as well as domestic airports at Coimbatore, Trichy, Tuticorin and Madurai. The state also has provisions for sea travel that is facilitated by three bustling ports at Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin, as well as one intermediate port at Nagapattinam and seven minor ports.

Tamil Nadu with its picturesque beauty, ancient temples that easily pass of, as remarkable architectural edifices, well-developed infrastructure and wonderful sightseeing destinations are a tourist's haven abounding in cultural delights.

For further details on the cultural paradise of Tamil Nadu, the interested reader can look up the following links:

• Capital City

Last Updated on 1/17/2011