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2 days ago · Chennai, formerly known as Madras, city and capital of Tamil Nadu state, southern India, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the ‘Gateway to South India,’ Chennai is a major administrative and cultural center.
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4 days ago · Chennai, besides being the capital city of Tamil Nadu is also an important district of the state. The district city is one of the four metropolises of India, playing significant role in the historical, cultural and intellectual development of the nation. The district is located on the north-east end of Tamil Nadu on the coast of Bay of Bengal.
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2 days ago · India became the world’s most populous country in 2023, according to estimates by the United Nations. India. It is known from archaeological evidence that a highly sophisticated urbanized culture—the Indus civilization —dominated the northwestern part of the subcontinent from about 2600 to 2000 bce.
4 days ago · Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), Madras Presidency (1800–1937), Madras Province (1937–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in India.
4 days ago · Presently there are three types of schools in Coimbatore - 1) government run schools (corporation schools) 2) schools funded by the government but run by private trusts (aided schools) and 3) schools funded and administered by private trusts. They are classified as Tamil Nadu Anglo Indian School Board, Tamil Nadu State Board, Matriculation and ...
4 days ago · Coordinates: 13.08°N 80.27°E. The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India.
1 day ago · Districts of India Category second/third-level administrative division Location States and union territories of India Number 797 (as of 20 November 2023) Populations Greatest: Thane, Maharashtra —11,060,148 (2011 census) Least: Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh —8,004 (2011 census) Areas Largest: Kutch, Gujarat —45,652 km 2 (17,626 sq mi) Smallest: Mahé, Puducherry —8.69 km 2 (3.36 sq ...
