The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 31st largest metropolitan area in India and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore and Salem. The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.
Composition
The Madurai urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Madurai and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Madurai district.
Municipal corporations
Madurai City Municipal Corporation
Municipalities
Tirumangalam
Melur
Thiruparankundram
Usilampatti
Avaniyapuram
Town Panchayats
Vadipatti
Paravai
Vilangudi
Thirunagar
Sholavandan
Census Towns
Kannanendal
Melamadai
Chinna Anuppanadi
Nagavakulam
Districts
Madurai district (partial)
Taluks
From Madurai district
Madurai-North (partial) Madurai-South Melur (partial) Thirumangalam (partial) Thiruparankundram Vadipatti (partial)
Transport
The Regional Transport offices in the Madurai metropolitan area are TN-58 (Madurai South), TN-59 (Madurai North), and TN-64 (Madurai Central).
Madurai Metro Rail
In 2021,The Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Madurai.