List of districts of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › List_of_districts_of_Tamil_NaduAt the time of Independence, Madras Presidency in India was made up of 26 districts, of which 12 districts were found in the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly. 1947–1956