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Madurai, Kancheepuram, thiruvallur and chennai are the districts of ________ population ?
a. Low density
b. Medium density
c. High density
d. None of these

Answer
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Hint: Madurai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Kanyakumari and Chennai are the high density districts. Tamil Nadu with a total population of 81.5 million(2019) is one of the well-developed states in South India. In 2018, the state's population was 80,351,195. The state adds more than 1.2 million people in their current population per year.

Complete answer:
It is the smallest and densest of all the districts of the state. The district is located along Greater Chennai City. As of 2011, the district had a population of 7,100,000 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males.

Chennai is a megacity and local government district that includes the Chennai Metropolitan Region's historic center and the Central Business District (CBD). It formed most of Chennai from its settlement by the people in the Middle Ages in the first century AD, but since then the city has developed considerably. The city forms a small part of the metropolis of Chennai, although it remains a notable part of the central Chennai metropolitan area.

 In 2018, the district's boundaries were expanded, aligning with the newly formed Greater Chennai Corporation, resulting in the area increasing from 178 square kilometers (69 sq mi) to 426 sq km (164 sq mi). The district has three revenue boards and ten talukas. According to the 2011 census, Chennai district had a population of 7,100,000 with a sex-ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. The district had an average literacy of 81.27% compared to the national average of 72.99%.

 There were a total of 154,982 families in the district. There were a total of 1,817,297 workers, including 10,210 farmers, 10,251 chief agricultural laborers, 29,143 in household industries, 1,569,950 other workers, 197,743 marginal workers, 4,244 marginal farmers, 3,423 marginal agricultural laborers, 8,202 marginal laborers and 8,202 marginal workers staff.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
It will integrate six additional talukas from Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts into Chennai district. The new divisions and talukas of the district will be. The estimated population of the district is around 7.1 million.