Tamil Nadu Police
| Tamil Nadu Police தமிழ்நாடு காவல்துறை |
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Logo of the Tamil Nadu Police
தமிழ்நாடு காவல்துறை |
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| Motto | Truth Alone Triumphs |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 100932 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Tamil Nadu, IN |
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| Map of Tamil Nadu Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,21,38,958 |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Tamil Nadu |
| Primary governing body | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Secondary governing body | Ministry of Home (State) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise, Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 |
| Agency executive | T K Rajendran IPS, Director-General of Police, Tamil Nadu State |
| Website | |
| www.tnpolice.gov.in | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Tamil Nadu Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and is the fifth largest state police force in India. Tamil Nadu has a police-population ratio of 1:632.
For administrative purposes, the state has been divided into four police zones – North, South, West and Central each headed by an Inspector General of Police.
North Zone having jurisdiction over 6 Districts viz., Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Vellore and Thiruvannamalai.
West Zone having jurisdiction over 8 districts(exclude Coimbatore City,Tiruppur City,Salem City) viz., Coimbatore Rural, Tiruppur Rural, Salem Rural, The Nilgiris, Erode, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Namakkal.
Central Zone having jurisdiction over 8 Districts (excluding Tiruchirappalli City) viz., Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli Rural, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Pudukottai.
South Zone having jurisdiction over 8 Districts and 1 City (excluding Madurai City) viz., Madurai Rural,Dindigul Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli Rural, Tirunelveli City and Nagercoil
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