Q.Name any three major urban or industrial centres of Tamil Nadu other than Chennai.

Tamil Nadu has several important secondary cities beyond its capital.

Besides Chennai, which is the state's dominant metropolitan, port, and industrial centre, Tamil Nadu has several other cities that function as significant regional urban and industrial centres in their own right. Coimbatore, in western Tamil Nadu, is an important centre for textiles and engineering industries. Madurai is a major commercial and cultural centre in southern Tamil Nadu. Tiruchirapalli is an important administrative, industrial, and educational centre in the central part of the state. Salem is known for its steel and related engineering industries, among other activities. Together, these cities illustrate that Tamil Nadu's urba …

Students sometimes name only Chennai and struggle to list others, or confuse these cities with those of neighbouring states. It helps to remember that Tamil Nadu's urban pattern includes several genuinely independent regi …