Tamilnadu Police
Tamilnadu Police
Tamil Nadu State 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.[3] 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.
Inspector-general of police will be assisted by a Deputy Inspector-General Of Police with jurisdiction of range comprising 2 or more districts.
Each district is headed by a Superintendent of Police, whereas major metropolitan cities such as Chennai and it's satellite commissionerates in Tambaram and Avadi are headed by the Commissioner of Police equivalent to the rank of Additional Director General of Police and Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Tiruppur, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore are headed by a City Commissioner Of Police equivalent to the rank of Inspector-General of Police.
North Zone
North Zone having jurisdiction over 10 Districts (excluding Chennai City, Avadi City, Tambaram City) viz., Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Villuppuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, Ranipet, Thirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Chengalpattu.
West Zone
West Zone having jurisdiction over 8 Districts (exclude Coimbatore City, Salem City, Tiruppur City) viz., Coimbatore Rural, Tiruppur Rural, Salem Rural, The Nilgiris, Erode, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Namakkal.
Central Zone
Central Zone having jurisdiction over 9 Districts (excluding Tiruchirappalli City and Thanjavur City ) viz., Thanjavur rural, Tiruchirappalli Rural, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai and Mayiladuthurai.
South Zone
South Zone having jurisdiction over 10 Districts (excluding Madurai City and Tirunelveli City) viz., Madurai Rural, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli Rural, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi.
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CCTNS Project Team,
State Crime Record Bureau,
No.95, Santhome high Road , Chennai-28.
Ph : 044- 24957878 / 24958585
Fax : 044-24622744
Courtesy: TN Police
Courtesy: Tamilnadu Police