Thread by @TNGeography

#TamilNadu current population is ~7.7Cr. Out of 194 countries in the world, only 19 countries have populations larger than #TN. Of that 19, only Bangladesh has more population density. So, Tamil Nadu is one of the most densely populated(~600per sqkm) regions in the world 1/3

Tamil Nadu is 7th largest state in terms of population in India. It is 10th largest "state" in the area. It has 3.96% of India's landmass 5.5% of its population. It has ~1.2% of utilizable surface water in India, that is ~850TMC out of ~75000TMC national utilizable water 2/3

#TamilNadu population density is ~600 people per sqkm. It is the fifth most densely populated "State" in India. India's avg population density is ~425 people per skm. TN state area is 3.21 crore acres incl all rivers, forests, roads..etc. That is 0.4 acre of land per person 3/3

I created this post to show, how Tamil Nadu state compares with the world region. Since we never go outside India to get a clear picture of TN population and density. This is to show. Visualizing/relating data is the core idea of geography. NZ is just -51lakh..etc 3b/3

Tamil Nadu is 6th largest state in population density not 5th*

This is to show that without acquiring lands, no infra project could be done in TN, since, we are "one of the" most densely populated regions in the world. In population TN comes 20th in the world but in GDP, TN comes in 46th in the world. We are poor than global avg

In per capita GDP, TN comes 132 in the world with ~3900 USD per capita much lower than world per-capita of ~12000USD