List of districts in Tamil Nadu by Human Development Index

The average Human Development Index (HDI) for the state of Tamil Nadu in 1996 calculated by the government's State Planning Commission was 0.636.^[1] By 2001, the average HDI for the state calculated by the State Planning Commission had risen to 0.657.^[2]^[3] The 2017 Human development Index was calculated by the state planning commission by the methodology of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was 0.708.^[4] While comparing with the 2003 data, the latest report has also shown that the two sets of reports are not strictly comparable. Besides, some districts in Tamil Nadu had seen separation in the last fourteen years.^[5]

While the Human development index in the report of 2003 had placed Chennai, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi and Coimbatore as the districts in the top five positions, the latest report of 2017 shows that Kanyakumari has taken the first position. Virudhunagar district has the second place now, succeeded by Thoothokudi and Chennai went to the fourth place, followed by Kanchipuram.^[6]^[7]

Human Development Index is a composite index that takes into consideration:

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^ Venkatesh, M. R. (28 January 2019). "TN human development report - 2017 : Chennai slips in HDI rank, Kovai out of top 5". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017 -Status of Human Development TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017

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[UNDP2018-4] "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[:6-5] Ramakrishnan, T. (17 May 2017). "Kanniyakumari tops HDI rankings". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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[:1-7] TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017 -Status of Human Development TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017

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