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According to the 2011 census, the total population stood at 72,147,039, with 36,137,975 males, 36,009,055 females, a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 80.09%,[1] 10.51% of the population below seven years and a population density of 555.[2] Contents 1 Distribution of population across districts 1.1 2011 Census 2 Important facts 2.1 Growth rate 2.2 Literacy 2.3 Sex ratio 2.4 Caste demographics 2.5 Religion Data 2.6 Workforce 3 See also 4 References and notes Distribution of population across districts[edit]
As per details from Census 2011,
Tamil Nadu
Districts with population and area as per 2011 census District Total Population Male Population Female Population reference Ariyalur 754,894 374,703 380,191 [5] Chennai 4,646,732 2,335,844 2,310,888 [6] Coimbatore 3,458,045 1,729,297 1,728,748 [7] Cuddalore 2,605,914 1,311,697 1,294,217 [8] Dharmapuri 1,506,843 774,303 732,540 [9] Dindigul 2,159,775 1,080,938 1,078,837 [10] Erode 2,251,744 1,129,868 1,121,876 [11] Kancheepuram 3,998,252 2,012,958 1,985,294 [12] Kanniyakumari 1,870,374 926,345 944,029 [13] Karur 1,064,493 528,184 536,309 [14] Krishnagiri 1,879,809 960,232 919,577 [15] Madurai 3,038,252 1,526,475 1,511,777 [16] Nagapattinam 1,616,450 798,127 818,323 [17] Namakkal 1,726,601 869,280 857,321 [18] Perambalur 565,223 282,157 283,066 [19] Pudukkottai 1,618,345 803,188 815,157 [20] Ramanathapuram 1,353,445 682,658 670,787 [21] Salem 3,482,056 1,781,571 1,700,485 [22] Sivaganga 1,339,101 668,672 670,429 [23] Thanjavur 2,405,890 1,182,416 1,223,474 [24] The Nilgiris 735,394 360,143 375,251 [25] Theni 1,245,899 625,683 620,216 [26] Thiruvallur 3,728,104 1,876,062 1,852,042 [27] Thiruvarur 1,264,277 626,693 637,584 [28] Thoothukudi 1,750,176 865,021 885,155 [29] Tiruchirappalli 2,722,290 1,352,284 1,370,006 [30] Tirunelveli 3,077,233 1,520,912 1,556,321 [31] Tiruppur 2,479,052 1,246,159 1,232,893 [32] Tiruvannamalai 3,864,875 1,935,889 1,928,986 [33] Vellore 3,936,331 1,961,688 1,974,643 [34] Viluppuram 3,458,873 1,740,819 1,718,054 [35] Virudhunagar 1,942,288 967,709 974,579 [36] Total 72,147,030 36,137,975 36,009,055 [37] Important facts[edit]
Growth rate[edit]
The officially recorded growth rate of
Tamil Nadu
Religion Population Hinduism 63,188,168 Christianity 4,418,331 Islam 4,229,479 Jainism 89,265 Buddhism 11,186 Sikhism 14,601 Others 7414 Religion not stated 188,586 Total more than 7 crores Districts with significant percentage of Christians as per 2001 census District Christian (%) Christian (numbers) Tamil Nadu 6.02 3,785,060 Kanyakumari 44.74 745,406 Thoothukudi 16.70 262,718 The Nilgiris 11.45 87,272 Tirunelveli 10.88 296,578 Tiruchirappalli 9.01 218,033 Chennai 7.62 331,261 Dindigul 7.55 145,265 Ramanathapuram 7.08 84,092 Kanchipuram 5.92 170,416 Sivaganga 5.86 67,739 Thanjavur 5.63 124,945 Tiruvallur 5.56 169,719 Ariyalur 5.21 36,261 Pudukkottai 4.55 66,432 Coimbatore 4.34 185,737 Viluppuram 3.90 115,745 Virudhunagar 3.89 68,295 Madurai 3.34 86,352 Vellore 3.33 102,477 Tiruvannamalai 3.23 94,180 Cuddalore 3.12 73,611 Teni 3.09 33,830 Nagapattinam 3.07 45,780 Tiruvarur 2.70 31,621 Erode 2.14 55,414 Perambalur 1.70 8,412 Salem 1.67 50,450 Karur 1.48 13,863 Dharmapuri 1.36 39,019 Namakkal 0.80 13,137 Districts with significant percentage of Muslims as per 2001 census District Muslim (%) Muslim (numbers) Tamil Nadu 5.56 3,470,647 Ramanathapuram 14.65 174,079 Vellore 11.08 397,771 Tiruvannamalai 10.79 381,506 The Nilgiris 9.54 72,766 Tirunelveli 9.25 252,235 Chennai 9.02 379,206 Nagapattinam 7.57 112,753 Thanjavur 7.36 163,286 Thiruvarur 7.11 83,243 Pudukkottai 6.69 97,723 Tiruchirappalli 6.46 156,345 Coimbatore 5.33 227,734 Madurai 5.33 137,443 Sivaganga 5.16 59,642 Perambalur 5.01 24,778 Dindigul 4.66 89,680 Thoothukudi 4.63 72,975 Cuddalore 4.48 102,508 Theni 4.39 48,066 Dharmapuri 4.32 123,469 Kanyakumari 4.19 70,360 Karur 3.98 37,272 Kanchipuram 3.95 113,666 Viluppuram 3.71 110,120 Tiruvallur 3.60 99,408 Erode 2.99 77,211 Salem 2.57 77,648 Virudhunagar 2.47 43,309 Namakkal 1.80 26,907 Ariyalur 1.015 7,638 Workforce[edit] According to the 2001 census, the total number of workers in Tamil Nadu amounts to 27,878,282 with the Work Participation rate being 44.67%. The total number of non-workers amounts to 34,527,397 or 55.33% of the population.[43] See also[edit] Tamil Nadu Tamil people References and notes[edit] ^ "
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v t e Demographics of India States Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Delhi Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Puducherry Caste Demographics : 44) http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/tn/7434-caste-religion-wise-population-in-tam |
