Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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]

Distribution of population across districts

As per details from Census 2011, Tamil Nadu has population of 72.1 million, an increase from figure of 62.4 million in 2001 census.[3]

2011 Census

According to 2011 Census the following table represents the total, male and female population of Tamil Nadu in each district:[4]

Districts with population and area as per 2011 census
District Total Population Male Population % Female Population % reference
Ariyalur754,894374,703 49.6380,191 50.4[5]
Chennai4,646,7322,335,844 50.32,310,888 49.7[6]
Coimbatore3,458,0451,729,297 50.01,728,748 50.0[7]
Cuddalore2,605,9141,311,697 50.31,294,217 49.7[8]
Dharmapuri1,506,843774,303 51.4732,540 48.6[9]
Dindigul2,159,7751,080,938 50.01,078,837 50.0[10]
Erode2,251,7441,129,868 50.21,121,876 49.8[11]
Kancheepuram3,998,2522,012,958 50.31,985,294 49.7[12]
Kanniyakumari1,870,374926,345 49.5944,029 50.5[13]
Karur1,064,493528,184 49.6536,309 50.4[14]
Krishnagiri1,879,809960,232 51.1919,577 48.9[15]
Madurai3,038,2521,526,475 50.21,511,777 49.8[16]
Nagapattinam1,616,450798,127 49.4818,323 50.6[17]
Namakkal1,726,601869,280 50.3857,321 49.7[18]
Perambalur565,223282,157 49.9283,066 50.1[19]
Pudukkottai1,618,345803,188 49.6815,157 50.4[20]
Ramanathapuram1,353,445682,658 50.4670,787 49.6[21]
Salem3,482,0561,781,571 51.21,700,485 48.8[22]
Sivaganga1,339,101668,672 49.9670,429 50.1[23]
Thanjavur2,405,8901,182,416 49.11,223,474 50.9[24]
The Nilgiris735,394360,143 49.0375,251 51.0[25]
Theni1,245,899625,683 50.2620,216 49.8[26]
Thiruvallur3,728,1041,876,062 50.31,852,042 49.7[27]
Thiruvarur1,264,277626,693 49.6637,584 50.4[28]
Thoothukudi1,750,176865,021 49.4885,155 50.6[29]
Tiruchirappalli2,722,2901,352,284 49.71,370,006 50.3[30]
Tirunelveli3,077,2331,520,912 49.41,556,321 50.6[31]
Tiruppur2,479,0521,246,159 50.31,232,893 49.7[32]
Tiruvannamalai3,864,8751,935,889 50.11,928,986 49.9[33]
Vellore3,936,3311,961,688 49.81,974,643 50.2[34]
Viluppuram3,458,8731,740,819 50.31,718,054 49.7[35]
Virudhunagar1,942,288967,709 49.8974,579 50.2[36]
Total72,147,03036,137,975 50.136,009,055 49.9[37]

Important facts

Growth rate

The officially recorded growth rate of Tamil Nadu according to 2011 census is 15.61%.[38]

Literacy

Tamil Nadu has performed reasonably well in terms of literacy growth during the decade 2001–2011. The state's literacy rate increased from 73.47% in 2001 to 80.09% in 2011.[39][40]

Sex ratio

The officially recorded sex ratio is 996 females per 1000 males, which is well above the national average.[41]

Caste demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.01 percent and 1.10 percent of Tamil Nadu's 72 million population. The Other Backward Classes (OBCs) formed 68% of the state's population.

Religion Data

The following table shows the total number of people belonging to each religion in Tamil Nadu:[42]
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Religion Population
Hinduism63,188,168
Christianity4,418,331
Islam4,229,479
Jainism89,265
Buddhism11,186
Sikhism14,601
Others7414
Religion not stated188,586
Totalmore than 7 crores
Districts with significant percentage of Christians as per 2001 census
District Christian (%) Christian (numbers)
Tamil Nadu6.023,785,060
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 Nadu5.563,470,647
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

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

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  2. ↑ Primaruy Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
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  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/tamil+nadu.html
  4. ↑ "District Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  5. ↑ "Ariyalur District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  6. ↑ "Chennai District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  7. ↑ "Coimbatore District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  8. ↑ "Cuddalore District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  9. ↑ "Dharmapuri District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  10. ↑ "Dindigul District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  11. ↑ "Erode District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  12. ↑ "Kancheepuram District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  13. ↑ "Kanniyakumari (Kanyakumari) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  14. ↑ "Karur District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  15. ↑ "Krishnagiri District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  16. ↑ "Madurai District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  17. ↑ "Nagapattinam District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  18. ↑ "Namakkal District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  19. ↑ "Perambalur District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  20. ↑ "Pudukkottai District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  21. ↑ "Ramanathapuram District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  22. ↑ "Salem Distri wect : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  23. ↑ "Sivaganga District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  24. ↑ "Thanjavur District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  25. ↑ "The Nilgiris (Nilgiris) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  26. ↑ "Theni District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  27. ↑ "Thiruvallur District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  28. ↑ "Thiruvarur (Tiruvarur) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  29. ↑ "Thoothukkudi (Thoothukudi) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  30. ↑ "Tiruchirappalli District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  31. ↑ "Tirunelveli District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  32. ↑ "www.census2011.co.in/census/district/33-tiruppur.html". Census 2011 - Census of India. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  33. ↑ "Tiruvannamalai District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  34. ↑ "Vellore District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  35. ↑ "Viluppuram (Villupuram) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  36. ↑ "Virudhunagar District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  37. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  38. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  39. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  40. ↑ Literates and literacy rates by sex : 2011 Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  41. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  42. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  43. ↑ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu Archived August 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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