CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

TAMIL NADU
PROVISIONAL POPULATION DATA SHEET
Population
India / State / District

2011

2001
Total

Percentage decadal
variation of population

Male

Female

Total

Total

Male

Female

1028610328

1210193422

623724248

586469174

21.5

17.6

325

382

57

163819614

158789287

82952135

75837152

62405679

72138958

36158871

35980087

11.7

15.6

480

555

75

7235160

6894821

3542351

3352470

Thiruvallur

2754756

3725697

1878559

1847138

23.1

35.2

776

1049

273

329761

369854

189244

180610

Chennai

4343645

4681087

2357633

2323454

13.1

7.8

24963

26903

1940

433340

418541

213084

205457

Kancheepuram

2877468

3990897

2010309

1980588

19.2

38.7

668

927

259

337259

396254

201499

194755

Vellore

3477317

3928106

1959676

1968430

14.9

13.0

572

646

74

432180

406705

209168

197537

Dharmapuri

1295182

1502900

772490

730410

15.3

16.0

286

332

46

171621

162118

84840

77278

Krishnagiri

1561118

1883731

963152

920579

19.6

20.7

307

370

63

214954

203730

105872

97858

Tiruvannamalai

2186125

2468965

1238688

1230277

7.0

12.9

353

399

46

261295

256299

132664

123635

Viluppuram

2960373

3463284

1744832

1718452

7.4

17.0

412

482

70

373175

378530

195294

183236

Salem

3016346

3480008

1780569

1699439

17.2

15.4

575

663

88

351859

323102

168560

154542

Namakkal

1493462

1721179

866740

854439

12.9

15.2

439

506

67

152685

140314

73345

66969

Erode

2016582

2259608

1134191

1125417

11.9

12.1

354

397

43

200853

181188

92638

88550

The Nilgiris

762141

735071

360170

374901

7.3

-3.6

299

288

-11

85860

61644

31099

30545

Coimbatore

2916620

3472578

1735362

1737216

17.0

19.1

631

748

117

297139

295584

150580

145004

Tiruppur

1920154

2471222

1242974

1228248

25.3

28.7

367

476

109

200168

221585

113583

108002

Dindigul

1923014

2161367

1081934

1079433

9.2

12.4

317

357

40

218918

200034

102989

97045

935686

1076588

534392

542196

9.5

15.1

323

371

48

103279

98980

50855

48125

2418366

2713858

1347863

1365995

10.1

12.2

536

602

66

270043

253633

129947

123686

Perambalur

493646

564511

281436

283075

9.5

14.4

282

323

41

60478

55950

29245

26705

Ariyalur

695524

752481

373319

379162

9.3

8.2

358

387

29

89099

76775

40579

36196

Cuddalore

2285395

2600880

1311151

1289729

7.7

13.8

617

702

85

284964

260584

137513

123071

Nagapattinam

1488839

1614069

797214

816855

8.1

8.4

616

668

52

183346

154543

78826

75717

Thiruvarur

1169474

1268094

627616

640478

6.3

8.4

492

533

41

140099

114977

58602

56375

Thanjavur

2216138

2402781

1183112

1219669

7.9

8.4

638

691

53

259632

223910

114386

109524

Pudukkottai

1459601

1618725

803337

815388

10.0

10.9

314

348

34

183820

169886

86739

83147

Sivaganga

1155356

1341250

670597

670653

4.7

16.1

279

324

45

132891

127682

65123

62559

Madurai

2578201

3041038

1528308

1512730

7.4

18.0

698

823

125

295276

287101

148050

139051

Theni

1093950

1243684

624922

618762

4.3

13.7

381

433

52

126127

110919

57258

53661

Virudhunagar

1751301

1943309

967437

975872

11.9

11.0

409

454

45

209147

183214

93401

89813

Ramanathapuram

1187604

1337560

676574

660986

6.1

12.6

284

320

36

149587

127447

64790

62657

Thoothukkudi

1592769

1738376

858919

879457

7.9

9.1

347

378

31

186426

170507

86555

83952

Tirunelveli

2703492

3072880

1518595

1554285

8.9

13.7

403

458

55

318160

301275

153437

147838

Kanniyakumari

1676034

1863174

926800

936374

4.7

11.2

995

1106

111

181719

161956

82586

79370

TAMIL NADU

Karur
Tiruchirappalli

2011

2011

2001

Total

INDIA

2001

0-6 Population

Density
2001

2011

Change

Issued by: Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu,

Address: E-Wing, 3rd Floor, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600 090. Ph: 044-24912993, Fax: 24911992, E-mail: dco-tam.rgi@nic.in, Website: www.censusindia.gov.in, www.census.tn.nic.in

CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

TAMIL NADU
PROVISIONAL POPULATION DATA SHEET
India / State /
District

Sex ratio

Literates

Child Sex ratio

2011

2001
2001

2011

Change

2001

2011

Change

Total

Literacy rate

Gender gap in
Literacy

2011

2001

Total

Male

Female

Total

Total

Male

Female

2011

INDIA

933

940

927

914

-13

560687797

778454120

444203762

334250358

64.8

74.0

82.1

65.5

16.7

TAMIL NADU

987

995

942

946

40524545

52413116

28314595

24098521

73.5

80.3

86.8

73.9

13.0

Thiruvallur

971

983

12

957

954

-3

1865707

2812839

1506523

1306316

76.9

83.8

89.2

78.4

10.8

Chennai

957

986

29

972

964

-8

3336695

3850472

2004498

1845974

85.3

90.3

93.5

87.2

6.3

Kancheepuram

975

985

10

961

967

1952198

3065799

1634114

1431685

76.9

85.3

90.3

80.2

10.2

Vellore

997

1004

943

944

2203552

2804762

1522190

1282572

72.4

79.6

87.0

72.4

14.5

Dharmapuri

932

946

14

826

911

85

677674

867631

475567

392064

60.3

64.7

69.2

60.0

9.1

Krishnagiri

944

956

12

905

924

19

838547

1216436

682852

533584

62.3

72.4

79.7

64.9

14.8

Tiruvannamalai

995

993

-2

948

932

-16

1297151

1653284

926089

727195

67.4

74.7

83.7

65.7

18.0

Viluppuram

984

985

961

938

-23

1650528

2223605

1248606

974999

63.8

72.1

80.6

63.5

17.1

Salem

929

954

25

851

917

66

1734442

2311715

1300874

1010841

65.1

73.2

80.7

65.4

15.3

Namakkal

966

986

20

889

913

24

903802

1184344

659232

525112

67.4

74.9

83.1

66.7

16.4

Erode

968

992

24

935

956

21

1188228

1516380

841728

674652

65.4

73.0

80.8

65.1

15.7

The Nilgiris

1014

1041

27

979

982

541099

576799

303249

273550

80.0

85.7

92.2

79.4

12.7

Coimbatore

968

1001

33

968

963

-5

2056377

2678637

1418291

1260346

78.5

84.3

89.5

79.2

10.3

Tiruppur

963

988

25

954

951

-3

1222628

1779379

972032

807347

71.1

79.1

86.1

72.1

14.0

Dindigul

986

998

12

930

942

12

1181746

1507310

831243

676067

69.3

76.9

84.9

68.8

16.1

Karur

1010

1015

930

946

16

566728

741610

410315

331295

68.1

75.9

84.9

67.1

17.8

Tiruchirappalli

1001

1013

12

955

952

-3

1673478

2055742

1096125

959617

77.9

83.6

90.0

77.2

12.8

Perambalur

1006

1006

937

913

-24

286197

379797

210313

169484

66.1

74.7

83.4

66.1

17.3

Ariyalur

1006

1016

10

949

892

-57

388605

486446

273058

213388

64.1

72.0

82.1

62.2

19.8

986

984

-2

957

895

-62

1420488

1849805

1019160

830645

71.0

79.0

86.8

71.2

15.6

Nagapattinam

1014

1025

11

963

961

-2

996580

1227311

649255

578056

76.3

84.1

90.4

78.0

12.4

Thiruvarur

1014

1020

970

962

-8

788302

960036

510137

449899

76.6

83.3

89.7

77.0

12.6

Thanjavur

1021

1031

10

959

957

-2

1476256

1802291

951803

850488

75.5

82.7

89.1

76.6

12.4

Pudukkottai

1015

1015

955

959

907376

1126580

617621

508959

71.1

77.8

86.2

69.5

16.7

Sivaganga

1038

1000

-38

952

961

738000

976384

536523

439861

72.2

80.5

88.6

72.3

16.3

Madurai

978

990

12

926

939

13

1776654

2248749

1194631

1054118

77.8

81.7

86.6

76.7

9.8

Theni

978

990

12

891

937

46

692797

879259

485247

394012

71.6

77.6

85.5

69.7

15.8

Virudhunagar

1012

1009

-3

958

962

1136574

1421270

773186

648084

73.7

80.7

88.5

73.1

15.3

Ramanathapuram

1036

977

-59

964

967

757344

986038

537697

448341

73.0

81.5

87.9

74.9

13.0

Thoothukkudi

1050

1024

-26

953

970

17

1143934

1356564

706087

650477

81.3

86.5

91.4

81.8

9.6

Tirunelveli

1042

1024

-18

957

964

1816536

2298262

1223964

1074298

76.2

82.9

89.7

76.4

13.3

Kanniyakumari

1014

1010

-4

968

961

-7

1308322

1567580

792385

775195

87.6

92.1

93.9

90.5

3.4

Cuddalore

Issued by: Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu,

Address: E-Wing, 3rd Floor, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600 090. Ph: 044-24912993, Fax: 24911992, E-mail: dco-tam.rgi@nic.in, Website: www.censusindia.gov.in, www.census.tn.nic.in