- Demographics of Tamil Nadu
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According to the 2001 census, the total population stood at 62,405,679, with 31,400,909 males, 31,004,770 females, a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 73.45%, 13.11% of the population below seven years and a population density of 479.83. [1]
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Distribution of population across districts
The following table represents the total, male and female population of Tamil Nadu in each district:[2]
District Total Population Male Population Female Population Ariyalur 695,524 346,763 348,761 Chennai 4,343,645 2,219,539 2,124,106 Coimbatore 4,271,856 2,176,031 2,095,825 Cuddalore 2,285,395 1,150,908 1,134,487 Dharmapuri 2,856,300 1,473,597 1,382,703 Dindigul 1,923,014 968,137 954,877 Erode 2,581,500 1,309,278 1,272,222 Kancheepuram 2,877,468 1,457,242 1,420,226 Kanniyakumari 1,676,034 832,269 843,765 Karur 935,686 465,538 470,148 Madurai 2,578,201 1,303,363 1,274,838 Nagapattinam 1,488,839 739,074 749,765 Namakkal 1,493,462 759,551 733,911 Perambalur 493,646 246,141 247,505 Pudukkottai 1,459,601 724,300 735,301 Ramanathapuram 1,187,604 583,376 604,228 Salem 3,016,346 1,563,633 1,452,713 Sivaganga 1,155,356 566,947 588,409 Thanjavur 2,216,138 1,096,638 1,119,500 The Nilgiris 762,141 378,351 383,790 Theni 1,093,950 552,986 540,964 Thiruvallur 2,754,756 1,397,407 1,357,349 Thiruvarur 1,169,474 580,784 588,690 Thoothukkudi 1,572,273 766,823 805,450 Tiruchirappalli 2,418,366 1,208,534 1,209,832 Tirunelveli 2,723,988 1,333,939 1,390,049 Tiruvannamalai 2,186,125 1,095,859 1,090,266 Vellore 3,477,317 1,741,083 1,736,234 Viluppuram 2,960,373 1,492,442 1,467,931 Virudhunagar 1,751,301 870,376 880,925 Hi Total 62,405,679 31,400,909 31,004,770 Important facts
Growth rate
The officially recorded growth rate of Tamil Nadu at 2001 was 11.72%. The growth rate among females was 12.50% and the growth rate among males was 10.96%. [3]
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 80.3% in 2011.[4]
Sex ratio
The officially recorded sex ratio is 987 females per 1000 males, which is well above the national average.[5]in 2010
Religion Data
The following table shows the total number of people belonging to each religion in Tamil Nadu: [6]
Religion Population Hinduism 54,985,079 Christianity 3,785,060 Islam 3,470,647 Jainism 83,359 Buddhism 5,393 Sikhism 9,545 Others 7,252 Religion not stated 59,344 Total 62,405,679 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. [7]
See also
References and notes
- ^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
Note: The data displayed on the page will be according to the parameters selected for viewing. - ^ Census 2001 at the Tamil Nadu government's official website
- ^ The official 2001 census website for Tamil Nadu
- ^ Literates and literacy rates by sex : 2011
- ^ Indian Census
- ^ Religion data at census.tn.nic.in.
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