Demographics of Tamil Nadu

Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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

  1. ^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
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  2. ^ Census 2001 at the Tamil Nadu government's official website
  3. ^ The official 2001 census website for Tamil Nadu
  4. ^ Literates and literacy rates by sex : 2011
  5. ^ Indian Census
  6. ^ Religion data at census.tn.nic.in.
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  7. ^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
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