Demographics of Tamil Nadu

At the 2011 Census of India, the population of the state of Tamil Nadu was 72,147,039, increasing from 62.4 million in 2001. There were 36,137,975 males and 36,009,064 females, with a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. Its literacy rate was 80.09%. 10.51% of the population was below seven years old, and it had a population density of 555.

Demographics of Tamil Nadu notification from Census of India
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190119,252,630—    
191120,902,616+0.83%
192121,628,518+0.34%
193123,472,099+0.82%
194126,267,507+1.13%
195130,119,047+1.38%
196133,686,953+1.13%
197141,199,168+2.03%
198148,408,077+1.63%
199155,858,946+1.44%
200162,405,679+1.11%
201172,147,030+1.46%
source:[1]
Life in Tamil Nadu

Distribution of population

The following table shows the distributions of male and female populations of Tamil Nadu's districts, as of 2011:

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
Chennai4,646,7322,335,844 50.32,310,888 49.7
Coimbatore3,458,0451,729,297 50.01,728,748 50.0
Cuddalore2,605,9141,311,697 50.31,294,217 49.7
Dharmapuri1,506,843774,303 51.4732,540 48.6
Dindigul2,159,7751,080,938 50.01,078,837 50.0
Erode2,251,7441,129,868 50.21,121,876 49.8
Kancheepuram3,998,2522,012,958 50.31,985,294 49.7
Kanniyakumari1,870,374926,345 49.5944,029 50.5
Karur1,064,493528,184 49.6536,309 50.4
Krishnagiri1,879,809960,232 51.1919,577 48.9
Madurai3,038,2521,526,475 50.21,511,777 49.8
Nagapattinam1,616,450798,127 49.4818,323 50.6
Namakkal1,726,601869,280 50.3857,321 49.7
Perambalur565,223282,157 49.9283,066 50.1
Pudukkottai1,618,345803,188 49.6815,157 50.4
Ramanathapuram1,353,445682,658 50.4670,787 49.6
Salem3,482,0561,781,571 51.21,700,485 48.8
Sivaganga1,339,101668,672 49.9670,429 50.1
Thanjavur2,405,8901,182,416 49.11,223,474 50.9
The Nilgiris735,394360,143 49.0375,251 51.0
Theni1,245,899625,683 50.2620,216 49.8
Thiruvallur3,728,1041,876,062 50.31,852,042 49.7
Thiruvarur1,264,277626,693 49.6637,584 50.4
Thoothukudi1,750,176865,021 49.4885,155 50.6
Tiruchirappalli2,722,2901,352,284 49.71,370,006 50.3
Tirunelveli3,077,2331,520,912 49.41,556,321 50.6
Tiruppur2,479,0521,246,159 50.31,232,893 49.7
Tiruvannamalai2,464,8751,235,889 50.11,228,986 49.9
Vellore3,936,3311,961,688 49.81,974,643 50.2
Viluppuram3,458,8731,740,819 50.31,718,054 49.7
Virudhunagar1,942,288967,709 49.8974,579 50.2
Total72,147,03036,137,975 50.136,009,055 49.9

Important facts

Growth rate

As of 2011, Tamil Nadu's growth rate was 15.61%.

It performed reasonably well in literacy growth from 2001 to 2011, increasing from 73.47% to 80.09%. It came second in the CBSE pass percentage at 92.3%, after Trivandrum[2] Region.

Religion demographics

The following tables show the distribution of religious followers in Tamil Nadu, by number and percentage.

Religion in Tamil Nadu
Religion2001[3]2011[4]
Hinduism54,985,07963,188,168
Christianity3,785,0604,418,331
Islam3,470,6474,229,479
Jainism83,35989,265
Sikhism9,54514,601
Buddhism5,39311,186
Other7,2527,414
Not statedn/a188,586
Total62,405,67972,147,030
Religion in Tamil Nadu (%)
Religion2001[3]2011[3]
Hinduism88.1187.58
Christianity6.066.12
Islam5.565.86
Jainism0.130.12
Sikhism0.010.02
Buddhism>0.010.01
Other0.010.01
Not statedn/a0.26

Workforce

At the 2001 census, Tamil Nadu had 27,878,282 workers (44.67% of its population) and 34,527,397 non-workers (55.33%).[5]

See also

References and notes
  1. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. Trivandrum
  3. "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu Archived August 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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