Tamil population by cities

This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home

City Country Numbers Percent Year Notes Refs
Mysore India137,4524.58%2011 census
Ballari India8,3091.74%2011 census
Tirupati India10,0413.40%2011 census
Bangalore India2,379,69716.34%2011 census
Thiruvananthapuram India38,8131.18%2011 census
Hyderabad India74,9101.1%2011 census
Anuradhapura Sri Lanka4,7209.33%2012 census
Kandy Sri Lanka38,08624.01%2012 census[1]
Kolonnawa Sri Lanka19,88130.64%2012 census[2]
Negombo Sri Lanka32,86023.19%2012 census
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sri Lanka13,51112.57%2012 census[3]
Moratuwa Sri Lanka7,2604.1%2012 census
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka49,83927.24%2012 census[4]
Durban South Africa378,00011.3%
London United Kingdom200,0002.35%
Toronto Canada200,0007.52%
Singapore Singapore198,4494.91%2020 census[lower-alpha 1][6][7]
Colombo Sri Lanka457,82060.8%2012 census[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][8]
Penang Malaysia166,00010.0%
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia142,30010.3%
Paris France100,0001.00%
Jaffna Sri Lanka80,74398.43%2004 census[lower-alpha 4][9]
Batticaloa Sri Lanka516,14498.30%2012 census[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][10]
Ipoh Malaysia73,22011.3%
Medan Indonesia40,0001.67%
Vavuniya Sri Lanka35,60593.45%2012 census[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6][11]
Mannar Sri Lanka21,59788.45%2012 census[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6][12]
Thaton Myanmar15,00012%[13]
Montreal Canada10,0000.82%
Sungai Siput Malaysia9,50020.1%
Kuala Selangor Malaysia8,50020.3%
Oslo Norway7,2001.29%
Bagan Datoh Malaysia6,95020.2%
Palermo Italy4,5000.60%

See also

Notes
  1. Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000.[5]
  2. Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Moorsonly. Excludes other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  3. Tamil population in Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DS Divisions which together make up the Colombo municipality.
  4. Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  5. Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.
  6. Tamil population in urban council area.

References
  1. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. Sivasupramaniam, V. "History of the Tamil Diaspora". International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
  6. "Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex". Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Department of Statistics, Singapore. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08.
  7. "CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex" (PDF).
  8. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  9. "Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. p. Annex 4.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Batticaloa District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  11. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Vavuniya District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  12. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Mannar District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  13. "Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May". The Times of India.
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