1.

AREA AND POPULATION

1.1

Area, Population, Literates, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes by Districts

1.2

Population by Broad Industrial Categories of Workers

1.3

Population by Religion

1.4

Projected Population by Age and Sex as on 1st March 2001-2026

1.5

Population of Tamil Nadu Decennial Growth

1.6

Salient features of Census 2011

1.7

Time Series Data - Population and Literacy Rate of Tamil Nadu

1.8

Projected Population for Tamil Nadu

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1. AREA AND POPULATION

1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS (2011 Census) Provisional
AREA AND POPULATION

Area
State/District
(Sq.
km)
Tamil Nadu
130058
Chennai
174
Kancheepuram
4307
Thiruvallur
3550
Cuddalore
3706
Villupuram
7190
Vellore
6077
Tiruvannamalai
6190
Salem
5245
Namakkal
3404
Dharmapuri
4498
Krishnagiri
5143
Erode
5714
Coimbatore
7649
Tiruppur
2296
The Nilgiris
2549
Tiruchirappalli
4511
Karur
2901
Perambalur
1750
Ariyalur
1944
Thanjavur
3476
Nagapattinam
2417
Thiruvarur
2377
Pudukkottai
4651
Madurai
3696
Theni
2869
Dindigul
6058
Ramanathapuram
4175
Virudhunagar
4283
Sivaganga
4143
Tirunelveli
6810
Thoothukkudi
4621
Kanniyakumari
1684
Source: Census of India 2011

(In Numbers)
Total Population

Total

Male

Female

7,21,38,958
4681087
3990897
3725697
2600880
3463284
3928106
2468965
3480008
1721179
1502900
1883731
2259608
3472578
2471222
735071
2713858
1076588
564511
752481
2402781
1614069
1268094
1618725
3041038
1243684
2161367
1337560
1943309
1341250
3072880
1738376
1863174

3,61,58,871
2357633
2010309
1878559
1311151
1744832
1959676
1238688
1780569
866740
772490
963152
1134191
1735362
1242974
360170
1347863
534392
281436
373319
1183112
797214
627616
803337
1528308
624922
1081934
676574
967437
670597
1518595
858919
926800

3,59,80,087
2323454
1980588
1847138
1289729
1718452
1968430
1230277
1699439
854439
730410
920579
1125417
1737216
1228248
374901
1365995
542196
283075
379162
1219669
816855
640478
815388
1512730
618762
1079433
660986
975872
670653
1554285
879457
936374

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS (2011 Census) (Contd.)
RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION

(In Numbers)

Population
State/District

Rural

Urban

Total

Male

Female

Tamil Nadu

37189229

18663701

18525528

Chennai

Total

Male

Female

34949729

17495170

17454559

. Not Arise

4681087

2357633

2323454

Kancheepuram

1453072

730454

722618

2537825

1279855

1257970

Thiruvallur

1292679

647183

645496

2433018

1231376

1201642

Cuddalore

1718249

869252

848997

882631

441899

440732

Villupuram

2953408

1489868

1463540

509876

254964

254912

Vellore

2234049

1118058

1115991

1694057

841618

852439

Tiruvannamalai

1972622

991393

981229

496343

247295

249048

Salem

1703687

880937

822750

1766321

889632

876689

Namakkal

1028019

519422

508597

693160

347318

345842

Dharmapuri

1242519

641575

600944

260381

130915

129466

Krishnagiri

1455251

745085

710166

428480

218067

210413

Erode

1102215

557133

545082

1157393

577058

580335

Coimbatore

839408

418771

420637

2633170

1316591

1316579

Tiruppur

951834

476250

475584

1519388

766724

752664

The Nilgiris

299061

145518

153543

436010

214652

221358

1377009

684825

692184

1336849

663038

673811

Karur

642415

318817

323598

434173

215575

218598

Perambalur

467726

233390

234336

96785

48046

48739

Ariyalur

668776

331962

336814

83705

41357

42348

Thanjavur

1552325

765784

786541

850456

417328

433128

Nagapattinam

1250291

618594

631697

363778

178620

185158

Thiruvarur

1009411

500543

508868

258683

127073

131610

Pudukkottai

1304800

646800

658000

313925

156537

157388

Madurai

1196829

604021

592808

1844209

924287

919922

574196

290287

283909

669488

334635

334853

1353808

679755

674053

807559

402179

405380

Ramanathapuram

910949

458962

451987

426611

217612

208999

Virudhunagar

963581

480534

483047

979728

486903

492825

Sivaganga

925619

462693

462926

415631

207904

207727

Tirunelveli

1552235

765687

786548

1520645

752908

767737

Thoothukkudi

866570

427030

439540

871806

431889

439917

Kanniyakumari

326616

163118

163498

1536558

763682

772876

Tiruchirappalli

Theni
Dindigul

Source: Census of India 2011

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND

SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2011 (Contd.)
TOTAL LITERATES

State/District

(In Numbers)

Total Literates
Total

Male

52413116
3850472

28314595
2004498

24098521
1845974

Kancheepuram

3065799

1634114

1431685

Thiruvallur

2812839

1506523

1306316

Cuddalore

1849805

1019160

830645

Villupuram

2223605

1248606

974999

Vellore

2804762

1522190

1282572

Tiruvannamalai

1653284

926089

727195

Salem

2311715

1300874

1010841

Namakkal

1184344

659232

525112

867631

475567

392064

Krishnagiri

1216436

682852

533584

Erode

1516380

841728

674652

Coimbatore

2678637

1418291

1260346

Tiruppur

1779379

972032

807347

576799

303249

273550

2055742

1096125

959617

Karur

741610

410315

331295

Perambalur

379797

210313

169484

Ariyalur

486446

273058

213388

Thanjavur

1802291

951803

850488

Nagapattinam

1227311

649255

578056

960036

510137

449899

Pudukkottai

1126580

617621

508959

Madurai

2248749

1194631

1054118

Tamil Nadu
Chennai

Dharmapuri

The Nilgiris
Tiruchirappalli

Thiruvarur

Theni
Dindigul
Ramanathapuram
Virudhunagar

Female

879259

485247

394012

1507310

831243

676067

986038

537697

448341
648084

1421270

773186

Sivaganga

976384

536523

439861

Tirunelveli

2298262

1223964

1074298

Thoothukkudi

1356564

706087

650477

Kanniyakumari
Source: Census of India 2011

1567580

792385

775195

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2011 (Contd.)
LITERATES RURAL AND URBAN

(In Numbers)

Literates
State/District
Tamil Nadu
Chennai

Total

Rural
Male

Female

Total

Urban
Male

Female

24752447

13771878

10980569

27660669

14542717

13117952

. Not Arise

5854970

2004498

3850472

1001425

552540

448885

2064374

1081574

982800

864737

478684

386053

1948102

1027839

920263

Cuddalore

1152917

649803

503114

696888

369357

327531

Villupuram

1833783

1040790

792993

389822

207816

182006

Vellore

1507741

838500

669241

1297021

683690

613331

Tiruvannamalai

1280341

727212

553129

372943

198877

174066

Salem

1019440

596530

422910

1292275

704344

587931

Namakkal

678213

384662

293551

506131

274570

231561

Dharmapuri

693480

383581

309899

174151

91986

82165

Krishnagiri

888955

507876

381079

327481

174976

152505

Erode

671066

384644

286422

845314

457084

388230

Coimbatore

561518

309893

251625

2117119

1108398

1008721

Tiruppur

618146

348308

269838

1161233

623724

537509

The Nilgiris

224620

119873

104747

352179

183376

168803

Tiruchirappalli

959049

528940

430109

1096693

567185

529508

Karur

405300

230955

174345

336310

179360

156950

Perambalur

305376

171235

134141

74421

39078

35343

Ariyalur

424873

240410

184463

61573

32648

28925

1111132

597444

513688

691159

354359

336800

Nagapattinam

933411

498096

435315

293900

151159

142741

Thiruvarur

748568

401896

346672

211468

108241

103227

Pudukkottai

874434

485516

388918

252146

132105

120041

Madurai

758300

416650

341650

1490449

777981

712468

Theni

379770

215547

164223

499489

269700

229789

Dindigul

887063

502100

384963

620247

329143

291104

Ramanathapuram

640290

354049

286241

345748

183648

162100

Virudhunagar

664994

370911

294083

756276

402275

354001

Sivaganga

638629

359371

279258

337755

177152

160603

Tirunelveli

1109613

598201

511412

1188649

625763

562886

Thoothukkudi

645950

341204

304746

710614

364883

345731

Kanniyakumari

269313

136457

132856

1298267

655928

642339

Kancheepuram
Thiruvallur

Thanjavur

Source: Census of India 2011

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND

SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2001 (Contd.)
(In Numbers)
Total Scheduled Castes
State/District
Total
Male
Female
Tamil Nadu

11857504

5932925

5924579

Chennai

598110

301835

296275

Kancheepuram

721989

362097

359892

Thiruvallur

600858

301316

299542

Cuddalore

634479

318713

315766

Villupuram

810931

408234

402697

Vellore

714054

354551

359503

Tiruvannamalai

467532

233572

233960

Salem

475738

244391

231347

Namakkal

280776

143014

137762

Dharmapuri

416951

212136

204815

Erode

422204

213312

208892

Coimbatore

630675

315869

314806

The Nilgiris

238014

117792

120222

Tiruchirappalli

399493

197917

201576

Karur

190260

94194

96066

Perambalur

149145

73866

75279

Ariyalur

151220

75326

75894

Thanjavur

399653

198820

200833

Nagapattinam

441231

219933

221298

Thiruvarur

378314

188682

189632

Pudukkottai

249471

123701

125770

Madurai

323252

162595

160657

Theni

211800

107109

104691

Dindigul

376170

189066

187104

Ramanathapuram

216312

107381

108931

Virudhunagar

332297

164930

167367

Sivaganga

188857

92590

96267

Tirunelveli

481052

233605

247447

Thoothukkudi

288954

143013

145941

67712

33365

34347

Kanniyakumari

Source: Census of India 2001

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND

SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2001 (Contd.)
(In Numbers)
Scheduled Castes
State/District
Rural
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Tamil Nadu
Chennai

8308890
4159182
4149708
. Not Arise

3548614

1773743

1774871

598110

301835

296275

Kancheepuram

496932

249258

247674

225057

112839

112218

Thiruvallur

400496

200050

200446

200362

101266

99096

Cuddalore

514729

259264

255465

119750

59449

60301

Villupuram

740441

373085

367356

70490

35149

35341

Vellore

505677

251749

253928

208377

102802

105575

Tiruvannamalai

412993

206740

206253

54539

26832

27707

Salem

288559

149374

139185

187179

95017

92162

Namakkal

212849

108271

104578

67927

34743

33184

Dharmapuri

363285

185061

178224

53666

27075

26591

Erode

273677

138667

135010

148527

74645

73882

Coimbatore

310714

156044

154670

319961

159825

160136

The Nilgiris

85485

42423

43062

152529

75369

77160

Tiruchirappalli

261417

129181

132236

138076

68736

69340

Karur

144327

71518

72809

45933

22676

23257

Perambalur

128590

63753

64837

20555

10113

10442

Ariyalur

140236

69792

70444

10984

5534

5450

Thanjavur

332385

165344

167041

67268

33476

33792

Nagapattinam

399441

199346

200095

41790

20587

21203

Thiruvarur

342530

171053

171477

35784

17629

18155

Pudukkottai

221161

109583

111578

28310

14118

14192

Madurai

223475

112697

110778

99777

49898

49879

Theni

116509

59274

57235

95291

47835

47456

Dindigul

269809

135694

134115

106361

53372

52989

Ramanathapuram

186059

92158

93901

30253

15223

15030

Virudhunagar

239324

118805

120519

92973

46125

46848

Sivaganga

159256

77886

81370

29601

14704

14897

Tirunelveli

294885

142786

152099

186167

90819

95348

Thoothukkudi

216801

107116

109685

72153

35897

36256

26848

13210

13638

40864

20155

20709

Kanniyakumari

Source: Census of India 2001

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND

SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2001 (Contd.)
(In Numbers)
Total Scheduled Tribes
State/District
Total
Male
Female
Tamil Nadu
Chennai

651321

328917

322404

6728

3368

3360

Kancheepuram

26508

13267

13241

Thiruvallur

37858

18880

18978

Cuddalore

11773

5920

5853

Villupuram

63920

32294

31626

Vellore

63040

31860

31180

Tiruvannamalai

72760

36928

35832

103921

52693

51228

Namakkal

51416

26039

25377

Dharmapuri

59549

30520

29029

Erode

17693

8933

8760

Coimbatore

29103

14738

14365

The Nilgiris

28373

14014

14359

Tiruchirappalli

18912

9596

9316

Karur

1450

711

739

Perambalur

3307

1708

1599

Ariyalur

8529

4228

4301

Thanjavur

3641

1773

1868

Nagapattinam

3420

1734

1686

Thiruvarur

2673

1310

1363

Salem

Pudukkottai

792

398

394

Madurai

5972

3060

2912

Theni

1686

855

831

Dindigul

6484

3320

3164

Ramanathapuram

1078

556

522

Virudhunagar

2357

1158

1199

Sivaganga

1083

536

547

Tirunelveli

8358

4080

4278

Thoothukkudi

3494

1762

1732

Kanniyakumari

5443

2678

2765

Source: Census of India 2001

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1.1 AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES BY DISTRICTS 2001 (Concld.)
(In Numbers)
Scheduled Tribes

Rural

State/District
Total
Tamil Nadu
Chennai

Male

Urban
Female

551143 278746 272397

.. Not Arise

Total

Male

100178
6728

50171
3368

Kancheepuram

18062

9066

8996

8446

4201

Thiruvallur

28885

14466

14419

8973

4414

7241

3641

3600

4532

2279

Villupuram

61687

31149

30538

2233

1145

Vellore

58237

29455

28782

4803

2405

Tiruvannamalai

69198

35129

34069

3562

1799

Salem

98722

49988

48734

5199

2705

Namakkal

50454

25552

24902

962

487

Dharmapuri

57763

29592

28171

1786

928

Erode

15120

7573

7547

2573

1360

Coimbatore

19559

9880

9679

9544

4858

The Nilgiris

19600

9753

9847

8773

4261

Tiruchirappalli

14383

7324

7059

4529

2272

Karur

1075

533

542

375

178

Perambalur

2768

1423

1345

539

285

Ariyalur

7907

3926

3981

622

302

Thanjavur

1302

649

653

2339

1124

Nagapattinam

Cuddalore

1618

824

794

1802

910

Thiruvarur

971

493

478

1702

817

Pudukkottai

432

214

218

360

184

Madurai

2054

1074

980

3918

1986

Theni

1046

531

515

640

324

Dindigul

3512

1773

1739

2972

1547

Ramanathapuram

396

212

184

682

344

Virudhunagar

953

485

468

1404

673

Sivaganga

375

190

185

708

346

Tirunelveli

3202

1574

1628

5156

2506

Thoothukkudi

1060

504

556

2434

1258

Kanniyakumari

3561

1773

1788

1882

905

Source: Census of India 2001

Femal
e
50007
3360
4245
4559
2253
1088
2398
1763
2494
475
858
1213
4686
4512
2257
197
254
320
1215
892
885
176
1932
316
1425
338
731
362
2650
1176
977

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1.2 POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS

(2001 Census)
(In Numbers)

Tamil Nadu
Industrial Category

1.

Main Workers

2.

Marginal Workers

Persons

23757783

Total Workers (1 +
2)
(a) Cultivators

3.

All India

% to
Total
Workers

85.22

Persons

% to
total
workers

313004983

77.82

4120499

14.78

89229741

22.18

27878282

100.00

402234724

100.00

5116039

18.35

127312851

31.65

8637630

30.98

106775330

26.55

(b) Agricultural
Labourers
(c) Household
Industry,
Manufacturing,
Processing,
Servicing
and repairs
(d) Other Workers

1499761

5.38

16956942

4.21

12624852

45.29

151189601

37.59

Non-Workers

34527397

--

626502712

--

Total Population

62405679

--

1028737436

--

Source: Census of India, 2001

1.3 POPULATION BY RELIGION 2001

Religion
Hindus
Muslims
Christians
Sikhs
Buddhists
Jains
Other Religions
Religion not stated
Total Population

Persons in
Tamil
Nadu

Variation
Since
1991-2001

Percentage

54985079
3470647

5453027
417930

Tamil
Nadu
88.11
5.56

3785060

605650

6.07

2.34

9545

4096

0.02

1.87

All India
80.46
13.43

5393

3265

0.01

0.77

83359

16459

0.13

0.41

7252

4632

0.01

0.65

59344

41674

0.09

0.07

62405679

6546733

100.00

100.00

Source: Census of India , 2001

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1.4 PROJECTED POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
AS ON 1ST MARCH 2001-2026 TAMIL NADU
( In 000 )

Age
Group
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
TOTAL

Age
Group

2001

2006

2011

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

5217
5616
5993
6087
5917
5520
5038
4610
4054
3480
2889
2349
1940
1468
1130
685
411

2691
2885
3068
3080
2924
2690
2472
2296
2064
1792
1473
1177
958
722
563
355
191

2526
2731
2925
3007
2993
2830
2566
2314
1990
1688
1416
1172
982
746
567
331
220

5217
5162
5581
5922
5969
5825
5440
4963
4524
3952
3359
2726
2152
1698
1202
838
604

2707
2660
2864
3035
3030
2875
2641
2422
2241
2000
1716
1376
1062
821
579
409
291

2509
2502
2717
2887
2938
2950
2799
2540
2283
1951
1643
1350
1091
878
623
430
312

4946
5165
5130
5513
5807
5880
5747
5366
4878
4420
3826
3185
2517
1909
1421
920
813

2567
2679
2641
2833
2987
2982
2827
2592
2369
2178
1922
1612
1253
924
673
433
380

2379
2487
2489
2680
2820
2899
2920
2774
2509
2243
1903
1573
1265
985
748
488
433

62406

31401

31005

65135

32730

32405

67444

33852

33592

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

2300
2358
2474
2454
2616
2783
2871
2895
2741
2467
2191
1828
1481
1152
851
597
546

4511
4736
4868
5070
4961
5326
5652
5733
5588
5175
4641
4095
3399
2668
1934
1286
1219

2340
2456
2523
2631
2568
2744
2895
2886
2725
2476
2226
1985
1670
1309
926
593
530

2171
2280
2346
2440
2392
2582
2757
2847
2864
2699
2414
2110
1729
1359
1008
693
689

4269
4470
4707
4807
4967
4889
5261
5586
5653
5484
5040
4446
3843
3090
2317
1559
1468

2215
2317
2438
2495
2588
2528
2702
2850
2835
2662
2395
2115
1840
1493
1115
725
626

2054
2153
2269
2313
2379
2361
2559
2736
2818
2823
2645
2331
2004
1597
1202
834
842

34606

70865

35482

35383

71857

35937

35920

2016
Persons

Males

0-4
4781 2481
5-9
4899 2541
10-14
5133 2660
15-19
5065 2612
20-24
5403 2787
25-29
5724 2941
30-34
5805 2934
35-39
5673 2777
40-44
5280 2539
45-49
4774 2307
50-54
4288 2097
55-59
3640 1813
60-64
2957 1477
65-69
2252 1100
70-74
1619
768
75-79
1109
512
80+
993
446
69396
34790
TOTAL
Source : Census of India

2021

2001

2026

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1.4 PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION BY AGE AND

SEX AS ON 1ST MARCH 2001-2026 TAMIL NADU (Concld.)
( In 000 )

Age
Group
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
TOTAL

Age
Group

2001

2006

2011

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

8.4
9.0
9.6
9.8
9.5
8.8
8.1
7.4
6.5
5.6
4.6
3.8
3.1
2.4
1.8
1.1
0.7
100.0

8.6
9.2
9.8
9.8
9.3
8.6
7.9
7.3
6.6
5.7
4.7
3.7
3.1
2.3
1.8
1.1
0.6
100.0

8.1
8.8
9.4
9.7
9.7
9.1
8.3
7.5
6.4
5.4
4.6
3.8
3.2
2.4
1.8
1.1
0.7
100.0

8.0
7.9
8.6
9.1
9.2
8.9
8.4
7.6
6.9
6.1
5.2
4.2
3.3
2.6
1.8
1.3
0.9
100.0

8.3
8.1
8.7
9.3
9.3
8.8
8.1
7.4
6.8
6.1
5.2
4.2
3.2
2.5
1.8
1.2
0.9
100.0

7.7
7.7
8.4
8.9
9.1
9.1
8.6
7.8
7.0
6.0
5.1
4.2
3.4
2.7
1.9
1.3
1.0
100.0

7.3
7.7
7.6
8.2
8.6
8.7
8.5
8.0
7.2
6.6
5.7
4.7
3.7
2.8
2.1
1.4
1.2
100.0

7.6
7.9
7.8
8.4
8.8
8.8
8.4
7.7
7.0
6.4
5.7
4.8
3.7
2.7
2.0
1.3
1.1
100.0

7.1
7.4
7.4
8.0
8.4
8.6
8.7
8.3
7.5
6.7
5.7
4.7
3.8
2.9
2.2
1.5
1.3
100.0

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

6.6
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.2
7.7
8.2
8.1
7.7
7.0
6.3
5.6
4.7
3.7
2.6
1.7
1.5
100.0

6.1
6.4
6.6
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.8
8.0
8.1
7.6
6.8
6.0
4.9
3.8
2.8
2.0
1.9
100.0

5.9
6.2
6.6
6.7
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.8
7.9
7.6
7.0
6.2
5.3
4.3
3.2
2.2
2.0
100.0

6.2
6.4
6.8
6.9
7.2
7.0
7.5
7.9
7.9
7.4
6.7
5.9
5.1
4.2
3.1
2.0
1.7
100.0

5.7
6.0
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.6
7.1
7.6
7.8
7.9
7.4
6.5
5.6
4.4
3.3
2.3
2.3
100.0

2016
Persons

Males

2021

0-4
6.9
7.1
6.6
6.4
5-9
7.1
7.3
6.8
6.7
10-14
7.4
7.6
7.1
6.9
15-19
7.3
7.5
7.1
7.2
20-24
7.8
8.0
7.6
7.0
25-29
8.2
8.5
8.0
7.5
30-34
8.4
8.4
8.3
8.0
35-39
8.2
8.0
8.4
8.1
40-44
7.6
7.3
7.9
7.9
45-49
6.9
6.6
7.1
7.3
50-54
6.2
6.0
6.3
6.5
55-59
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.8
60-64
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.8
65-69
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.8
70-74
2.3
2.2
2.5
2.7
75-79
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.8
80+
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.7
TOTAL
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source : Census of India 2001

2026

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1.5 POPULATION OF TAMILNADU - DECENNIAL GROWTH

Population
( In Numbers )

% variation
since previous Census

Period
Total

Rural

1911

20902616

17753479

1921

21628518

1931

Total

Rural

Urban

3149137

+8.57

+7.41

+15.57

18200439

3248079

+3.47

+2.52

+8.86

23472099

19241717

4230382

+8.52

+5.72

+23.40

1941

26267507

21093825

5173682

+11.91

+9.63

+22.30

1951

30119047

22785522

7333525

+14.66

+11.85

+8.39

1961

33686953

24696425

8990528

+11.85

+8.39

+22.59

1971

41199168

28734334

12464834

+22.30

+16.35

+38.64

1981

48408077

32456202

15951875

+17.50

+12.95

+27.98

1991

55858946

36781354

19077592

+15.39

+13.33

+19.59

2001

62405679

34921681

27483998

+11.72

-5.06

+44.06

2011

72138958

37189229

34949729

+15.60

+6.49

+27.16

Source: Census of India, 2011

Urban

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1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF CENSUS 2011

District / State

Density
Per
Sq.Km.

Females
per
1000
Males

TAMILNADU

Increase
in
Population
since 2001
(%)

Urban
Population
(%)

15.60

48.45

986

7.77

100.00

985

38.69

63.59

1049

983

35.25

65.30

555

995

26903
927

1.

Chennai

2.

Kancheepuram

3.

Thiruvallur

4.

Cuddalore

702

984

13.80

33.94

5.

Villupuram

482

985

16.99

14.72

6.

Vellore

646

1004

12.96

43.13

7.

Tiruvannamalai

399

993

12.94

20.10

8.

Salem

663

954

15.37

51.04

9.

Namakkal

506

986

15.25

40.27

10.

Dharmapuri

332

946

16.04

17.33

11.

Krishnagiri

370

956

20.67

22.75

12.

Erode

397

992

12.05

51.22

13.

Coimbatore

748

1001

19.06

75.83

14.

Tiruppur

476

988

28.70

61.48

15.

The Nilgiris

288

1041

-3.55

59.32

16.

Tiruchirappalli

602

1013

12.22

49.26

17.

Karur

371

1015

15.06

40.33

Perambalur

323

1006

14.36

17.14

19.

Ariyalur

387

1016

8.19

11.12

20.

Thanjavur

691

1031

8.42

35.39

21.

Nagapattinam

668

1025

8.41

22.54

22.

Thiruvarur

533

1020

8.43

20.40

23.

Pudukkottai

348

1015

10.90

19.39

24.

Madurai

823

990

17.95

60.64

25.

Theni

433

990

13.69

53.83

26.

Dindigul

357

998

12.39

37.36

27.

Ramanathapuram

320

977

12.63

31.89

28.

Virudhunagar

454

1009

10.96

50.42

29.

Sivaganga

324

1000

16.09

30.99

30.

Tirunelveli

458

1024

13.66

49.49

31.

Thoothukkudi

378

1024

9.14

50.15

32.

Kanniyakumari

1106

1010

11.17

82.47

18.

Source: Census of India 2011

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1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF CENSUS 2011 (Concld.)

District / State
1

TAMILNADU

Literac
y
Rate
2011
(%)
6

Scheduled
Caste
2001
(%)

Scheduled
Tribe 2001
(%)

Scheduled
Caste &
Scheduled
Tribe 2001
(%)

80.33

54.90

35.45

53.88

1.

Chennai

90.33

66.85

66.29

66.84

2.

Kancheepuram

85.29

57.46

30.12

56.50

3.

Thiruvallur

83.82

59.74

35.64

58.31

4.

Cuddalore

79.04

51.76

36.12

51.48

5.

Villupuram

72.08

47.38

24.23

45.69

6.

Vellore

79.65

61.64

32.50

59.28

7.

Tiruvannamalai

74.72

53.67

29.40

50.40

8.

Salem

73.23

50.34

33.45

47.31

9.

Namakkal

74.92

49.44

41.94

48.28

10.

Dharmapuri

64.71

49.39

33.71

47.43

11.

Krishnagiri

72.41

12.

Erode

72.96

42.64

36.90

42.41

13.

Coimbatore

84.31

48.18

36.39

47.66

14.

Tiruppur

79.10

15.

The Nilgiris

85.65

66.35

39.22

63.46

16.

Tiruchirappalli

83.56

61.72

59.18

61.60

17.

Karur

75.86

52.01

64.62

52.10

18.

Perambalur

74.68

53.96

56.27

54.01

19.

Ariyalur

71.99

45.20

29.24

44.35

20.

Thanjavur

82.72

55.13

46.39

55.05

21.

Nagapattinam

84.09

56.20

47.46

56.13

22.

Thiruvarur

83.26

55.56

43.40

55.47

23.

Pudukkottai

77.76

57.48

45.83

57.44

24.

Madurai

81.66

54.88

53.83

54.86

25.

Theni

77.62

52.78

30.49

52.60

26.

Dindigul

76.85

50.93

35.83

50.67

27.

Ramanathapuram

81.48

54.33

17.16

54.14

28.

Virudhunagar

80.75

52.70

49.43

52.67

29.

Sivaganga

80.46

55.79

42.29

55.72

30.

Tirunelveli

82.92

57.46

54.22

57.41

31.

Thoothukkudi

86.52

63.56

44.79

63.33

32.

Kanniyakumari

92.14

75.23

62.74

74.30

Source: Census of India 2001 & 2011

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TIME SERIES DATA

1.7 POPULATION AND LITERACY RATE OF TAMILNADU

Census
Year

Population
(in Lakhs)

Percentage of Literacy
Total

Male

Female

1961

336.9

36.39

51.59

21.06

1971

412.0

45.40

59.54

30.92

1981

484.1

54.39

68.05

40.43

1991

558.6

62.66

73.75

51.33

2001

624.1

73.47

82.33

64.55

2011

721.4

80.33

86.81

73.86

Source: Census of India 2011

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AREA AND POPULATION

1.8 PROJECTED POPULATION FOR TAMILNADU

(In Numbers)

* Population

Year

Region

2012

Total

73264326

36722949

36541376

Rural

37769381

18954855

18814526

Urban

35494945

17768095

17726850

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Persons

Male

Female

Total

74407249

37295827

37111422

Rural

38358583

19250550

19108033

Urban

36048666

18045277

18003389

Total

75568002

37877642

37690360

Rural

38956977

19550859

19406118

Urban

36611025

18326783

18284242

Total

76746863

38468534

38278330

Rural

39564706

19855852

19708854

Urban

37182157

18612681

18569476

Total

77944114

39068643

38875472

Rural

40181915

20165604

20016312

Urban

37762199

18903039

18859160

Total

79160042

39678113

39481929

Rural

40808753

20480187

20328566

Urban

38351289

19197926

19153363

Total

80394939

40297092

40097847

Rural

41445370

20799678

20645692

Urban

38949569

19497414

19452155

Total

81649100

40925727

40723373

Rural

42091918

21124153

20967765

Urban

39557182

19801574

19755609

Total

82922826

41564168

41358658

Rural

42748552

21453690

21294862

Urban

40174274

20110478

20063796

* Population Projection based Census data

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6