Demographics of Tamil Nadu


According to the 2011 Census of India, the total population of the state of Tamil Nadu stood at 72,147,039, with 36,137,975 males, 36,009,055 females, a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 80.09%, 10.51% of the population below seven years and a population density of 555.

Distribution of population across districts

As per details from Census 2011, Tamil Nadu has population of 72.1 million, an increase from figure of 62.4 million in 2001 census.

2011 Census

According to 2011 Census the following table represents the total, male and female population of Tamil Nadu in each district:
DistrictTotal PopulationMale Population%Female Population%reference
Ariyalur754,894374,70349.6380,19150.4
Chennai4,646,7322,335,84450.32,310,88849.7
Coimbatore3,458,0451,729,29750.01,728,74850.0
Cuddalore2,605,9141,311,69750.31,294,21749.7
Dharmapuri1,506,843774,30351.4732,54048.6
Dindigul2,159,7751,080,93850.01,078,83750.0
Erode2,251,7441,129,86850.21,121,87649.8
Kancheepuram3,998,2522,012,95850.31,985,29449.7
Kanniyakumari1,870,374926,34549.5944,02950.5
Karur1,064,493528,18449.6536,30950.4
Krishnagiri1,879,809960,23251.1919,57748.9
Madurai3,038,2521,526,47550.21,511,77749.8
Nagapattinam1,616,450798,12749.4818,32350.6
Namakkal1,726,601869,28050.3857,32149.7
Perambalur565,223282,15749.9283,06650.1
Pudukkottai1,618,345803,18849.6815,15750.4
Ramanathapuram1,353,445682,65850.4670,78749.6
Salem3,482,0561,781,57151.21,700,48548.8
Sivaganga1,339,101668,67249.9670,42950.1
Thanjavur2,405,8901,182,41649.11,223,47450.9
The Nilgiris735,394360,14349.0375,25151.0
Theni1,245,899625,68350.2620,21649.8
Thiruvallur3,728,1041,876,06250.31,852,04249.7
Thiruvarur1,264,277626,69349.6637,58450.4
Thoothukudi1,750,176865,02149.4885,15550.6
Tiruchirappalli2,722,2901,352,28449.71,370,00650.3
Tirunelveli3,077,2331,520,91249.41,556,32150.6
Tiruppur2,479,0521,246,15950.31,232,89349.7
Tiruvannamalai2,464,8751,235,88950.11,228,98649.9
Vellore3,936,3311,961,68849.81,974,64350.2
Viluppuram3,458,8731,740,81950.31,718,05449.7
Virudhunagar1,942,288967,70949.8974,57950.2
Total72,147,03036,137,97550.136,009,05549.9

Important facts

Growth rate

The officially recorded growth rate of Tamil Nadu according to 2011 census is 15.61%.
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 80.09% in 2011. The state came second in the CBSE pass percentage at 92.3% after Trivandrum Region.

Sex ratio

The officially recorded sex ratio is 996 females per 1000 males, which is well above the national average.

Caste demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.01 percent and 1.10 percent of Tamil Nadu's 72 million population. The Other Backward Classes formed 68% of the state's population.

Religion Data

The following table shows the total number of people belonging to each religion in Tamil Nadu:
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ReligionPopulationPopulation
Hinduism87.58%88.1%
Christianity6.12%6.06%
Islam5.86%5.56%
Jainism.12%
Buddhism.02%
Sikhism.02%
Others.01%
Religion not stated.26%
Total100%

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.