Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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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]
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Life in Tamil Nadu

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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.[ citation needed ]

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Distribution of population

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

Districts with population and area as per 2011 census
DistrictTotal PopulationMale Population%Female Population%reference
Ariyalur 754,894374,70349.6380,19150.4
Chennai 4,646,7322,335,84450.32,310,88849.7
Coimbatore 3,458,0451,729,29750.01,728,74850.0
Cuddalore 2,605,9141,311,69750.31,294,21749.7
Dharmapuri 1,506,843774,30351.4732,54048.6
Dindigul 2,159,7751,080,93850.01,078,83750.0
Erode 2,251,7441,129,86850.21,121,87649.8
Kancheepuram 3,998,2522,012,95850.31,985,29449.7
Kanniyakumari 1,870,374926,34549.5944,02950.5
Karur 1,064,493528,18449.6536,30950.4
Krishnagiri 1,879,809960,23251.1919,57748.9
Madurai 3,038,2521,526,47550.21,511,77749.8
Nagapattinam 1,616,450798,12749.4818,32350.6
Namakkal 1,726,601869,28050.3857,32149.7
Perambalur 565,223282,15749.9283,06650.1
Pudukkottai 1,618,345803,18849.6815,15750.4
Ramanathapuram 1,353,445682,65850.4670,78749.6
Salem 3,482,0561,781,57151.21,700,48548.8
Sivaganga 1,339,101668,67249.9670,42950.1
Thanjavur 2,405,8901,182,41649.11,223,47450.9
The Nilgiris 735,394360,14349.0375,25151.0
Theni 1,245,899625,68350.2620,21649.8
Thiruvallur 3,728,1041,876,06250.31,852,04249.7
Thiruvarur 1,264,277626,69349.6637,58450.4
Thoothukudi 1,750,176865,02149.4885,15550.6
Tiruchirappalli 2,722,2901,352,28449.71,370,00650.3
Tirunelveli 3,077,2331,520,91249.41,556,32150.6
Tiruppur 2,479,0521,246,15950.31,232,89349.7
Tiruvannamalai 2,464,8751,235,88950.11,228,98649.9
Vellore 3,936,3311,961,68849.81,974,64350.2
Viluppuram 3,458,8731,740,81950.31,718,05449.7
Virudhunagar 1,942,288967,70949.8974,57950.2
Total72,147,03036,137,97550.136,009,05549.9

Important facts

Growth rate

As of 2011, Tamil Nadu's growth rate was 15.61%.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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. 1 2 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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