Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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Notification from Census of India in 2011
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]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Tamil Nadu had a population of 72,147,039, an increase 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%, and about 10.51% of the population was below seven years old. It had a population density of 555 inhabitants per km2. [2] The state had a workforce of 27,878,282 (44.67%). [3]

Contents

By district

The following table shows the distributions of male and female populations of Tamil Nadu's districts, as of 2011: [4]

Districts wise population
DistrictTotalMale%Female%Notes
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

By religion

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

Religion in Tamil Nadu
Religion2001 [5] 2011 [6]
Hinduism 54,985,07963,188,168
Christianity 3,785,0604,418,331
Islam 3,470,6474,229,479
Jainism 83,35989,265
Sikhism 9,54514,601
Buddhism 5,39311,186
Other 7,2527,414
Not statedn/a188,586
Total62,405,67972,147,030
Religion in Tamil Nadu (%)
Religion2001 [5] 2011 [5]
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


By language

First Languages of Tamil Nadu [7]
SpeakersUrbanRuralPercentage of Population
Tamil 63,743,84734,087,55429,656,29388.35
Telugu 4,234,2161,973,8422,260,3745.87
Urdu 1,264,412243,4621,020,9501.75
Kannada 1,141,976606,611535,3651.58
Malayalam 718,977104,745614,2321.00
Hindi 331,05736,828294,2290.36
Saurashtra 238,55615,721222,8350.33
Badaga 132,10280,39251,7100.18
Marathi 85,38018,83366,5470.12
Marwari 34,85422634,6280.05
Gujrati 34,7931,72733,0660.05
Bengali 22,9302,49620,4340.03
Odia 21,1327,20313,9290.03
Lambadi 9,7949,5222720.01
Rajasthani 9,7923419,4510.01

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census Organization of India. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Population Census data 2011". Census Organization of India. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Linguistic Survey of India Tamil Nadu. p. 23.
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