Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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According to the 2001 Census taken by the Tamil Nadu Government, the total population stood at 62,405,679, with 31,400,909 males, 31,004,770 females, a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 73.45%, 13.11% of the population below seven years and a population density of 479.83. ^[1]

1 Distribution of population across districts
2 Growth rate
3 Literacy
4 Sex ratio
5 Notes and References

[edit] Distribution of population across districts

The following table represents the total, male and female population of Tamil Nadu in each district:^[2]

District	Total Population	Male Population	Female Polpulation
Ariyalur	695,524	346,763	348,761
Chennai	4,343,645	2,219,539	2,124,106
Coimbatore	4,271,856	2,176,031	2,095,825
Cuddalore	2,285,395	1,150,908	1,134,487
Dharmapuri	2,856,300	1,473,597	1,382,703
Dindigul	1,923,014	968,137	954,877
Erode	2,581,500	1,309,278	1,272,222
Kancheepuram	2,877,468	1,457,242	1,420,226
Kanniyakumari	1,676,034	832,269	843,765
Karur	935,686	465,538	470,148
Madurai	2,578,201	1,303,363	1,274,838
Nagapattinam	1,488,839	739,074	749,765
Namakkal	1,493,462	759,551	733,911
Perambalur	493,646	246,141	247,505
Pudukkottai	1,459,601	724,300	735,301
Ramanathapuram	1,187,604	583,376	604,228
Salem	3,016,346	1,563,633	1,452,713
Sivaganga	1,155,356	566,947	588,409
Thanjavur	2,216,138	1,096,638	1,119,500
The Nilgiris	762,141	378,351	383,790
Theni	1,093,950	552,986	540,964
Thiruvallur	2,754,756	1,397,407	1,357,349
Thiruvarur	1,169,474	580,784	588,690
Thoothukkudi	1,572,273	766,823	805,450
Tiruchirappalli	2,418,366	1,208,534	1,209,832
Tirunelveli	2,723,988	1,333,939	1,390,049
Tiruvannamalai	2,186,125	1,095,859	1,090,266
Vellore	3,477,317	1,741,083	1,736,234
Viluppuram	2,960,373	1,492,442	1,467,931
Virudhunagar	1,751,301	870,376	880,925
Total	62,405,679	31,400,909	31,004,770

[edit] Growth rate

The officially recorded growth rate of Tamil Nadu at 2001 was 11.72%. The growth rate among females was 12.50% and the growth rate among males was 10.96%. ^[3]

[edit] Literacy

The officially recorded literacy rate for Tamil Nadu is 73.45%, which is well above the national average.^[4] The total number of literates amounts to 40,524,545 people, of which 22,809,662 people are males and 17,714,883 people are females.^[5]

[edit] Sex ratio

The officially recorded sex ratio is 987 females per 1000 males, which is well above the national average.^[6]

[edit] Notes and References

^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
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^ Census 2001 at the Tamil Nadu government's official website
^ The official 2001 census website for Tamil Nadu
^ The average literacy rate of India is 64.5%. See Demographics of India
^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
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^ For sex ratio in India, see censusindia.net - India at a glance