Demographics of Tamil Nadu

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]

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
District Total Male % Female % Notes
Ariyalur754,894374,703 49.6380,191 50.4
Chennai4,646,7322,335,844 50.32,310,888 49.7
Coimbatore3,458,0451,729,297 50.01,728,748 50.0
Cuddalore2,605,9141,311,697 50.31,294,217 49.7
Dharmapuri1,506,843774,303 51.4732,540 48.6
Dindigul2,159,7751,080,938 50.01,078,837 50.0
Erode2,251,7441,129,868 50.21,121,876 49.8
Kancheepuram3,998,2522,012,958 50.31,985,294 49.7
Kanniyakumari1,870,374926,345 49.5944,029 50.5
Karur1,064,493528,184 49.6536,309 50.4
Krishnagiri1,879,809960,232 51.1919,577 48.9
Madurai3,038,2521,526,475 50.21,511,777 49.8
Nagapattinam1,616,450798,127 49.4818,323 50.6
Namakkal1,726,601869,280 50.3857,321 49.7
Perambalur565,223282,157 49.9283,066 50.1
Pudukkottai1,618,345803,188 49.6815,157 50.4
Ramanathapuram1,353,445682,658 50.4670,787 49.6
Salem3,482,0561,781,571 51.21,700,485 48.8
Sivaganga1,339,101668,672 49.9670,429 50.1
Thanjavur2,405,8901,182,416 49.11,223,474 50.9
The Nilgiris735,394360,143 49.0375,251 51.0
Theni1,245,899625,683 50.2620,216 49.8
Thiruvallur3,728,1041,876,062 50.31,852,042 49.7
Thiruvarur1,264,277626,693 49.6637,584 50.4
Thoothukudi1,750,176865,021 49.4885,155 50.6
Tiruchirappalli2,722,2901,352,284 49.71,370,006 50.3
Tirunelveli3,077,2331,520,912 49.41,556,321 50.6
Tiruppur2,479,0521,246,159 50.31,232,893 49.7
Tiruvannamalai2,464,8751,235,889 50.11,228,986 49.9
Vellore3,936,3311,961,688 49.81,974,643 50.2
Viluppuram3,458,8731,740,819 50.31,718,054 49.7
Virudhunagar1,942,288967,709 49.8974,579 50.2
Total72,147,03036,137,975 50.136,009,055 49.9

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]
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[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]
Speakers Urban Rural Percentage of Population
Tamil 63,743,847 34,087,554 29,656,293 88.35
Telugu 4,234,216 1,973,842 2,260,374 5.87
Urdu 1,264,412 243,462 1,020,950 1.75
Kannada 1,141,976 606,611 535,365 1.58
Malayalam 718,977 104,745 614,232 1.00
Hindi 331,057 36,828 294,229 0.36
Saurashtra 238,556 15,721 222,835 0.33
Badaga 132,102 80,392 51,710 0.18
Marathi 85,380 18,833 66,547 0.12
Marwari 34,854 226 34,628 0.05
Gujrati 34,793 1,727 33,066 0.05
Bengali 22,930 2,496 20,434 0.03
Odia 21,132 7,203 13,929 0.03
Lambadi 9,794 9,522 272 0.01
Rajasthani 9,792 341 9,451 0.01

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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