Official Census 2011 Notice: All statistics for TAMIL NADU are sourced from the official decennial Census of India 2011 (ORGI, Ministry of Home Affairs). They reflect 2011 administrative boundaries and must not be cited as current population.

State Code: 33

TAMIL NADU Demographics (Census 2011)

Name: Primary Census Abstract 2011 - TAMIL NADU
Creator: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)

Official decennial population abstract covering 32 administrative districts.

Total Districts (2011)

Census Year: 2011

Total Population

7,21,47,030

Males: 3,61,37,975

Sex Ratio

996

Child Ratio: 943

Effective Literacy

80.09%

Literates: 5,18,37,507

Urban Percentage

48.4%

Rural: 51.6%

Districts in TAMIL NADU (32 Districts)

Official Census 2011 district-level demographic abstract.

Code	District	Population (2011)	Males	Females	Sex Ratio	Literacy	Urban %	Action
603	Chennai	46,46,732	23,35,844	23,10,888	989	90.18%	100%	Profile
604	Kancheepuram	39,98,252	20,12,958	19,85,294	986	84.49%	63.49%	Profile
605	Vellore	39,36,331	19,61,688	19,74,643	1007	79.17%	43.24%	Profile
602	Thiruvallur	37,28,104	18,76,062	18,52,042	987	84.03%	65.14%	Profile
608	Salem	34,82,056	17,81,571	17,00,485	954	72.86%	50.95%	Profile
607	Viluppuram	34,58,873	17,40,819	17,18,054	987	71.88%	15.01%	Profile
632	Coimbatore	34,58,045	17,29,297	17,28,748	1000	83.98%	75.73%	Profile
628	Tirunelveli	30,77,233	15,20,912	15,56,321	1023	82.5%	49.4%	Profile
623	Madurai	30,38,252	15,26,475	15,11,777	990	83.45%	60.78%	Profile
614	Tiruchirappalli	27,22,290	13,52,284	13,70,006	1013	83.23%	49.15%	Profile
617	Cuddalore	26,05,914	13,11,697	12,94,217	987	78.04%	33.97%	Profile
633	Tiruppur	24,79,052	12,46,159	12,32,893	989	78.68%	61.36%	Profile
606	Tiruvannamalai	24,64,875	12,35,889	12,28,986	994	74.21%	20.08%	Profile
620	Thanjavur	24,05,890	11,82,416	12,23,474	1035	82.64%	35.39%	Profile
610	Erode	22,51,744	11,29,868	11,21,876	993	72.58%	51.43%	Profile
612	Dindigul	21,59,775	10,80,938	10,78,837	998	76.26%	37.41%	Profile
625	Virudhunagar	19,42,288	9,67,709	9,74,579	1007	80.15%	50.47%	Profile
631	Krishnagiri	18,79,809	9,60,232	9,19,577	958	71.46%	22.79%	Profile
629	Kanniyakumari	18,70,374	9,26,345	9,44,029	1019	91.75%	82.33%	Profile
627	Thoothukkudi	17,50,176	8,65,021	8,85,155	1023	86.16%	50.1%	Profile
609	Namakkal	17,26,601	8,69,280	8,57,321	986	74.63%	40.32%	Profile
621	Pudukkottai	16,18,345	8,03,188	8,15,157	1015	77.19%	19.55%	Profile
618	Nagapattinam	16,16,450	7,98,127	8,18,323	1025	83.59%	22.56%	Profile
630	Dharmapuri	15,06,843	7,74,303	7,32,540	946	68.54%	17.32%	Profile
626	Ramanathapuram	13,53,445	6,82,658	6,70,787	983	80.72%	30.34%	Profile
622	Sivaganga	13,39,101	6,68,672	6,70,429	1003	79.85%	30.83%	Profile
619	Thiruvarur	12,64,277	6,26,693	6,37,584	1017	82.86%	20.39%	Profile
624	Theni	12,45,899	6,25,683	6,20,216	991	77.26%	53.82%	Profile
613	Karur	10,64,493	5,28,184	5,36,309	1015	75.6%	40.82%	Profile
616	Ariyalur	7,54,894	3,74,703	3,80,191	1015	71.34%	11.1%	Profile
611	The Nilgiris	7,35,394	3,60,143	3,75,251	1042	85.2%	59.24%	Profile
615	Perambalur	5,65,223	2,82,157	2,83,066	1003	74.32%	17.19%	Profile

Data Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)Table Series: Primary Census Abstract 2011