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Tamil Nadu Census
2001
Population, Literates, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes by Districts
Population
| State /
District |
Region |
Population |
|
Person |
Male |
Female |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
TAMILNADU |
Total |
62405679 |
31400909 |
31004770 |
| Rural |
34921681 |
17531494 |
17390187 |
| Urban |
27483998 |
13869415 |
13614583 |
| 1 |
Ariyalur
|
Total |
695524 |
346763 |
348761 |
| Rural |
616539 |
307670 |
308869 |
| Urban |
78985 |
39093 |
39892 |
| 2 |
Chennai
|
Total |
4343645 |
2219539 |
2124106 |
| Rural |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Urban |
4343645 |
2219539 |
2124106 |
| 3 |
Coimbatore
|
Total |
4271856 |
2176031 |
2095825 |
| Rural |
1451653 |
734699 |
716954 |
| Urban |
2820203 |
1441332 |
1378871 |
| 4 |
Cuddalore
|
Total |
2285395 |
1150908 |
1134487 |
| Rural |
1531034 |
771786 |
759248 |
| Urban |
754361 |
379122 |
375239 |
| 5 |
Dharmapuri
|
Total |
2856300 |
1473597 |
1382703 |
| Rural |
2400354 |
1240122 |
1160232 |
| Urban |
455946 |
233475 |
222471 |
| 6 |
Dindigul
|
Total |
1923014 |
968137 |
954877 |
| Rural |
1249762 |
629073 |
620689 |
| Urban |
673252 |
339064 |
334188 |
| 7 |
Erode
|
Total |
2581500 |
1309278 |
1272222 |
| Rural |
1387537 |
705436 |
682101 |
| Urban |
1193963 |
603842 |
590121 |
| 8 |
Kancheepuram
|
Total |
2877468 |
1457242 |
1420226 |
| Rural |
1342502 |
676095 |
666407 |
| Urban |
1534966 |
781147 |
753819 |
| 9 |
Kanniyakumari
|
Total |
1676034 |
832269 |
843765 |
| Rural |
582107 |
289516 |
292591 |
| Urban |
1093927 |
542753 |
551174 |
| 10 |
Karur
|
Total |
935686 |
465538 |
470148 |
| Rural |
624430 |
310922 |
313508 |
| Urban |
311256 |
154616 |
156640 |
| 11 |
Madurai
|
Total |
2578201 |
1303363 |
1274838 |
| Rural |
1134025 |
573036 |
560989 |
| Urban |
1444176 |
730327 |
713849 |
| 12 |
Nagapattinam
|
Total |
1488839 |
739074 |
749765 |
| Rural |
1158557 |
576010 |
582547 |
| Urban |
330282 |
163064 |
167218 |
| 13 |
Namakkal
|
Total |
1493462 |
759551 |
733911 |
| Rural |
948230 |
482365 |
465865 |
| Urban |
545232 |
277186 |
268046 |
| 14 |
Perambalur
|
Total |
493646 |
246141 |
247505 |
| Rural |
414426 |
206807 |
207619 |
| Urban |
79220 |
39334 |
39886 |
| 15 |
Pudukkottai
|
Total |
1459601 |
724300 |
735301 |
| Rural |
1211217 |
600511 |
610706 |
| Urban |
248384 |
123789 |
124595 |
| 16 |
Ramanathapuram
|
Total |
1187604 |
583376 |
604228 |
| Rural |
885210 |
433290 |
451920 |
| Urban |
302394 |
150086 |
152308 |
| 17 |
Salem
|
Total |
3016346 |
1563633 |
1452713 |
| Rural |
1626162 |
852453 |
773709 |
| Urban |
1390184 |
711180 |
679004 |
| 18 |
Sivaganga
|
Total |
1155356 |
566947 |
588409 |
| Rural |
829272 |
405093 |
424179 |
| Urban |
326084 |
161854 |
164230 |
| 19 |
Thanjavur
|
Total |
2216138 |
1096638 |
1119500 |
| Rural |
1467577 |
726493 |
741084 |
| Urban |
748561 |
370145 |
378416 |
| 20 |
The Nilgiris
|
Total |
762141 |
378351 |
383790 |
| Rural |
307532 |
151874 |
155658 |
| Urban |
454609 |
226477 |
228132 |
| 21 |
Theni
|
Total |
1093950 |
552986 |
540964 |
| Rural |
502109 |
255152 |
246957 |
| Urban |
591841 |
297834 |
294007 |
| 22 |
Thiruvallur
|
Total |
2754756 |
1397407 |
1357349 |
| Rural |
1254674 |
629052 |
625622 |
| Urban |
1500082 |
768355 |
731727 |
| 23 |
Thiruvarur
|
Total |
1169474 |
580784 |
588690 |
| Rural |
932231 |
463502 |
468729 |
| Urban |
237243 |
117282 |
119961 |
| 24 |
Thoothukkudi
|
Total |
1572273 |
766823 |
805450 |
| Rural |
907500 |
439254 |
468246 |
| Urban |
664773 |
327569 |
337204 |
| 25 |
Tiruchirappalli
|
Total |
2418366 |
1208534 |
1209832 |
| Rural |
1279204 |
638617 |
640587 |
| Urban |
1139162 |
569917 |
569245 |
| 26 |
Tirunelveli
|
Total |
2723988 |
1333939 |
1390049 |
| Rural |
1415742 |
688797 |
726945 |
| Urban |
1308246 |
645142 |
663104 |
| 27 |
Tiruvannamalai
|
Total |
2186125 |
1095859 |
1090266 |
| Rural |
1785364 |
895738 |
889626 |
| Urban |
400761 |
200121 |
200640 |
| 28 |
Vellore
|
Total |
3477317 |
1741083 |
1736234 |
| Rural |
2169319 |
1088090 |
1081229 |
| Urban |
1307998 |
652993 |
655005 |
| 29 |
Viluppuram
|
Total |
2960373 |
1492442 |
1467931 |
| Rural |
2533456 |
1277415 |
1256041 |
| Urban |
426917 |
215027 |
211890 |
| 30 |
Virudhunagar
|
Total |
1751301 |
870376 |
880925 |
| Rural |
973956 |
482626 |
491330 |
| Urban |
777345 |
387750 |
389595
|
Source: Tamil
Nadu Census 2001
|
Tamil Nadu Census 2001 -
District-wise Literates, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Population Figures of India,
States and Union Territories
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