POPULATION  -  2001 (PROVISIONAL)

Tamil Nadu has a population of 6.21 crores with a growth of 11.9% during the period 1991-2001 as against 15.39% during 1981-91.  The population of Tamil Nadu constitutes 6.05% of the All India population.  (All India 1027015247).  Tamil Nadu ranks 6th among the States in India.

Regarding the distribution of the population among the districts, it may be seen that the most populous district in the State is, Coimbatore followed by Chennai, Vellore and Salem districts.  Chennai which stood at rank 1 during 1991 has been placed in the 2nd place. Coimbatore district has reported a population of 42.24 lakhs while Chennai 42.16 lakhs.

Perambalur district has recorded the lowest population among the districts, in Tamil Nadu. Ariyalur, The Nilgiris and Karur are the districts having a population of less than one million.

 

POPULATION BY DISTRICTS – TAMIL NADU

Sl.No.

District

Population 2001 (Provisional)

Male

Female

Total

1

Chennai

2161605

2054663

4216268

2

Kancheepuram

1455302

1414618

2869920

3

Thiruvallur

1390292

1348574

2738866

4

Vellore

1743871

1739099

3482970

5

Thiruvannamalai

1093191

1088662

2181853

6

Cuddalore

1148729

1131801

2280530

7

Villupuram

1484573

1459344

2943917

8

Thanjavur

1091557

1113818

2205375

9

Nagapattinam

738287

748768

1487055

10

Thiruvarur

578870

586343

1165213

11

Dharmapuri

1462136

1371116

2833252

12

Salem

1551357

1441397

2992754

13

Namakkal

760409

735252

1495661

14

Erode

1306039

1268028

2574067

15

The Nilgiris

379610

385216

764826

16

Coimbatore

2156280

2067827

4224107

17

Thiruchirapalli

1194133

1194698

2388831

18

Perambalur

242664

244307

486971

19

Ariyalur

345777

348281

694058

20

Karur

464489

469302

933791

21

Pudukkottai

720847

731422

1452269

22

Madurai

1295124

1267155

2562279

23

Theni

553118

541606

1094724

24

Ramanathapuram

582068

601253

1183321

25

Sivagangai

565594

585159

1150753

26

Dindugal

966201

952759

1918960

27

Thoothukudi

764087

801656

1565743

28

Virudhunagar

870820

880728

1751548

29

Thiruneveli

1372082

1429112

2801194

30

Kanniyakumari

829542

840221

1669763

 

STATE

31268654

30842185

62110839

 

Source : Director of Census Operations, Chennai.


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