Demographics of Tamil Nadu

Demographics of Tamil Nadu notification from Census of India Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901| 19,252,630| —
1911| 20,902,616| +0.83%
1921| 21,628,518| +0.34%
1931| 23,472,099| +0.82%
1941| 26,267,507| +1.13%
1951| 30,119,047| +1.38%
1961| 33,686,953| +1.13%
1971| 41,199,168| +2.03%
1981| 48,408,077| +1.63%
1991| 55,858,946| +1.44%
2001| 62,405,679| +1.11%
2011| 72,147,030| +1.46%
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At the 2011 Census of India, the population of the state of Tamil Nadu was 72,147,039, increasing 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%. 10.51% of the population was below seven years old, and it had a population density of 555.[citation needed]

## Distribution of population

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The following table shows the distributions of male and female populations of Tamil Nadu's districts, as of 2011:[citation needed]

Districts with population and area as per 2011 census District  | Total Population  | Male Population  | %  | Female Population  | %  | reference

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Ariyalur | 754,894 | 374,703  | 49.6 | 380,191  | 50.4 |
Chennai | 4,646,732 | 2,335,844  | 50.3 | 2,310,888  | 49.7 |
Coimbatore | 3,458,045 | 1,729,297  | 50.0 | 1,728,748  | 50.0 |
Cuddalore | 2,605,914 | 1,311,697  | 50.3 | 1,294,217  | 49.7 |
Dharmapuri | 1,506,843 | 774,303  | 51.4 | 732,540  | 48.6 |
Dindigul | 2,159,775 | 1,080,938  | 50.0 | 1,078,837  | 50.0 |
Erode | 2,251,744 | 1,129,868  | 50.2 | 1,121,876  | 49.8 |
Kancheepuram | 3,998,252 | 2,012,958  | 50.3 | 1,985,294  | 49.7 |
Kanniyakumari | 1,870,374 | 926,345  | 49.5 | 944,029  | 50.5 |
Karur | 1,064,493 | 528,184  | 49.6 | 536,309  | 50.4 |
Krishnagiri | 1,879,809 | 960,232  | 51.1 | 919,577  | 48.9 |
Madurai | 3,038,252 | 1,526,475  | 50.2 | 1,511,777  | 49.8 |
Nagapattinam | 1,616,450 | 798,127  | 49.4 | 818,323  | 50.6 |
Namakkal | 1,726,601 | 869,280  | 50.3 | 857,321  | 49.7 |
Perambalur | 565,223 | 282,157  | 49.9 | 283,066  | 50.1 |
Pudukkottai | 1,618,345 | 803,188  | 49.6 | 815,157  | 50.4 |
Ramanathapuram | 1,353,445 | 682,658  | 50.4 | 670,787  | 49.6 |
Salem | 3,482,056 | 1,781,571  | 51.2 | 1,700,485  | 48.8 |
Sivaganga | 1,339,101 | 668,672  | 49.9 | 670,429  | 50.1 |
Thanjavur | 2,405,890 | 1,182,416  | 49.1 | 1,223,474  | 50.9 |
The Nilgiris | 735,394 | 360,143  | 49.0 | 375,251  | 51.0 |
Theni | 1,245,899 | 625,683  | 50.2 | 620,216  | 49.8 |
Thiruvallur | 3,728,104 | 1,876,062  | 50.3 | 1,852,042  | 49.7 |
Thiruvarur | 1,264,277 | 626,693  | 49.6 | 637,584  | 50.4 |
Thoothukudi | 1,750,176 | 865,021  | 49.4 | 885,155  | 50.6 |
Tiruchirappalli | 2,722,290 | 1,352,284  | 49.7 | 1,370,006  | 50.3 |
Tirunelveli | 3,077,233 | 1,520,912  | 49.4 | 1,556,321  | 50.6 |
Tiruppur | 2,479,052 | 1,246,159  | 50.3 | 1,232,893  | 49.7 |
Tiruvannamalai | 2,464,875 | 1,235,889  | 50.1 | 1,228,986  | 49.9 |
Vellore | 3,936,331 | 1,961,688  | 49.8 | 1,974,643  | 50.2 |
Viluppuram | 3,458,873 | 1,740,819  | 50.3 | 1,718,054  | 49.7 |
Virudhunagar | 1,942,288 | 967,709  | 49.8 | 974,579  | 50.2 |
Total | 72,147,030 | 36,137,975  | 50.1 | 36,009,055  | 49.9 |

## Important facts

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### Growth rate

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As of 2011, Tamil Nadu's growth rate was 15.61%.[citation needed]

It performed reasonably well in literacy growth from 2001 to 2011, increasing from 73.47% to 80.09%. It came second in the CBSE pass percentage at 92.3%, after Trivandrum[2] Region.[citation needed]

### Religion demographics

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The following tables show the distribution of religious followers in Tamil Nadu, by number and percentage.

Religion in Tamil Nadu  Religion | 2001[3] | 2011[4]

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Hinduism | 54,985,079 | 63,188,168
Christianity | 3,785,060 | 4,418,331
Islam | 3,470,647 | 4,229,479
Jainism | 83,359 | 89,265
Sikhism | 9,545 | 14,601
Buddhism | 5,393 | 11,186
Other | 7,252 | 7,414
Not stated | n/a | 188,586
Total | 62,405,679 | 72,147,030
Religion in Tamil Nadu (%)  Religion | 2001[3] | 2011[3]

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Hinduism | 88.11 | 87.58
Christianity | 6.06 | 6.12
Islam | 5.56 | 5.86
Jainism | 0.13 | 0.12
Sikhism | 0.01 | 0.02
Buddhism | >0.01 | 0.01
Other | 0.01 | 0.01
Not stated | n/a | 0.26

### Workforce

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At the 2001 census, Tamil Nadu had 27,878,282 workers (44.67% of its population) and 34,527,397 non-workers (55.33%).[5]

## Language

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First Languages of Tamil Nadu[6] | Speakers  | Urban  | Rural  | Percentage of Population

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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

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* Ethnic groups of Tamil Nadu
* Tamil people

## References and notes

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1. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
2. ^ Trivandrum
3. ^ a b c "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
4. ^ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
5. ^ Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu Archived August 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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6. ^ Linguistic Survey of India Tamil Nadu. p. 23.

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