Tamil Nadu Sex Ratio

Map of Tamil Nadu Sex Ratio

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As per the 2011 Census, Tamil Nadu has a total population of 72,138,958. In the previous census of 2001 it had a population of 62,405,679. The total male population of Tamil Nadu is 36,158,871 and the total female population is 35,980,087. The population growth since the last census was 15.60 percent and the total population of the state forms 5.96 percent of the entire population in India. The area of Tamil Nadu is 130,058 sq. km with a Density of 555 per sq km.

The Sex Ratio in Tamil Nadu is 995 for each 1000 male and has increased since the last census in which it was 986 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio is 946 per 1000 males and has decreased as compared to 959 in the last census. The Literacy rate in Tamil Nadu is 80.33 percent, with male and female literacy at 86.81 and 73.86 percent respectively. In figures, the total literates in Tamil Nadu are 52,413,116 out of which 28,314,595 are males and 24,098,521 are females.

The table provides district wise figures of population, growth, sex ratio, literacy and density in Tamil Nadu.

District	Population	Male population	Female population	Growth	Sex ratio	Literacy	Density
Ariyalur	752481	373319	379162	8.19	1016	71.99	387
Chennai	4681087	2357633	2323454	7.77	986	90.33	26903
Coimbatore	3472578	1735362	1737216	18.46	1001	84.31	748
Cuddalore	2600880	1311151	1289729	13.8	984	79.04	702
Dharmapuri	1502900	772490	730410	16.04	946	64.71	332
Dindigul	2161367	1081934	1079433	12.39	998	76.85	357
Erode	2259608	1134191	1125417	12.05	992	72.96	397
Kancheepuram	3990897	2010309	1980588	38.69	985	85.29	927
Kanniyakumari	1863174	926800	936374	11.17	1010	92.14	1106
Karur	1076588	534392	542196	15.06	1015	75.86	371
Krishnagiri	1883731	963152	920579	20.67	956	72.41	370
Madurai	3041038	1528308	1512730	17.95	990	81.66	823
Nagapattinam	1614069	797214	816855	8.41	1025	84.09	668
Namakkal	1721179	866740	854439	15.25	986	74.92	506
Perambalur	564511	281436	283075	14.36	1006	74.68	323
Pudukkottai	1618725	803337	815388	10.9	1015	77.76	348
Ramanathapuram	1337560	676574	660986	12.63	977	81.48	320
Salem	3480008	1780569	1699439	15.37	954	73.23	663
Sivaganga	1341250	670597	670653	16.09	1000	80.46	324
Thanjavur	2402781	1183112	1219669	8.42	1031	82.72	691
The Nilgiris	735071	360170	374901	-3.55	1041	85.65	288
Theni	1243684	624922	618762	13.69	990	77.62	433
Thiruvallur	3725697	1878559	1847138	35.25	983	83.82	1049
Thiruvarur	1268094	627616	640478	8.43	1020	83.26	533
Thoothukkudi	1738376	858919	879457	9.14	1024	86.52	378
Tiruchirappalli	2713858	1347863	1365995	12.22	1013	83.56	602
Tirunelveli	3072880	1518595	1554285	13.66	1024	82.92	458
Tiruppur	2471222	1242974	1228248	29.69	988	79.1	476
Tiruvannamalai	2468965	1238688	1230277	12.94	993	74.72	399
Vellore	3928106	1959676	1968430	12.96	1004	79.65	646
Viluppuram	3463284	1744832	1718452	16.99	985	72.08	482
Virudhunagar	1943309	967437	975872	10.96	1009	80.75	454

District	Female per thousand male
Dharmapuri	946
Salem	954
Krishnagiri	956
Ramanathapuram	977
Thiruvallur	983
Cuddalore	984
Viluppuram	985
Kancheepuram	985
Chennai	986
Namakkal	986
Tiruppur	988
Madurai	990
Theni	990
Erode	992
Tiruvannamalai	993
Dindigul	998
Sivaganga	1000
Coimbatore	1001
Vellore	1004
Perambalur	1006
Virudhunagar	1009
Kanniyakumari	1010
Tiruchirappalli	1013
Karur	1015
Pudukkottai	1015
Ariyalur	1016
Thiruvarur	1020
Tirunelveli	1024
Thoothukkudi	1024
Nagapattinam	1025
Thanjavur	1031
The Nilgiris	1041

Last Updated on : 7/06/2013