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Census2011 TN
Census2011 TN
Tamil Nadu
PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS
st 31
March 2011
CENSUS 2011
Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872 Census 2011 was held in two phases:
Houselisting & Housing Census (April to September 2010)
Population Enumeration
Taluks
Villages No. of Statutory Towns
215
15979 721*
Municipal Corporations
Municipalities Town Panchayats
10
148 561
Census Towns
Town Ships Cantonments
* Includes two Cantonments
374
2 2
Provisional Population is arrived at by adding the Population as reported by each Enumerator for the Enumeration Block assigned to her/him The final population will be arrived at by scanning of Schedules, data processing and other checks The Final Population is likely to be released next year
Population
Provisional
Persons
Males* Females Decadal variation 2001-2011
*Males includes Males and Others
7,21,38,958
3,61,58,871 3,59,80,087 97,33,279
Tamil Nadu stands 7th among the States & UTs in terms of population
Key facts
Population
Top four districts Chennai 46,81,087 Kancheepuram 39,90,897 Vellore 39,28,106 Thiruvallur 37,25,697 Last four districts
Karur Ariyalur The Nilgiris Perambalur 1076588 752481 735071 564511
TAMIL NADU
POPULATION AND NET DECADAL ACCRETION 1901-2011
900
97
800 700
65
Net decadal population accretion Population
Population in Lakhs
75
72 75 36 721 559 412 484 624
39 28 16 7 18
200 100
193
209
216
235
263
301
337
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
Census Years
25.0
24.8 TAMIL NADU India 21.5 22.3 24.7 23.9 21.4 17.6 15.4 15.6 13.3 11.8 11.7
20.0
17.5
15.0
14.7
10.0
8.6 5.8
5.0
0.0
1911
-0.3
1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
-5.0
Census Decade
Density of Population
600 500 400
325
382
480
555
2001 2011
300
200 100 0 India Tamil Nadu
Sex Ratio
TAMIL NADU SEX RATIO 1901-2011
1050 1040
Females per 1000 Males
1044
980
970 960 950 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
Census Years
-13 4
Improvement in districts with history of low Child Sex Ratio Change in 2011
960 940
Female children per 100 male children
2001
46 85 66 891
24
860
840 820 800 780 760
826
851
889
Dharmapuri Salem Theni Namakkal DISTRICTS WITH LOW CHILD SEX RATIO IN 2001
Cuddalore
957
-62 -57
Ariyalur
949
Perambalur
937
-24 -23
Viluppuram
961
Tiruvannamalai
948
100 300 500 700 900
-16
-100
Literacy Rate
LITERACY RATE 2001-2011
90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 India Tamil Nadu
9.2
6.9
64.8
73.5
2001
LITERACY RATE
TAMIL NADU INDIA 80.3 74.0
85.7
Kancheepuram
LOWEST FOUR
Krishnagiri
Viluppuram Ariyalur
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
Percentage
35.0
India Tamil Nadu
30.0
25.0
20.0
17.9 16.6
15.0
13.0