As per the 2011 Census of India, Tamil Nadu had a population of 72,147,039, an increase 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%, and about 10.51% of the population was below seven years old. It had a population density of 555 inhabitants per km2. The state had a workforce of 27,878,282 (44.67%).Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu
By district The following table shows the distributions of male and female populations of Tamil Nadu's districts, as of 2011:
+Districts wise population District Total Male % Female % Notes 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 1,729,29750.0 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 1,235,88950.1 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
By religion The following tables show the distribution of religious followers in Tamil Nadu, by number and percentage.
+ Religion in Tamil NaduReligion 2001 2011 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 2011 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
By language +First Languages of Tamil NaduSpeakersUrbanRuralPercentage of PopulationTamil63,743,847 34,087,55429,656,29388.35Telugu4,234,2161,973,8422,260,3745.87Urdu1,264,412243,4621,020,9501.75Kannada1,141,976606,611535,3651.58Malayalam718,977104,745614,2321.00Hindi331,05736,828294,2290.36Saurashtra238,55615,721222,8350.33Badaga132,10280,39251,7100.18Marathi85,38018,83366,5470.12Marwari34,85422634,6280.05Gujrati34,7931,72733,0660.05Bengali22,9302,49620,4340.03Odia21,1327,20313,9290.03Lambadi9,7949,5222720.01Rajasthani9,7923419,4510.01
See also Ethnic groups of Tamil Nadu Tamil people
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