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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu districts

All 32 districts of Tamil Nadu at the 2011 Census, ordered by population.

Districts of Tamil Nadu with 2011 Census population, literacy and sex ratio.
DistrictPopulationLiteracySex ratio
Chennai46.47 L90.18%989 / 1000
Kancheepuram39.98 L84.49%986 / 1000
Vellore39.36 L79.17%1007 / 1000
Thiruvallur37.28 L84.03%987 / 1000
Salem34.82 L72.86%954 / 1000
Viluppuram34.59 L71.88%987 / 1000
Coimbatore34.58 L83.98%1000 / 1000
Tirunelveli30.77 L82.50%1023 / 1000
Madurai30.38 L83.45%990 / 1000
Tiruchirappalli27.22 L83.23%1013 / 1000
Cuddalore26.06 L78.04%987 / 1000
Tiruppur24.79 L78.68%989 / 1000
Tiruvannamalai24.65 L74.21%994 / 1000
Thanjavur24.06 L82.64%1035 / 1000
Erode22.52 L72.58%993 / 1000
Dindigul21.60 L76.26%998 / 1000
Virudhunagar19.42 L80.15%1007 / 1000
Krishnagiri18.80 L71.46%958 / 1000
Kanniyakumari18.70 L91.75%1019 / 1000
Thoothukkudi17.50 L86.16%1023 / 1000
Namakkal17.27 L74.63%986 / 1000
Pudukkottai16.18 L77.19%1015 / 1000
Nagapattinam16.16 L83.59%1025 / 1000
Dharmapuri15.07 L68.54%946 / 1000
Ramanathapuram13.53 L80.72%983 / 1000
Sivaganga13.39 L79.85%1003 / 1000
Thiruvarur12.64 L82.86%1017 / 1000
Theni12.46 L77.26%991 / 1000
Karur10.64 L75.60%1015 / 1000
Ariyalur7.55 L71.34%1015 / 1000
The Nilgiris7.35 L85.20%1042 / 1000
Perambalur5.65 L74.32%1003 / 1000