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details about

1. Dr. C. CHANDRAMOULI, I.A.S.
Director of Census Operations,
Tamil Nadu

2. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES PERSONS MALES FEMALES
TAMIL NADU 62,405,679 31,400,909 31,004,770 11.72 10.96 12.50 987
Thiruvallur 2,754,756 1,397,407 1,357,349 23.06 22.15 24.01 971
Chennai 4,343,645 2,219,539 2,124,106 13.07 11.74 14.50 957
Kancheepuram 2,877,468 1,457,242 1,420,226 19.15 18.41 19.92 975
Vellore 3,477,317 1,741,083 1,736,234 14.90 13.80 16.02 997
Dharmapuri 2,856,300 1,473,597 1,382,703 17.61 17.82 17.38 938
Tiruvannamalai 2,186,125 1,095,859 1,090,266 7.01 6.39 7.64 995
Viluppuram 2,960,373 1,492,442 1,467,931 7.43 6.61 8.27 984
Salem 3,016,346 1,563,633 1,452,713 17.20 16.94 17.48 929
Namakkal 1,493,462 759,551 733,911 12.91 12.57 13.27 966
Erode 2,581,500 1,309,278 1,272,222 11.26 10.46 12.09 972
The Nilgiris 762,141 378,351 383,790 7.31 5.65 9.00 1,014
Coimbatore 4,271,856 2,176,031 2,095,825 21.76 21.08 22.48 963
Dindigul 1,923,014 968,137 954,877 9.22 8.68 9.78 986
Karur 935,686 465,538 470,148 9.54 8.97 10.12 1,010
Tiruchirappalli 2,418,366 1,208,534 1,209,832 10.10 9.07 11.15 1,001
Perambalur 493,646 246,141 247,505 9.45 7.76 11.18 1,006
Ariyalur 695,524 346,763 348,761 9.29 7.64 10.99 1,006
Cuddalore 2,285,395 1,150,908 1,134,487 7.66 6.66 8.70 986
Nagapattinam 1,488,839 739,074 749,765 8.07 6.94 9.22 1,014
Thiruvarur 1,169,474 580,784 588,690 6.31 4.93 7.70 1,014
Thanjavur 2,216,138 1,096,638 1,119,500 7.91 6.58 9.24 1,021
Pudukkottai 1,459,601 724,300 735,301 9.98 9.45 10.51 1,015
Sivaganga 1,155,356 566,947 588,409 4.74 4.48 4.99 1,038
Madurai 2,578,201 1,303,363 1,274,838 7.41 6.64 8.20 978
Theni 1,093,950 552,986 540,964 4.25 3.52 5.01 978
Virudhunagar 1,751,301 870,376 880,925 11.90 10.89 12.92 1,012
Ramanathapuram 1,187,604 583,376 604,228 6.12 4.83 7.39 1,036
Thoothukkudi 1,572,273 766,823 805,450 7.99 8.04 7.95 1,050
Tirunelveli 2,723,988 1,333,939 1,390,049 8.88 8.46 9.29 1,042
Kanniyakumari 1,676,034 832,269 843,765 4.73 3.54 5.93 1,014
TAMIL NADU - FINAL POPULATION, 2001- TOTAL
GROWTH RATE 1991-01POPULATION

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TAMIL NADU
TIRUVANNAMALAI
PERAMBALUR
DHARMAPURI
THE NILGIRIS
ERODE
NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
VILUPPURAM
SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
TIRUCHIRAPPALLICOIMBATORE
THANJAVUR
KARUR
THIRUVARUR
NAGAPATTINAM
DINDIGUL
PUDUKKOTTAI
MADURAI
THENI
RAMANATHAPURAM
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
CHENNAI
VELLORE
NAGAPATTINAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
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3477317
4343645
2877468
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2960373
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2581500
2285395
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935686
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1923014
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1676034
DISTRIBUTION OF
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Distribution of Total Population
3500001 - 4343645
2500001 - 3500000
1750001 - 2500000
1000001 - 1750000
493646 - 1000000 TamilNaduhasaddeda
populationof65.47
Lakhssincethelast
Census.Chennaiand
Coimbatore have
returnedthehighest
populationintheState.
PerambalurandAriyalur
aretheleastpopulated
districts.Geographically,
the northwestern
districts form a
contiguousbeltofhigh
population,whilethe
southeastern coastal
districtshavereturned
theleastpopulation.

4. TAMIL NADU
POPULATION & NET DECADAL VARIATION 1901-2001
192.53 192.53
209.03 216.29
234.72
262.68
301.19
336.87
411.99
484.08
558.59
16.50 7.26
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27.95
38.52
35.68
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CENSUS YEAR
POPULATION (in Lakhs)
Population in previous Census year Net Decadal Accretion

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TAMIL NADU
GROWTH RATE OF POPULATION 1991-2001
14.90
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19.15
17.61
7.01
7.43
17.20
11.26
7.66
7.31
12.91
9.45
9.29
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21.76
7.91
9.54
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8.07
9.22
9.98
4.74
7.41
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11.90
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TIRUVANNAMALAI
PERAMBALUR
DHARMAPURI
THE NILGIRIS
ERODE
NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
VILUPPURAM
SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
TIRUCHIRAPPALLICOIMBATORE
THANJAVUR
KARUR
THIRUVARUR
NAGAPATTINAM
DINDIGUL
PUDUKKOTTAI
MADURAI
THENI
RAMANATHAPURAM
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
CHENNAI
VELLORE
NAGAPATTINAM
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Percentage growth rate of Population 1991-01
20.01 - 23.06
16.01 - 20.00
12.01 - 16.00
8.01 - 12.00 State Average - 11.72
4.25 - 8 Tamil Nadu has
witnessedagrowthrate
of11.72%in1991-2001.
Thisis3.67percentage
pointsbelowthegrowth
rateoftheprevious
decade(15.39%).The
districtsofThiruvallur,
Coimbatore,
Kancheepuram,
DharmapuriandSalem
haveshownthehighest
growthrates.Theni,
Kanniyakumari,
Sivaganga,
Ramanathapuram and
Thiruvarurhaveshown
verylowgrowthrates.

6. TAMIL NADU
GROWTH OF POPULATION 1901-2001
-10.00
-5.00
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10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
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35.00
40.00
45.00
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1901-111911-211921-311931-411941-511951-611961-711971-811981-911991-2001
Percentage Decadal variation in Population
URBAN
TOTAL
RURAL

7. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES PERSONS MALES FEMALES
TAMIL NADU 34,921,681 17,531,494 17,390,187 -5.06 -5.58 -4.52 992
Thiruvallur 1,254,674 629,052 625,622 10.45 9.62 11.30 995
Chennai - - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Kancheepuram 1,342,502 676,095 666,407 -6.09 -6.68 -5.49 986
Vellore 2,169,319 1,088,090 1,081,229 4.96 3.82 6.14 994
Dharmapuri 2,400,354 1,240,122 1,160,232 9.21 9.52 8.88 936
Tiruvannamalai 1,785,364 895,738 889,626 -0.82 -1.29 -0.34 993
Viluppuram 2,533,456 1,277,415 1,256,041 -0.62 -1.28 0.07 983
Salem 1,626,162 852,453 773,709 -6.51 -6.27 -6.78 908
Namakkal 948,230 482,365 465,865 -7.12 -7.23 -7.00 966
Erode 1,387,537 705,436 682,101 -20.58 -20.87 -20.27 967
The Nilgiris 307,532 151,874 155,658 -13.80 -15.11 -12.49 1,025
Coimbatore 1,451,653 734,699 716,954 -12.73 -13.17 -12.27 976
Dindigul 1,249,762 629,073 620,689 -9.67 -10.02 -9.32 987
Karur 624,430 310,922 313,508 -8.78 -9.27 -8.28 1,008
Tiruchirappalli 1,279,204 638,617 640,587 -2.79 -3.22 -2.35 1,003
Perambalur 414,426 206,807 207,619 -2.39 -3.79 -0.96 1,004
Ariyalur 616,539 307,670 308,869 0.70 -0.74 2.18 1,004
Cuddalore 1,531,034 771,786 759,248 -1.89 -2.59 -1.18 984
Nagapattinam 1,158,557 576,010 582,547 6.01 4.98 7.06 1,011
Thiruvarur 932,231 463,502 468,729 2.18 0.89 3.50 1,011
Thanjavur 1,467,577 726,493 741,084 -1.30 -2.39 -0.22 1,020
Pudukkottai 1,211,217 600,511 610,706 6.56 6.08 7.04 1,017
Sivaganga 829,272 405,093 424,179 2.02 1.97 2.06 1,047
Madurai 1,134,025 573,036 560,989 -5.80 -6.07 -5.51 979
Theni 502,109 255,152 246,957 -28.65 -28.78 -28.52 968
Virudhunagar 973,956 482,626 491,330 -0.55 -1.33 0.23 1,018
Ramanathapuram 885,210 433,290 451,920 1.82 0.52 3.11 1,043
Thoothukkudi 907,500 439,254 468,246 5.99 6.41 5.60 1,066
Tirunelveli 1,415,742 688,797 726,945 -17.14 -17.69 -16.62 1,055
Kanniyakumari 582,107 289,516 292,591 -56.24 -56.71 -55.76 1,011
TAMIL NADU - FINAL POPULATION, 2001- RURAL
POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1991-01

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TIRUVANNAMALAI
PERAMBALUR
DHARMAPURI
THE NILGIRIS
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NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
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SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
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THANJAVUR
KARUR
THIRUVARUR
NAGAPATTINAM
DINDIGUL
PUDUKKOTTAI
MADURAI
THENI
RAMANATHAPURAM
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
CHENNAI
VELLORE
NAGAPATTINAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
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2169319
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1785364
2533456
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1387537
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616539
1279204
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PONDICHERRY
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POPULATION 2001
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Distribution of Rural Population
1500001 - 2533456
1250001 - 1500000
1000001 - 1250000
307532 - 1000000
E.U. - Entirely Urban Thereare16,317villagesin
TamilNadu.Therural
populationforms56%of
thetotalpopulation.The
growthrateofrural
population has been
negative(-5.06%).Thisis
largelyduetothefactthat
therehasbeenaquantum
jumpinthenumberof
urbanbodiesintheState.
Thesexratioinruralareas
is992.Thisismuchhigher
thantheStateaverageof
987.Thedistrictsof
Viluppuram,Dharmapuri,
Vellore,Tiruvannamalai,
SalemandCuddalorehave
the highest rural
populationintheState.

9. TAMIL NADU
RURAL POPULATION & NET DECADAL VARIATION 1901-2001
-2.5
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1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
CENSUS YEAR
RURAL POPULATION (in Millions)
Rural Population in previous Census Net Decadal Accretion Net Decadal Decretion

10. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES PERSONS MALES FEMALES
TAMIL NADU 27,483,998 13,869,415 13,614,583 44.06 42.52 45.67 982
Thiruvallur 1,500,082 768,355 731,727 36.05 34.75 37.43 952
Chennai 4,343,645 2,219,539 2,124,106 13.07 11.74 14.50 957
Kancheepuram 1,534,966 781,147 753,819 55.77 54.33 57.29 965
Vellore 1,307,998 652,993 655,005 36.29 35.51 37.08 1,003
Dharmapuri 455,946 233,475 222,471 97.66 97.21 98.13 953
Tiruvannamalai 400,761 200,121 200,640 64.97 63.19 66.78 1,003
Viluppuram 426,917 215,027 211,890 106.78 103.15 110.59 985
Salem 1,390,184 711,180 679,004 66.65 66.28 67.03 955
Namakkal 545,232 277,186 268,046 80.63 79.04 82.31 967
Erode 1,193,963 603,842 590,121 108.27 105.57 111.11 977
The Nilgiris 454,609 226,477 228,132 28.63 26.37 30.95 1,007
Coimbatore 2,820,203 1,441,332 1,378,871 52.86 51.56 54.24 957
Dindigul 673,252 339,064 334,188 78.57 76.91 80.29 986
Karur 311,256 154,616 156,640 83.46 82.92 84.01 1,013
Tiruchirappalli 1,139,162 569,917 569,245 29.36 27.17 31.63 999
Perambalur 79,220 39,334 39,886 199.50 192.01 207.26 1,014
Ariyalur 78,985 39,093 39,892 227.18 220.57 233.94 1,020
Cuddalore 754,361 379,122 375,239 34.19 32.19 36.26 990
Nagapattinam 330,282 163,064 167,218 15.98 14.50 17.47 1,025
Thiruvarur 237,243 117,282 119,961 26.34 24.64 28.05 1,023
Thanjavur 748,561 370,145 378,416 32.07 30.03 34.13 1,022
Pudukkottai 248,384 123,789 124,595 30.38 29.36 31.42 1,007
Sivaganga 326,084 161,854 164,230 12.37 11.33 13.41 1,015
Madurai 1,444,176 730,327 713,849 20.70 19.32 22.14 977
Theni 591,841 297,834 294,007 71.26 69.28 73.32 987
Virudhunagar 777,345 387,750 389,595 32.72 31.09 34.39 1,005
Ramanathapuram 302,394 150,086 152,308 21.06 19.64 22.50 1,015
Thoothukkudi 664,773 327,569 337,204 10.85 10.31 11.39 1,029
Tirunelveli 1,308,246 645,142 663,104 64.94 64.11 65.75 1,028
Kanniyakumari 1,093,927 542,753 551,174 304.99 302.09 307.90 1,016
TAMIL NADU - FINAL POPULATION, 2001- URBAN
POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1991-01

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Kilometers
TAMIL NADU
DISTRIBUTION OF URBAN
POPULATION 2001
TIRUVANNAMALAI
PERAMBALUR
DHARMAPURI
THE NILGIRIS
ERODE
NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
VILUPPURAM
SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
TIRUCHIRAPPALLICOIMBATORE
THANJAVUR
KARUR
THIRUVARUR
NAGAPATTINAM
DINDIGUL
PUDUKKOTTAI
MADURAI
THENI
RAMANATHAPURAM
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
CHENNAI
VELLORE
NAGAPATTINAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
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1534966
455946
400761
426917
1390184
1193963
754361
454609
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78985
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330282
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248384
326084
1444176
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BAY
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PONDICHERRY
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1500001 - 4343645
750001 - 1500000
500001 - 750000
250001 - 500000
78985 - 250000 Thereare832urbanunitsin
TamilNaduin2001.This
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urbanbodiesintheState
from469in1991to832in
2001.Theurbanpopulation
forms44%ofthetotal
population.Thegrowthrate
ofurbanpopulationhas
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thelastdecade.Apartfrom
Chennai, which is
completely urban,the
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Kancheepuram and
Thiruvallurhavereturned
highurbanpopulation.The
sexratioinurbanareasis
982.

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URBAN POPULATION & NET DECADAL ACCRETION 1901-2001
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URBAN POPULATION (in Millions)
Net Decadal Accretion
Urban Population in previous Census

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TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
VILUPPURAM
SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
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THANJAVUR
KARUR
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THENI
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TIRUNELVELI
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CHENNAI
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Females per 1000 Males
1025 - 1050
1000 - 1024
975 - 999 State Average - 987
950 - 974
929 - 949 There has been a
considerableincreaseinthe
numberoffemalesper1000
malesinTamilNadu.The
sexratiohasgoneupfrom
974in1991to987in2001.
15districtshaveshowna
ratioofmorethan1000.
SalemandDharmapurihave
returnedthelowestsexratio
intheState.

14. 900
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1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
CENSUS YEAR
SEX RATIO IN TAMIL NADU DURING 1901-2001
TOTAL
RURAL
URBAN

15. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
% OF
SCHEDULED
CASTE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES
TAMIL NADU 11,857,504 5,932,925 5,924,579 19.00 999
Thiruvallur 600,858 301,316 299,542 21.81 994
Chennai 598,110 301,835 296,275 13.77 982
Kancheepuram 721,989 362,097 359,892 25.09 994
Vellore 714,054 354,551 359,503 20.53 1,014
Dharmapuri 416,951 212,136 204,815 14.60 965
Tiruvannamalai 467,532 233,572 233,960 21.39 1,002
Viluppuram 810,931 408,234 402,697 27.39 986
Salem 475,738 244,391 231,347 15.77 947
Namakkal 280,776 143,014 137,762 18.80 963
Erode 422,204 213,312 208,892 16.35 979
The Nilgiris 238,014 117,792 120,222 31.23 1,021
Coimbatore 630,675 315,869 314,806 14.76 997
Dindigul 376,170 189,066 187,104 19.56 990
Karur 190,260 94,194 96,066 20.33 1,020
Tiruchirappalli 399,493 197,917 201,576 16.52 1,018
Perambalur 149,145 73,866 75,279 30.21 1,019
Ariyalur 151,220 75,326 75,894 21.74 1,008
Cuddalore 634,479 318,713 315,766 27.76 991
Nagapattinam 441,231 219,933 221,298 29.64 1,006
Thiruvarur 378,314 188,682 189,632 32.35 1,005
Thanjavur 399,653 198,820 200,833 18.03 1,010
Pudukkottai 249,471 123,701 125,770 17.09 1,017
Sivaganga 188,857 92,590 96,267 16.35 1,040
Madurai 323,252 162,595 160,657 12.54 988
Theni 211,800 107,109 104,691 19.36 977
Virudhunagar 332,297 164,930 167,367 18.97 1,015
Ramanathapuram 216,312 107,381 108,931 18.21 1,014
Thoothukkudi 288,954 143,013 145,941 18.38 1,020
Tirunelveli 481,052 233,605 247,447 17.66 1,059
Kanniyakumari 67,712 33,365 34,347 4.04 1,029
SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION SEX
RATIO

16. 40 0 40 80
Kilometers
TAMIL NADU
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16.35
14.76
27.39
17.66
21.39
19.56
20.53
15.77
18.38
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TIRUVANNAMALAI
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DHARMAPURI
THE NILGIRIS
ERODE
NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
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SALEM
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ARIYALUR
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Percentage of SC Population
27.01 - 32.35
22.01 - 27.00
17.01 - 22.00 State Average - 19.00
4.04 - 17.00 ScheduledCastesform
19% ofthetotal
populationinTamilNadu
in2001.70%ofthe
populationisresidentin
ruralareas.Thiruvarur,
TheNilgiris,Perambalur,
Nagapattinam,Cuddalore
andViluppuramdistricts
havereturnedthelargest
proportionofScheduled
Castes.Thesexratio
amongtheScheduled
castesis999,whichis
muchhigherthanthe
generalsexratioofthe
State.

17. SCHEDULED CASTES POPULATION IN TAMIL NADU
2001
URBAN
35,48,614
29.93% RURAL
83,08,890
70.07%
TOTAL - 1,18,57,504

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1971-81 1981-91 1991-2001
GROWTH OF SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION IN TAMIL NADU 1971-01
TOTAL RURAL URBAN

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DISTRICT
% OF
SCHEDULED
CASTE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES
TAMIL NADU 11,857,504 5,932,925 5,924,579 19.00 999
Thiruvallur 600,858 301,316 299,542 21.81 994
Chennai 598,110 301,835 296,275 13.77 982
Kancheepuram 721,989 362,097 359,892 25.09 994
Vellore 714,054 354,551 359,503 20.53 1,014
Dharmapuri 416,951 212,136 204,815 14.60 965
Tiruvannamalai 467,532 233,572 233,960 21.39 1,002
Viluppuram 810,931 408,234 402,697 27.39 986
Salem 475,738 244,391 231,347 15.77 947
Namakkal 280,776 143,014 137,762 18.80 963
Erode 422,204 213,312 208,892 16.35 979
The Nilgiris 238,014 117,792 120,222 31.23 1,021
Coimbatore 630,675 315,869 314,806 14.76 997
Dindigul 376,170 189,066 187,104 19.56 990
Karur 190,260 94,194 96,066 20.33 1,020
Tiruchirappalli 399,493 197,917 201,576 16.52 1,018
Perambalur 149,145 73,866 75,279 30.21 1,019
Ariyalur 151,220 75,326 75,894 21.74 1,008
Cuddalore 634,479 318,713 315,766 27.76 991
Nagapattinam 441,231 219,933 221,298 29.64 1,006
Thiruvarur 378,314 188,682 189,632 32.35 1,005
Thanjavur 399,653 198,820 200,833 18.03 1,010
Pudukkottai 249,471 123,701 125,770 17.09 1,017
Sivaganga 188,857 92,590 96,267 16.35 1,040
Madurai 323,252 162,595 160,657 12.54 988
Theni 211,800 107,109 104,691 19.36 977
Virudhunagar 332,297 164,930 167,367 18.97 1,015
Ramanathapuram 216,312 107,381 108,931 18.21 1,014
Thoothukkudi 288,954 143,013 145,941 18.38 1,020
Tirunelveli 481,052 233,605 247,447 17.66 1,059
Kanniyakumari 67,712 33,365 34,347 4.04 1,029
SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION % OF
SCHEDULED
TRIBE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
PERSON MALESFEMALES
651,321 328,917 322,404 1.04 980
37,858 18,880 18,978 1.37 1,005
6,728 3,368 3,360 0.15 998
26,508 13,267 13,241 0.92 998
63,040 31,860 31,180 1.81 979
59,549 30,520 29,029 2.08 951
72,760 36,928 35,832 3.33 970
63,920 32,294 31,626 2.16 979
103,921 52,693 51,228 3.45 972
51,416 26,039 25,377 3.44 975
17,693 8,933 8,760 0.69 981
28,373 14,014 14,359 3.72 1,025
29,103 14,738 14,365 0.68 975
6,484 3,320 3,164 0.34 953
1,450 711 739 0.15 1,039
18,912 9,596 9,316 0.78 971
3,307 1,708 1,599 0.67 936
8,529 4,228 4,301 1.23 1,017
11,773 5,920 5,853 0.52 989
3,420 1,734 1,686 0.23 972
2,673 1,310 1,363 0.23 1,040
3,641 1,773 1,868 0.16 1,054
792 398 394 0.05 990
1,083 536 547 0.09 1,021
5,972 3,060 2,912 0.23 952
1,686 855 831 0.15 972
2,357 1,158 1,199 0.13 1,035
1,078 556 522 0.09 939
3,494 1,762 1,732 0.22 983
8,358 4,080 4,278 0.31 1,049
5,443 2,678 2,765 0.32 1,032
SCHEDULED TRIBE
POPULATION

20. 40 0 40 80
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TAMIL NADU
1.37
0.15
0.92
2.08
3.33
2.16
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0.69
0.52
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TIRUVANNAMALAI
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DHARMAPURI
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NAMAKKAL
SIVAGANGA
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
KANNIYAKUMARI
THIRUVALLUR
KANCHEEPURAM
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SALEM
CUDDALORE
ARIYALUR
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KARUR
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PUDUKKOTTAI
MADURAI
THENI
RAMANATHAPURAM
TIRUNELVELI
THOOTHUKKUDI
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1.51 - 3.72
0.76 - 1.50 State Average - 1.04
0.26 - 0.75
0.05 - 0.25 ScheduledTribesform
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populationinTamilNadu
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proportionofScheduled
Tribes.Thesexratio
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Tribesis980,whichis
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sexratiooftheState.

21. SCHEDULED TRIBES POPULATION IN TAMIL NADU
2001
RURAL
5,51,143
84.62%
URBAN
1,00,178
15.38%
TOTAL - 6,51,321

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1981
1991
2001
PERCENTAGE OF SCHEDULED TRIBE POPULATION TO TOTAL
POPULATION 1981-2001
URBAN
RURAL

23. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
% OF
SCHEDULED
CASTE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
% OF
SCHEDULED
TRIBE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES PERSONS MALESFEMALES
TAMIL NADU 8,308,890 4,159,182 4,149,708 23.79 998 551,143 278,746 272,397 1.58 977
Thiruvallur 400,496 200,050 200,446 31.92 1,002 28,885 14,466 14,419 2.30 997
Chennai - - - - - - - - - -
Kancheepuram 496,932 249,258 247,674 37.02 994 18,062 9,066 8,996 1.35 992
Vellore 505,677 251,749 253,928 23.31 1,009 58,237 29,455 28,782 2.68 977
Dharmapuri 363,285 185,061 178,224 15.13 963 57,763 29,592 28,171 2.41 952
Tiruvannamalai 412,993 206,740 206,253 23.13 998 69,198 35,129 34,069 3.88 970
Viluppuram 740,441 373,085 367,356 29.23 985 61,687 31,149 30,538 2.43 980
Salem 288,559 149,374 139,185 17.74 932 98,722 49,988 48,734 6.07 975
Namakkal 212,849 108,271 104,578 22.45 966 50,454 25,552 24,902 5.32 975
Erode 273,677 138,667 135,010 19.72 974 15,120 7,573 7,547 1.09 997
The Nilgiris 85,485 42,423 43,062 27.80 1,015 19,600 9,753 9,847 6.37 1,010
Coimbatore 310,714 156,044 154,670 21.40 991 19,559 9,880 9,679 1.35 980
Dindigul 269,809 135,694 134,115 21.59 988 3,512 1,773 1,739 0.28 981
Karur 144,327 71,518 72,809 23.11 1,018 1,075 533 542 0.17 1,017
Tiruchirappalli 261,417 129,181 132,236 20.44 1,024 14,383 7,324 7,059 1.12 964
Perambalur 128,590 63,753 64,837 31.03 1,017 2,768 1,423 1,345 0.67 945
Ariyalur 140,236 69,792 70,444 22.75 1,009 7,907 3,926 3,981 1.28 1,014
Cuddalore 514,729 259,264 255,465 33.62 985 7,241 3,641 3,600 0.47 989
Nagapattinam 399,441 199,346 200,095 34.48 1,004 1,618 824 794 0.14 964
Thiruvarur 342,530 171,053 171,477 36.74 1,002 971 493 478 0.10 970
Thanjavur 332,385 165,344 167,041 22.65 1,010 1,302 649 653 0.09 1,006
Pudukkottai 221,161 109,583 111,578 18.26 1,018 432 214 218 0.04 1,019
Sivaganga 159,256 77,886 81,370 19.20 1,045 375 190 185 0.05 974
Madurai 223,475 112,697 110,778 19.71 983 2,054 1,074 980 0.18 912
Theni 116,509 59,274 57,235 23.20 966 1,046 531 515 0.21 970
Virudhunagar 239,324 118,805 120,519 24.57 1,014 953 485 468 0.10 965
Ramanathapuram 186,059 92,158 93,901 21.02 1,019 396 212 184 0.04 868
Thoothukkudi 216,801 107,116 109,685 23.89 1,024 1,060 504 556 0.12 1,103
Tirunelveli 294,885 142,786 152,099 20.83 1,065 3,202 1,574 1,628 0.23 1,034
Kanniyakumari 26,848 13,210 13,638 4.61 1,032 3,561 1,773 1,788 0.61 1,008
TAMIL NADU - FINAL POPULATION, 2001-SCHEDULED CASTE & SCHEDULED TRIBES - RURAL
SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION
SCHEDULED TRIBE
POPULATION

24. NAME OF STATE/
DISTRICT
% OF
SCHEDULED
CASTE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
% OF
SCHEDULED
TRIBE
POPULATION
TO TOTAL
POPULATION
SEX RATIO
PERSONS MALES FEMALES PERSONS MALESFEMALES
TAMIL NADU 3,548,614 1,773,743 1,774,871 12.91 1,001 100,178 50,171 50,007 0.36 997
Thiruvallur 200,362 101,266 99,096 13.36 979 8,973 4,414 4,559 0.60 1,033
Chennai 598,110 301,835 296,275 13.77 982 6,728 3,368 3,360 0.15 998
Kancheepuram 225,057 112,839 112,218 14.66 994 8,446 4,201 4,245 0.55 1,010
Vellore 208,377 102,802 105,575 15.93 1,027 4,803 2,405 2,398 0.37 997
Dharmapuri 53,666 27,075 26,591 11.77 982 1,786 928 858 0.39 925
Tiruvannamalai 54,539 26,832 27,707 13.61 1,033 3,562 1,799 1,763 0.89 980
Viluppuram 70,490 35,149 35,341 16.51 1,005 2,233 1,145 1,088 0.52 950
Salem 187,179 95,017 92,162 13.46 970 5,199 2,705 2,494 0.37 922
Namakkal 67,927 34,743 33,184 12.46 955 962 487 475 0.18 975
Erode 148,527 74,645 73,882 12.44 990 2,573 1,360 1,213 0.22 892
The Nilgiris 152,529 75,369 77,160 33.55 1,024 8,773 4,261 4,512 1.93 1,059
Coimbatore 319,961 159,825 160,136 11.35 1,002 9,544 4,858 4,686 0.34 965
Dindigul 106,361 53,372 52,989 15.80 993 2,972 1,547 1,425 0.44 921
Karur 45,933 22,676 23,257 14.76 1,026 375 178 197 0.12 1,107
Tiruchirappalli 138,076 68,736 69,340 12.12 1,009 4,529 2,272 2,257 0.40 993
Perambalur 20,555 10,113 10,442 25.95 1,033 539 285 254 0.68 891
Ariyalur 10,984 5,534 5,450 13.91 985 622 302 320 0.79 1,060
Cuddalore 119,750 59,449 60,301 15.87 1,014 4,532 2,279 2,253 0.60 989
Nagapattinam 41,790 20,587 21,203 12.65 1,030 1,802 910 892 0.55 980
Thiruvarur 35,784 17,629 18,155 15.08 1,030 1,702 817 885 0.72 1,083
Thanjavur 67,268 33,476 33,792 8.99 1,009 2,339 1,124 1,215 0.31 1,081
Pudukkottai 28,310 14,118 14,192 11.40 1,005 360 184 176 0.14 957
Sivaganga 29,601 14,704 14,897 9.08 1,013 708 346 362 0.22 1,046
Madurai 99,777 49,898 49,879 6.91 1,000 3,918 1,986 1,932 0.27 973
Theni 95,291 47,835 47,456 16.10 992 640 324 316 0.11 975
Virudhunagar 92,973 46,125 46,848 11.96 1,016 1,404 673 731 0.18 1,086
Ramanathapuram 30,253 15,223 15,030 10.00 987 682 344 338 0.23 983
Thoothukkudi 72,153 35,897 36,256 10.85 1,010 2,434 1,258 1,176 0.37 935
Tirunelveli 186,167 90,819 95,348 14.23 1,050 5,156 2,506 2,650 0.39 1,057
Kanniyakumari 40,864 20,155 20,709 3.74 1,027 1,882 905 977 0.17 1,080
SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION
SCHEDULED TRIBE
POPULATION
TAMIL NADU - FINAL POPULATION, 2001-SCHEDULED CASTE & SCHEDULED TRIBES - URBAN