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Contents: Districts and Subdistricts

The population of the districts and subdistricts (taluks) of Tamil Nadu according to the 2011 census.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), age groups).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2011-03-01
AriyalurDistrict754,894
AriyalurTaluk255,809
SenduraiTaluk111,891
UdayarpalayamTaluk387,194
Chengalpattu (← Kanchipuram)District2,443,285
Alandur (Part) (→ Pallavaram)Taluk (Part)459,498
ChengalpattuTaluk573,406
CheyyurTaluk206,019
MaduranthakamTaluk275,953
Sholinganallur (Part) (→ Tambaram)Taluk (Part)124,975
Sriperumbudur (Part) (→ Pallavaram)Taluk (Part)222,819
TambaramTaluk383,718
TirukalukundramTaluk196,897
ChennaiDistrict6,672,194
Alandur (Part)Taluk (Part)182,739
Ambattur (Part) (→ Ambattur & Maduravoyal)Taluk (Part)801,902
Chennai [Madras]Municipal Corporation4,646,732
Edayanchavadi (→ Tiruvottiyur)Census Town12,119
Mathavaram (Part) (→ Mathavaram & Tiruvottiyur)Taluk (Part)551,874
Sholinganallur (Part)Taluk (Part)438,367
Sriperumbudur (Part) (→ Alandur)Taluk (Part)38,461
CoimbatoreDistrict3,458,045
Coimbatore NorthTaluk637,389
Coimbatore SouthTaluk1,592,646
MettupalayamTaluk260,172
PollachiTaluk575,928
SulurTaluk321,051
ValparaiTaluk70,859
CuddaloreDistrict2,605,914
ChidambaramTaluk467,909
CuddaloreTaluk426,466
KattumannarkoilTaluk276,947
KurinjipadiTaluk331,755
PanrutiTaluk413,639
TittakudiTaluk262,606
VirudhachalamTaluk426,592
DharmapuriDistrict1,506,843
DharmapuriTaluk441,148
HarurTaluk240,908
PalakkoduTaluk346,489
PappireddipattiTaluk243,445
PennagaramTaluk234,853
DindigulDistrict2,159,775
AtturTaluk159,846
DindigulTaluk639,910
KodaikanalTaluk115,250
NathamTaluk158,687
NilakkottaiTaluk286,641
OddanchatramTaluk182,600
PalaniTaluk292,301
VedasandurTaluk324,540
ErodeDistrict2,251,744
BhavaniTaluk459,517
ErodeTaluk822,329
GobichettipalayamTaluk376,351
PerunduraiTaluk266,106
SathyamangalamTaluk327,441
Kallakurichi (← Viluppuram)District1,541,270
KallakkurichiTaluk466,136
SankarapuramTaluk407,970
Tirukkoyilur (Part)Taluk (Part)293,543
UlundurpettaiTaluk373,621
KanchipuramDistrict895,400
KancheepuramTaluk497,711
Sriperumbudur (Part)Taluk (Part)249,556
UthiramerurTaluk148,133
KanniyakumariDistrict1,870,374
AgastheeswaramTaluk552,175
KalkulamTaluk606,706
ThovalaTaluk120,926
VilavancodeTaluk590,567
KarurDistrict1,064,493
AravakurichiTaluk183,321
KadavurTaluk109,839
KarurTaluk445,389
KrishnarayapuramTaluk119,213
KulithalaiTaluk206,731
KrishnagiriDistrict1,879,809
DenkanikottaiTaluk347,474
HosurTaluk539,663
KrishnagiriTaluk597,071
PochampalliTaluk182,310
UthangaraiTaluk213,291
MaduraiDistrict3,038,252
Madurai NorthTaluk494,430
Madurai SouthTaluk1,391,980
MelurTaluk291,398
PeraiyurTaluk200,510
ThirumangalamTaluk229,645
UsilampattiTaluk195,756
VadipattiTaluk234,533
Mayiladuthurai (← Nagapattinam)District918,356
KuthalamTaluk131,948
MayiladuthuraiTaluk259,634
SirkaliTaluk319,715
TharangambadiTaluk207,059
NagapattinamDistrict698,094
KilvelurTaluk138,474
NagapattinamTaluk282,784
ThirukkuvalaiTaluk60,771
VedaranyamTaluk216,065
NamakkalDistrict1,726,601
NamakkalTaluk541,488
Paramathi-VelurTaluk213,091
RasipuramTaluk340,515
TiruchengodeTaluk631,507
PerambalurDistrict565,223
KunnamTaluk254,124
PerambalurTaluk162,356
VeppanthattaiTaluk148,743
PudukkottaiDistrict1,618,345
AlangudiTaluk170,419
AranthangiTaluk195,782
AvudayarkoilTaluk87,250
GandarvakkottaiTaluk89,982
IluppurTaluk219,491
KarambakudiTaluk110,604
KulathurTaluk162,524
ManamelkudiTaluk86,672
PonnamaravathiTaluk108,479
PudukkottaiTaluk228,282
ThirumayamTaluk158,860
RamanathapuramDistrict1,353,445
KadaladiTaluk145,277
KamuthiTaluk135,658
MudukulathurTaluk113,432
ParamakudiTaluk265,142
RamanathapuramTaluk399,232
RameswaramTaluk82,675
TiruvadanaiTaluk212,029
Ranipet (← Vellore)District1,199,301
ArakonamTaluk504,026
ArcotTaluk250,517
WallajahTaluk444,758
SalemDistrict3,482,056
AtturTaluk430,949
EdappadiTaluk223,756
GangavalliTaluk161,302
MetturTaluk419,887
OmalurTaluk494,355
SalemTaluk1,272,743
SankariTaluk241,783
VazhapadiTaluk195,412
YercaudTaluk41,869
SivagangaDistrict1,339,101
DevakottaiTaluk157,631
IlayangudiTaluk109,267
KaraikkudiTaluk300,527
ManamaduraiTaluk207,223
SivagangaTaluk288,674
TirupathurTaluk275,779
Tenkasi (← Tirunelveli)District1,384,937
AlangulamTaluk176,138
SankarankoilTaluk350,144
ShenkottaiTaluk141,416
SivagiriTaluk194,156
TenkasiTaluk399,946
VeerakeralamputhurTaluk123,137
ThanjavurDistrict2,405,890
KumbakonamTaluk436,592
OrathanaduTaluk246,871
PapanasamTaluk273,511
PattukkottaiTaluk396,236
PeravuraniTaluk123,861
ThanjavurTaluk511,865
ThiruvaiyaruTaluk185,803
ThiruvidaimarudurTaluk231,151
TheniDistrict1,245,899
AndipattiTaluk212,700
BodinayakanurTaluk180,789
PeriyakulamTaluk217,358
TheniTaluk199,983
UthamapalayamTaluk435,069
The NilgirisDistrict735,394
CoonoorTaluk157,744
GudalurTaluk104,768
KotagiriTaluk108,684
KundahTaluk46,307
PanthalurTaluk125,931
UdhagamandalamTaluk191,960
ThiruvallurDistrict2,362,209
Ambattur (Part) (→ Avadi & Poonamallee)Taluk (Part)104,678
GummidipoondiTaluk190,541
Mathavaram (Part) (→ Ponneri)Taluk (Part)44,282
PallipattuTaluk214,073
Ponneri (Part)Taluk (Part)377,743
PoonamalleeTaluk659,922
ThiruvallurTaluk407,048
TiruttaniTaluk211,291
UthukkottaiTaluk152,631
ThiruvarurDistrict1,264,277
KodavasalTaluk203,157
MannargudiTaluk308,380
NannilamTaluk137,964
NeedamangalamTaluk147,440
ThiruthuraipoondiTaluk214,995
ThiruvarurTaluk151,696
ValangaimanTaluk100,645
ThoothukkudiDistrict1,750,176
EttayapuramTaluk74,991
KovilpattiTaluk321,323
OttapidaramTaluk123,356
SathankulamTaluk98,690
SrivaikuntamTaluk202,962
ThoothukkudiTaluk478,328
TiruchendurTaluk310,945
VilathikulamTaluk139,581
TiruchirappalliDistrict2,722,290
LalgudiTaluk254,865
ManachanallurTaluk192,869
ManapparaiTaluk375,370
MusiriTaluk231,655
SrirangamTaluk207,494
ThiruverumburTaluk225,517
ThottiyamTaluk135,120
ThuraiyurTaluk249,327
TiruchirappalliTaluk850,073
TirunelveliDistrict1,692,296
AmbasamudramTaluk428,031
NanguneriTaluk225,602
PalayamkottaiTaluk91,176
RadhapuramTaluk304,652
TirunelveliTaluk642,835
Tirupathur (← Vellore)District1,224,467
AmburTaluk326,211
TirupathurTaluk561,708
VaniyambadiTaluk336,548
TiruppurDistrict2,479,052
AvanashiTaluk340,899
DharapuramTaluk282,752
KangeyamTaluk209,385
MadathukulamTaluk181,386
PalladamTaluk245,522
TiruppurTaluk981,247
UdumalaipettaiTaluk237,861
TiruvannamalaiDistrict2,464,875
AraniTaluk294,976
ChengamTaluk283,917
CheyyarTaluk338,612
PolurTaluk449,860
ThandrampetTaluk179,553
TiruvannamalaiTaluk581,836
VandavasiTaluk336,121
VelloreDistrict1,512,563
GudiyathamTaluk425,353
KatpadiTaluk391,100
VelloreTaluk696,110
ViluppuramDistrict1,917,603
GingeeTaluk423,942
TindivanamTaluk446,682
Tirukkoyilur (Part) (Kandachipuram)Taluk (Part)152,988
VanurTaluk196,422
ViluppuramTaluk697,569
VirudhunagarDistrict1,942,288
AruppukkottaiTaluk246,236
KariapattiTaluk105,428
RajapalayamTaluk347,668
SatturTaluk168,607
SivakasiTaluk426,753
SrivilliputhurTaluk293,209
TiruchuliTaluk103,290
VirudhunagarTaluk251,097
Tamil NaduState72,147,030

Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.

Explanation: States and districts in the boundaries of 2023; subdistricts in the boundaries of 2011. Population figures of new delimitated districts and split subdistricts are mostly computed by using subdistricts or villages in the boundaries of 2011. Thus, slight deviatiations from the actual population are possible in some cases. Area figures are mostly derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2011)
males36,137,975
females36,009,055
Urbanization (C 2011)
rural37,229,590
urban34,917,440
Population Group (C 2011)
»Scheduled Castes«14,438,445
»Scheduled Tribes«794,697
not indigenous56,913,888
Literacy (A7+) (C 2011)
yes51,837,507
no33,195,214
Age Groups (C 2011)
0-6 years7,423,832
7+ years64,723,198