Chennai District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Chennai is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 1 Taluks, 0 villages and 1 towns in Chennai district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chennai district has 1154982 households, population of 4646732 of which 2335844 are males and 2310888 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 459324 which is 9.88% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chennai district is around 989 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Chennai district is 81.27% out of which 84.26% males are literate and 78.25% females are literate. The total area of Chennai is 175 sq.km with population density of 26553 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 0 of population lives in Urban area and 100% lives in Rural area. There are 16.78% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.22% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chennai district.

Chennai Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4646732100%
Hindu375132280.73%
Muslim4392709.45%
Christian3586627.72%
Jain517081.11%
Religion not stated383560.83%
Sikh28510.06%
Buddhist28040.06%
Other religions and persuasions17590.04%

Chennai Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1750
Number of households11549820
Total Population46467320
Population (%)50.27%0
Male Population23358440
Female Population23108880
Sex Ratio9890
Literacy (%)81.27%0

List of Cities in Chennai

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TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Chennai (M.Corp.)464673281.27%989

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Chennai Population Facts

Number of Households1154982
Population4646732
Male Population2335844 (50.27%)
Female Population2310888 (49.73%)
Children Population459324
Area175 km2
Population density/km226553
Sex-ratio989
Literacy81.27%
Male Literacy84.26%
Female Literacy78.25%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.22%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %16.78%

Map of Chennai, Tamil Nadu