Coimbatore District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Coimbatore is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 6 Taluks, 237 villages and 69 towns in Coimbatore district.

As per the Census India 2011, Coimbatore district has 958035 households, population of 3458045 of which 1729297 are males and 1728748 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 319332 which is 9.23% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Coimbatore district is around 1000 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Coimbatore district is 76.23% out of which 80.66% males are literate and 71.79% females are literate. The total area of Coimbatore is 4732 sq.km with population density of 731 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 24.27% of population lives in Urban area and 75.73% lives in Rural area. There are 15.5% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.82% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Coimbatore district.

Coimbatore Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3458045100%
Hindu304414588.03%
Muslim2110356.1%
Christian1903145.5%
Religion not stated74830.22%
Jain32840.09%
Sikh11120.03%
Buddhist4350.01%
Other religions and persuasions2370.01%

Coimbatore Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1628.123103.88
Number of households715878242157
Total Population2618940839105
Population (%)50.03%50.06%
Male Population1310265419032
Female Population1308675420073
Sex Ratio9991002
Literacy (%)79.46%66.14%

List of Taluks in Coimbatore

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Coimbatore South1592646773.872058998
Coimbatore North637389873.44730988
Pollachi5759281176.244901015
Sulur321051568.27565992
Mettupalayam260172635.204101010
Valparai70859704.981011013

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Coimbatore Population Facts

Number of Households958035
Population3458045
Male Population1729297 (50.01%)
Female Population1728748 (49.99%)
Children Population319332
Area4732 km2
Population density/km2731
Sex-ratio1000
Literacy76.23%
Male Literacy80.66%
Female Literacy71.79%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.82%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.5%

Map of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu