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 958,035 households, population of 3,458,045 of which 1,729,297 are males and 1,728,748 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 319,332 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 4,732 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
Total3,458,045100%
Hindu3,044,14588.03%
Muslim211,0356.1%
Christian190,3145.5%
Religion not stated7,4830.22%
Jain3,2840.09%
Sikh1,1120.03%
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)1,6283,104
Number of households715,878242,157
Total Population2,618,940839,105
Population (%)50.03%50.06%
Male Population1,310,265419,032
Female Population1,308,675420,073
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 South1,592,6467742058998
Coimbatore North637,389873730988
Pollachi575,9281,1764901015
Sulur321,051568565992
Mettupalayam260,1726354101010
Valparai70,8597051011013

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Coimbatore Population Facts

Number of Households958,035
Population3,458,045
Male Population1,729,297 (50.01%)
Female Population1,728,748 (49.99%)
Children Population319,332
Area4,732 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