Cuddalore District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Cuddalore is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 7 Taluks, 828 villages and 30 towns in Cuddalore district.

As per the Census India 2011, Cuddalore district has 635578 households, population of 2605914 of which 1311697 are males and 1294217 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 279950 which is 10.74% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Cuddalore district is around 987 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Cuddalore district is 69.66% out of which 76.26% males are literate and 62.97% females are literate. The total area of Cuddalore is 3703 sq.km with population density of 704 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 66.03% of population lives in Urban area and 33.97% lives in Rural area. There are 29.32% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.6% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Cuddalore district.

Cuddalore Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2605914100%
Hindu239167591.78%
Muslim1237494.75%
Christian833343.2%
Religion not stated51010.2%
Jain12800.05%
Sikh4010.02%
Buddhist2360.01%
Other religions and persuasions1380.01%

Cuddalore Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)459.313243.69
Number of households212105423473
Total Population8851891720725
Population (%)50.03%49.51%
Male Population442836868861
Female Population442353851864
Sex Ratio999980
Literacy (%)77.86%65.44%

List of Taluks in Cuddalore

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chidambaram467909598.50782990
Virudhachalam426592844.32505969
Cuddalore426466308.2913831004
Panruti413639498.25830989
Kurinjipadi 331755386.24859981
Kattumannarkoil276947455.11609990
Tittakudi262606612.28429983

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Cuddalore Population Facts

Number of Households635578
Population2605914
Male Population1311697 (50.34%)
Female Population1294217 (49.66%)
Children Population279950
Area3703 km2
Population density/km2704
Sex-ratio987
Literacy69.66%
Male Literacy76.26%
Female Literacy62.97%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.6%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %29.32%

Map of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu