Dindigul is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 8 Taluks, 362 villages and 34 towns in Dindigul district.
As per the Census India 2011, Dindigul district has 560773 households, population of 2159775 of which 1080938 are males and 1078837 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 216576 which is 10.03% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dindigul district is around
998 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Dindigul district is 68.61% out of which 75.51% males are literate and 61.7% females are literate. The total area of Dindigul is 6036 sq.km with population density of 358 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 62.59% of population lives in Urban area and 37.41% lives in Rural area. There are 20.95% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.37% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dindigul district.
Dindigul Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2159775 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1879494 | 87.02% |
| Christian | 169945 | 7.87% |
| Muslim | 105012 | 4.86% |
| Religion not stated | 4546 | 0.21% |
| Sikh | 313 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 256 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 138 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 71 | 0% |
Dindigul Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 562.79 | 5473.21 |
| Number of households | 209803 | 350970 |
| Total Population | 808040 | 1351735 |
| Population (%) | 49.79% | 49.8% |
| Male Population | 402333 | 678605 |
| Female Population | 405707 | 673130 |
| Sex Ratio | 1008 | 992 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.68% | 64.38% |
List of Taluks in Dindigul
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