Dindigul District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2159775100%
Hindu187949487.02%
Christian1699457.87%
Muslim1050124.86%
Religion not stated45460.21%
Sikh3130.01%
Buddhist2560.01%
Other religions and persuasions1380.01%
Jain710%

Dindigul Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)562.795473.21
Number of households209803350970
Total Population8080401351735
Population (%)49.79%49.8%
Male Population402333678605
Female Population405707673130
Sex Ratio1008992
Literacy (%)75.68%64.38%

List of Taluks in Dindigul

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Dindigul6399101139.115621003
Vedasandur3245401056.20307995
Palani292301728.534011005
Nilakkottai286641481.65595984
Oddanchatram182600777.882351001
Attur159846248.936421015
Natham158687573.92276983
Kodaikanal1152501029.77112991

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Dindigul Population Facts

Number of Households560773
Population2159775
Male Population1080938 (50.05%)
Female Population1078837 (49.95%)
Children Population216576
Area6036 km2
Population density/km2358
Sex-ratio998
Literacy68.61%
Male Literacy75.51%
Female Literacy61.7%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.37%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.95%

Map of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu