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 560,773 households, population of 2,159,775 of which 1,080,938 are males and 1,078,837 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 216,576 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 6,036 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
Total2,159,775100%
Hindu1,879,49487.02%
Christian169,9457.87%
Muslim105,0124.86%
Religion not stated4,5460.21%
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)5635,473
Number of households209,803350,970
Total Population808,0401,351,735
Population (%)49.79%49.8%
Male Population402,333678,605
Female Population405,707673,130
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
Dindigul639,9101,1395621003
Vedasandur324,5401,056307995
Palani292,3017294011005
Nilakkottai286,641482595984
Oddanchatram182,6007782351001
Attur159,8462496421015
Natham158,687574276983
Kodaikanal115,2501,030112991

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Dindigul Population Facts

Number of Households560,773
Population2,159,775
Male Population1,080,938 (50.05%)
Female Population1,078,837 (49.95%)
Children Population216,576
Area6,036 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