Nilakkottai is a Taluk located in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 8 Taluks of Dindigul district. There are 42 villages and 5 towns in Nilakkottai Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Nilakkottai Taluk has 73232 households, population of 286641 of which 144482 are males and 142159 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 30156 which is 10.52% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Nilakkottai Taluk is around
984 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Nilakkottai Taluk is 68.24% out of which 74.69% males are literate and 61.69% females are literate. The total area of Nilakkottai is 481.65 sq.km with population density of 595 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 70.45% of population lives in Urban area and 29.55% lives in Rural area. There are 27.02% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.76% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nilakkottai Taluk.
Nilakkottai Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 286641 | 100% |
Hindu | 257798 | 89.94% |
Christian | 20850 | 7.27% |
Muslim | 7222 | 2.52% |
Religion not stated | 710 | 0.25% |
Sikh | 24 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 15 | 0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions | 11 | 0% |
Jain | 11 | 0% |
Nilakkottai Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 21799 | 51433 |
Total Population | 84714 | 201927 |
Population (%) | 49.95% | 49.4% |
Male Population | 42317 | 102165 |
Female Population | 42397 | 99762 |
Sex Ratio | 1002 | 976 |
Literacy (%) | 75.92% | 65.02% |
List of Cities in Nilakkottai
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List of Villages in Nilakkottai
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