Kancheepuram is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 10 Taluks, 1,019 villages and 82 towns in Kancheepuram district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kancheepuram district has 1,006,245 households, population of 3,998,252 of which 2,012,958 are males and 1,985,294 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 431,574 which is 10.79% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kancheepuram district is around
986 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kancheepuram district is 75.37% out of which 80.05% males are literate and 70.62% females are literate. The total area of Kancheepuram is 4,483 sq.km with population density of 892 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 36.51% of population lives in Urban area and 63.49% lives in Rural area. There are 23.71% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.03% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kancheepuram district.
Kancheepuram Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,998,252 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3,537,399 | 88.47% |
| Christian | 256,762 | 6.42% |
| Muslim | 173,785 | 4.35% |
| Religion not stated | 21,978 | 0.55% |
| Jain | 4,962 | 0.12% |
| Sikh | 1,620 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 990 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 756 | 0.02% |
Kancheepuram 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) | 665 | 3,818 |
| Number of households | 644,880 | 361,365 |
| Total Population | 2,538,336 | 1,459,916 |
| Population (%) | 50.35% | 49.66% |
| Male Population | 1,277,979 | 734,979 |
| Female Population | 1,260,357 | 724,937 |
| Sex Ratio | 986 | 986 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.78% | 67.7% |
List of Taluks in Kancheepuram
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Alandur | 642,237 | 89 | 7247 | 994 |
| Chengalpattu | 573,406 | 778 | 737 | 983 |
| Sholinganallur | 563,342 | 116 | 4848 | 975 |
| Sriperumbudur | 510,836 | 642 | 795 | 973 |
| Kancheepuram | 497,711 | 636 | 782 | 1001 |
| Tambaram | 383,718 | 62 | 6143 | 977 |
| Maduranthakam | 275,953 | 764 | 361 | 999 |
| Cheyyur | 206,019 | 609 | 338 | 997 |
| Tirukalukundram | 196,897 | 359 | 549 | 981 |
| Uthiramerur | 148,133 | 427 | 347 | 996 |
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