Kanniyakumari District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Kanniyakumari is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 4 Taluks, 63 villages and 96 towns in Kanniyakumari district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kanniyakumari district has 483539 households, population of 1870374 of which 926345 are males and 944029 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 182350 which is 9.75% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kanniyakumari district is around 1019 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kanniyakumari district is 82.8% out of which 84.26% males are literate and 81.37% females are literate. The total area of Kanniyakumari is 1684 sq.km with population density of 1111 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 17.67% of population lives in Urban area and 82.33% lives in Rural area. There are 3.97% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.39% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kanniyakumari district.

Kanniyakumari Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1870374100%
Hindu90987248.65%
Christian87629946.85%
Muslim785904.2%
Religion not stated48490.26%
Buddhist4380.02%
Sikh1600.01%
Jain1560.01%
Other religions and persuasions100%

Kanniyakumari Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)662.841021.16
Number of households39806185478
Total Population1539802330572
Population (%)49.45%50.11%
Male Population761407164938
Female Population778395165634
Sex Ratio10221004
Literacy (%)83.09%81.49%

List of Taluks in Kanniyakumari

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kalkulam606706632.989581008
Vilavancode590567395.0414951024
Agastheeswaram552175278.2419851027
Thovala120926377.743201014

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Kanniyakumari Population Facts

Number of Households483539
Population1870374
Male Population926345 (49.53%)
Female Population944029 (50.47%)
Children Population182350
Area1684 km2
Population density/km21111
Sex-ratio1019
Literacy82.8%
Male Literacy84.26%
Female Literacy81.37%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.39%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %3.97%

Map of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu