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 483,539 households, population of 1,870,374 of which 926,345 are males and 944,029 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 182,350 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 1,684 sq.km with population density of 1,111 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
Total1,870,374100%
Hindu909,87248.65%
Christian876,29946.85%
Muslim78,5904.2%
Religion not stated4,8490.26%
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)6631,021
Number of households398,06185,478
Total Population1,539,802330,572
Population (%)49.45%50.11%
Male Population761,407164,938
Female Population778,395165,634
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
Kalkulam606,7066339581008
Vilavancode590,56739514951024
Agastheeswaram552,17527819851027
Thovala120,9263783201014

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Kanniyakumari Population Facts

Number of Households483,539
Population1,870,374
Male Population926,345 (49.53%)
Female Population944,029 (50.47%)
Children Population182,350
Area1,684 km2
Population density/km21,111
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