Madurai District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Madurai is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 7 Taluks, 570 villages and 40 towns in Madurai district.

As per the Census India 2011, Madurai district has 794887 households, population of 3038252 of which 1526475 are males and 1511777 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 313978 which is 10.33% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Madurai district is around 990 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Madurai district is 74.83% out of which 80.17% males are literate and 69.43% females are literate. The total area of Madurai is 3710 sq.km with population density of 819 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 39.22% of population lives in Urban area and 60.78% lives in Rural area. There are 13.46% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.37% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Madurai district.

Madurai Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3038252100%
Hindu276050290.86%
Muslim1688815.56%
Christian977113.22%
Religion not stated86020.28%
Jain15320.05%
Sikh5200.02%
Other religions and persuasions3050.01%
Buddhist1990.01%

Madurai Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)317.453392.55
Number of households479851315036
Total Population18468011191451
Population (%)50.1%49.54%
Male Population925228601247
Female Population921573590204
Sex Ratio996982
Literacy (%)80.43%66.15%

List of Taluks in Madurai

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Madurai South1391980306.164547995
Madurai North494430391.061264989
Melur291398681.38428986
Vadipatti234533461.04509992
Thirumangalam229645561.28409991
Peraiyur200510821.77244996
Usilampatti195756487.31402959

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Madurai Population Facts

Number of Households794887
Population3038252
Male Population1526475 (50.24%)
Female Population1511777 (49.76%)
Children Population313978
Area3710 km2
Population density/km2819
Sex-ratio990
Literacy74.83%
Male Literacy80.17%
Female Literacy69.43%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.37%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.46%

Map of Madurai, Tamil Nadu