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 794,887 households, population of 3,038,252 of which 1,526,475 are males and 1,511,777 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 313,978 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 3,710 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,038,252 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,760,502 | 90.86% |
| Muslim | 168,881 | 5.56% |
| Christian | 97,711 | 3.22% |
| Religion not stated | 8,602 | 0.28% |
| Jain | 1,532 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 520 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 305 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 199 | 0.01% |
Madurai 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) | 317 | 3,393 |
| Number of households | 479,851 | 315,036 |
| Total Population | 1,846,801 | 1,191,451 |
| Population (%) | 50.1% | 49.54% |
| Male Population | 925,228 | 601,247 |
| Female Population | 921,573 | 590,204 |
| Sex Ratio | 996 | 982 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.43% | 66.15% |
List of Taluks in Madurai
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