Nagapattinam District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Nagapattinam is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 8 Taluks, 491 villages and 14 towns in Nagapattinam district.

As per the Census India 2011, Nagapattinam district has 413837 households, population of 1616450 of which 798127 are males and 818323 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 165245 which is 10.22% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Nagapattinam district is around 1025 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Nagapattinam district is 75.04% out of which 80.3% males are literate and 69.91% females are literate. The total area of Nagapattinam is 2569 sq.km with population density of 629 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 77.44% of population lives in Urban area and 22.56% lives in Rural area. There are 31.54% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.23% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nagapattinam district.

Nagapattinam Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1616450100%
Hindu143507288.78%
Muslim1286177.96%
Christian475792.94%
Religion not stated34750.21%
Jain9630.06%
Buddhist4500.03%
Sikh1840.01%
Other religions and persuasions1100.01%

Nagapattinam Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)187.762381.24
Number of households90487323350
Total Population3646241251826
Population (%)49.03%50.52%
Male Population178758619369
Female Population185866632457
Sex Ratio10401021
Literacy (%)79.87%73.64%

List of Taluks in Nagapattinam

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sirkali319715459.316961023
Nagapattinam2827843089181021
Mayiladuthurai259634257.5610081024
Vedaranyam216065667.463241015
Tharangambadi207059281.587351040
Kilvelur138474279.394961027
Kuthalam131948170.907721034
Thirukkuvalai60771144.804201023

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Nagapattinam Population Facts

Number of Households413837
Population1616450
Male Population798127 (49.38%)
Female Population818323 (50.62%)
Children Population165245
Area2569 km2
Population density/km2629
Sex-ratio1025
Literacy75.04%
Male Literacy80.3%
Female Literacy69.91%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.23%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %31.54%

Map of Nagapattinam , Tamil Nadu