Namakkal is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 4 Taluks, 389 villages and 34 towns in Namakkal district.
As per the Census India 2011, Namakkal district has 475,511 households, population of 1,726,601 of which 869,280 are males and 857,321 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 150,699 which is 8.73% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Namakkal district is around
986 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Namakkal district is 68.12% out of which 75.16% males are literate and 60.98% females are literate. The total area of Namakkal is 3,420 sq.km with population density of 505 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 59.68% of population lives in Urban area and 40.32% lives in Rural area. There are 20% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.3% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Namakkal district.
Namakkal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,726,601 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,673,652 | 96.93% |
| Muslim | 32,483 | 1.88% |
| Christian | 16,909 | 0.98% |
| Religion not stated | 2,983 | 0.17% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 199 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 183 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 108 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 84 | 0% |
Namakkal 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) | 301 | 3,119 |
| Number of households | 192,263 | 283,248 |
| Total Population | 696,125 | 1,030,476 |
| Population (%) | 50.08% | 49.47% |
| Male Population | 348,596 | 520,684 |
| Female Population | 347,529 | 509,792 |
| Sex Ratio | 997 | 979 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.45% | 65.19% |
List of Taluks in Namakkal
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