Namakkal District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

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 475511 households, population of 1726601 of which 869280 are males and 857321 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 150699 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 3420 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1726601100%
Hindu167365296.93%
Muslim324831.88%
Christian169090.98%
Religion not stated29830.17%
Other religions and persuasions1990.01%
Sikh1830.01%
Buddhist1080.01%
Jain840%

Namakkal Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)300.573119.43
Number of households192263283248
Total Population6961251030476
Population (%)50.08%49.47%
Male Population348596520684
Female Population347529509792
Sex Ratio997979
Literacy (%)72.45%65.19%

List of Taluks in Namakkal

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Tiruchengode631507825.89765995
Namakkal5414881249.72433986
Rasipuram340515819.04416963
Paramathi-Velur213091525.35406999

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Namakkal Population Facts

Number of Households475511
Population1726601
Male Population869280 (50.35%)
Female Population857321 (49.65%)
Children Population150699
Area3420 km2
Population density/km2505
Sex-ratio986
Literacy68.12%
Male Literacy75.16%
Female Literacy60.98%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.3%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20%

Map of Namakkal , Tamil Nadu