Pudukkottai District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Pudukkottai is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 11 Taluks, 750 villages and 16 towns in Pudukkottai district.

As per the Census India 2011, Pudukkottai district has 387,679 households, population of 1,618,345 of which 803,188 are males and 815,157 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 179,688 which is 11.1% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Pudukkottai district is around 1015 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Pudukkottai district is 68.62% out of which 75.79% males are literate and 61.55% females are literate. The total area of Pudukkottai is 4,644 sq.km with population density of 348 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 80.45% of population lives in Urban area and 19.55% lives in Rural area. There are 17.6% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.08% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pudukkottai district.

Pudukkottai Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,618,345100%
Hindu1,428,78488.29%
Muslim114,1947.06%
Christian72,8504.5%
Religion not stated1,9920.12%
Other religions and persuasions2930.02%
Sikh1190.01%
Buddhist810.01%
Jain320%

Pudukkottai Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1694,475
Number of households77,394310,285
Total Population316,3541,301,991
Population (%)49.84%50.42%
Male Population157,683645,505
Female Population158,671656,486
Sex Ratio10061017
Literacy (%)79.3%66.03%

List of Taluks in Pudukkottai

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Pudukkottai228,2823247041004
Iluppur219,4916893181010
Aranthangi195,7824434421056
Alangudi170,4193824461028
Kulathur162,524638255996
Thirumayam158,8605642821011
Karambakudi110,6042694111022
Ponnamaravathi108,4793333261017
Gandarvakkottai89,982332271992
Avudayarkoil87,250417209994
Manamelkudi86,6722523441018

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Pudukkottai Population Facts

Number of Households387,679
Population1,618,345
Male Population803,188 (49.63%)
Female Population815,157 (50.37%)
Children Population179,688
Area4,644 km2
Population density/km2348
Sex-ratio1015
Literacy68.62%
Male Literacy75.79%
Female Literacy61.55%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.08%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %17.6%

Map of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu