Salem is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 9 Taluks, 585 villages and 68 towns in Salem district.
As per the Census India 2011, Salem district has 915967 households, population of 3482056 of which 1781571 are males and 1700485 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 344960 which is 9.91% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Salem district is around
954 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Salem district is 65.64% out of which 72.13% males are literate and 58.83% females are literate. The total area of Salem is 5237 sq.km with population density of 665 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 49.05% of population lives in Urban area and 50.95% lives in Rural area. There are 16.67% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.43% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Salem district.
Salem Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3482056 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3326357 | 95.53% |
| Muslim | 95487 | 2.74% |
| Christian | 53841 | 1.55% |
| Religion not stated | 4547 | 0.13% |
| Jain | 992 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 412 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 246 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 174 | 0% |
Salem 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) | 675.59 | 4561.41 |
| Number of households | 463944 | 452023 |
| Total Population | 1774122 | 1707934 |
| Population (%) | 50.63% | 48.28% |
| Male Population | 898297 | 883274 |
| Female Population | 875825 | 824660 |
| Sex Ratio | 975 | 934 |
| Literacy (%) | 71.97% | 59.06% |
List of Taluks in Salem
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