Salem is a Taluk located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 9 Taluks of Salem district. There are 95 villages and 25 towns in Salem Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Salem Taluk has 332,749 households, population of 1,272,743 of which 644,713 are males and 628,030 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 124,312 which is 9.77% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Salem Taluk is around
974 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Salem Taluk is 71.81% out of which 76.98% males are literate and 66.51% females are literate. The total area of Salem is 539 sq.km with population density of 2,359 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 17.07% of population lives in Urban area and 82.93% lives in Rural area. There are 13.86% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Salem Taluk.
Salem Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,272,743 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,179,787 | 92.7% |
| Muslim | 66,134 | 5.2% |
| Christian | 22,681 | 1.78% |
| Religion not stated | 2,751 | 0.22% |
| Jain | 931 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 221 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 158 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 80 | 0.01% |
Salem Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 274,815 | 57,934 |
| Total Population | 1,055,535 | 217,208 |
| Population (%) | 50.48% | 48.48% |
| Male Population | 532,812 | 111,901 |
| Female Population | 522,723 | 105,307 |
| Sex Ratio | 981 | 941 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.13% | 60.54% |
List of Cities in Salem
Check out complete list of all town cities of Salem in Salem district, Tamil Nadu
| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Salem (M.Corp.) | 829,267 | 76.37% | 987 |
| Kondalampatti (CT) | 20,318 | 62.4% | 953 |
| Kannankurichi (TP) | 19,765 | 71.29% | 977 |
| Attayampatti (TP) | 13,852 | 69.13% | 968 |
| Maramangalathupatti (CT) | 12,448 | 76.34% | 950 |
| Neykkarappatti (CT) | 12,090 | 63.71% | 992 |
| Ilampillai (TP) | 11,797 | 75.94% | 962 |
| Puthur Agraharam (CT) | 11,173 | 51.45% | 926 |
| Mallur (TP) | 10,331 | 68.64% | 1021 |
| Erumapalayam (CT) | 10,220 | 68.63% | 924 |
| Mallamooppampatti (CT) | 10,199 | 62.87% | 949 |
| Papparapatti (CT) | 9,592 | 63.01% | 942 |
| Panaimarathupatti (TP) | 9,368 | 67.9% | 1009 |
| Sanniyasigundu (CT) | 7,823 | 64.53% | 983 |
| Perumagoundampatti (CT) | 7,796 | 68.97% | 922 |
| Dalavaipatti (CT) | 7,732 | 62.05% | 933 |
| Vembadithalam (CT) | 7,331 | 73.16% | 959 |
| Kondappanaickenpatti (CT) | 6,892 | 68.59% | 988 |
| Selathampatti (CT) | 6,659 | 55.38% | 949 |
| Dasanaickenpatti (CT) | 5,857 | 73.77% | 994 |
| Rajapalayam (CT) | 5,807 | 62.06% | 927 |
| Chennagiri (CT) | 5,338 | 58.34% | 933 |
| Kalparapatti (CT) | 5,046 | 49.27% | 908 |
| Majaragollappatti (CT) | 4,727 | 66.74% | 929 |
| Tirumalaigiri (CT) | 4,107 | 56.34% | 962 |
List of Villages in Salem
Check out complete list of all villages of Salem in Salem district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| J.Veeranam | 11,037 | 60.22% | 962 |
| Udayapatti | 7,888 | 66.78% | 1000 |
| Nallikkalpatti | 7,080 | 60.38% | 917 |
| Mettupattithathanur | 6,606 | 69% | 989 |
| Andipatti-Sowdapuram | 5,987 | 53.97% | 901 |
| Veerapandi | 5,811 | 65.75% | 934 |
| Adikarapatti | 5,371 | 68.74% | 1020 |
| Valasaiyur | 5,363 | 65.86% | 972 |
| Chinnasiragapadi | 5,012 | 62.47% | 928 |
| Gajallnayakkanpatti | 4,997 | 65.54% | 961 |
| Chettichavadi | 4,868 | 61.48% | 900 |
| Nilavarapatti (Part) | 4,859 | 66.52% | 991 |
| Vedakuttampatti | 4,853 | 53.7% | 883 |
| Uthamasolapuram | 4,259 | 64.03% | 926 |
| Thammanayakkanpatti | 4,256 | 59.59% | 897 |
| Keeraipappambadi | 4,119 | 52.85% | 892 |
| Sukkampatti | 4,104 | 62.84% | 996 |
| Parappatti | 4,014 | 50.72% | 932 |
| Sandiyur Attayampatti | 3,961 | 63.87% | 978 |
| Vattamuthampatti | 3,929 | 56.78% | 894 |
| A.Ayyamperumalpatti | 3,757 | 64.95% | 935 |
| D.Perumalpalayam | 3,644 | 62.1% | 961 |
| Bairoji | 3,567 | 57.75% | 921 |
| Kothanur | 3,519 | 48.08% | 870 |
| Pallipatti | 3,487 | 60.68% | 942 |
| Murungapatti | 3,249 | 61.56% | 859 |
| Tippampatti | 3,156 | 62.48% | 959 |
| Sarkar Gollappatti | 3,031 | 65.32% | 964 |
| Agraharapulaveri | 2,986 | 59.18% | 954 |
| M.Palapatti | 2,689 | 64.22% | 966 |
| Chinnanur | 2,434 | 58.92% | 926 |
| Achanguttaipatti | 2,406 | 60.72% | 926 |
| Kammalapatti | 2,356 | 67.91% | 1005 |
| Palampatti | 2,342 | 59.91% | 865 |
| Thunbathulipatti | 2,285 | 59.17% | 861 |
| Vaniyampadi | 2,267 | 57.48% | 939 |
| Tailanur | 2,255 | 59.91% | 946 |
| Ammapalayam | 2,230 | 62.2% | 1024 |
| Periyaseeragapadi | 2,212 | 54.75% | 905 |
| Valakuttapatti | 2,193 | 57.23% | 932 |
| Tadanur | 2,169 | 60.35% | 1020 |
| Akkaraipalaiyam | 1,972 | 54.06% | 949 |
| Thumbalpatti | 1,965 | 52.82% | 1022 |
| Nallarayampatti | 1,960 | 58.16% | 925 |
| Rakkipatti | 1,955 | 59.49% | 977 |
| Senaipalayam | 1,948 | 53.29% | 929 |
| Pallampatti | 1,849 | 60.84% | 847 |
| Kuppanur | 1,793 | 58.78% | 903 |
| kuralnatham | 1,792 | 54.13% | 946 |
| Sandiyur | 1,741 | 64.79% | 939 |
| Perumampatti | 1,702 | 58.75% | 930 |
| Korathupatti | 1,547 | 55.14% | 988 |
| Marulayampalayam | 1,519 | 63.53% | 955 |
| Jalluthuppatti | 1,341 | 53.17% | 924 |
| Kadathur Agraharam | 1,328 | 58.36% | 925 |
| Vedapatti | 1,302 | 57.3% | 906 |
| Vellaiyanpatti | 1,257 | 57.68% | 967 |
| Basuvanathampatti | 1,162 | 58.18% | 880 |
| Ariyampalayam | 1,155 | 62.42% | 919 |
| Mookkanur | 1,138 | 66.17% | 1032 |
| Attavanaipulaveri | 1,131 | 61.72% | 894 |
| Errachinnampatti | 1,095 | 46.3% | 878 |
| Mukkuthipalayam | 1,042 | 51.92% | 898 |
| Ellimanaickampatti | 1,021 | 67.58% | 1018 |
| Nayakkanpatti | 1,019 | 60.65% | 863 |
| Konamaduvu | 997 | 56.67% | 982 |
| Luguvanpatti | 982 | 69.45% | 888 |
| Anaikuttaipatti | 937 | 56.78% | 908 |
| Valaiyakkaranur | 890 | 52.47% | 918 |
| Arikkavandanpatti | 874 | 65.33% | 929 |
| Pumandapatti | 837 | 60.57% | 969 |
| Jerugumalai | 824 | 42.6% | 912 |
| Dasinayakkanpatti | 804 | 61.57% | 1035 |
| Erumanayakanpalayam | 768 | 64.19% | 959 |
| Pallitherupatti | 662 | 70.85% | 1062 |
| Adimalaipatti | 610 | 43.77% | 1027 |
| Kullanpatti | 591 | 59.39% | 900 |
| Mallaravuthampatti | 584 | 55.99% | 854 |
| Kathiripatti | 560 | 52.14% | 931 |
| Eruvadipettampatti | 557 | 68.76% | 921 |
| Nuleathukombai | 520 | 48.85% | 948 |
| Vadapatty | 466 | 47.42% | 934 |
| Nallampatti | 445 | 54.83% | 902 |
| Sambakuttaipatti | 403 | 52.11% | 1056 |
| Achanguttapattipudur | 335 | 59.7% | 1030 |
| Karpagam | 331 | 61.63% | 902 |
| Sittaneri | 327 | 66.97% | 994 |
| Aramanur | 314 | 51.59% | 903 |
| Sittanur Gollapatti | 248 | 71.77% | 908 |
| Muduthurai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karichipatti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagarmalai R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanjamalai R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerugumalai R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalluthuppatti R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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