Thanjavur District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Thanjavur is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 8 Taluks, 805 villages and 34 towns in Thanjavur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Thanjavur district has 605363 households, population of 2405890 of which 1182416 are males and 1223474 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 238598 which is 9.92% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Thanjavur district is around 1035 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Thanjavur district is 74.44% out of which 79.86% males are literate and 69.21% females are literate. The total area of Thanjavur is 3411 sq.km with population density of 705 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 64.61% of population lives in Urban area and 35.39% lives in Rural area. There are 18.91% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Thanjavur district.

Thanjavur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2405890100%
Hindu207587086.28%
Muslim1908147.93%
Christian1339715.57%
Religion not stated28050.12%
Jain12560.05%
Buddhist7950.03%
Sikh2310.01%
Other religions and persuasions1480.01%

Thanjavur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)366.463044.54
Number of households214161391202
Total Population8513591554531
Population (%)49.01%50.78%
Male Population417239765177
Female Population434120789354
Sex Ratio10401032
Literacy (%)80.58%71.08%

List of Taluks in Thanjavur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Thanjavur511865616.508301022
Kumbakonam436592277.1215751017
Pattukkottai396236720.145501071
Papanasam273511400.536831042
Orathanadu246871570.814321056
Thiruvidaimarudur231151270.418551005
Thiruvaiyaru185803267.296951025
Peravurani123861288.204301053

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Thanjavur Population Facts

Number of Households605363
Population2405890
Male Population1182416 (49.15%)
Female Population1223474 (50.85%)
Children Population238598
Area3411 km2
Population density/km2705
Sex-ratio1035
Literacy74.44%
Male Literacy79.86%
Female Literacy69.21%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.15%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.91%

Map of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu