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 605,363 households, population of 2,405,890 of which 1,182,416 are males and 1,223,474 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 238,598 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 3,411 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
Total2,405,890100%
Hindu2,075,87086.28%
Muslim190,8147.93%
Christian133,9715.57%
Religion not stated2,8050.12%
Jain1,2560.05%
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)3663,045
Number of households214,161391,202
Total Population851,3591,554,531
Population (%)49.01%50.78%
Male Population417,239765,177
Female Population434,120789,354
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
Thanjavur511,8656178301022
Kumbakonam436,59227715751017
Pattukkottai396,2367205501071
Papanasam273,5114016831042
Orathanadu246,8715714321056
Thiruvidaimarudur231,1512708551005
Thiruvaiyaru185,8032676951025
Peravurani123,8612884301053

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Thanjavur Population Facts

Number of Households605,363
Population2,405,890
Male Population1,182,416 (49.15%)
Female Population1,223,474 (50.85%)
Children Population238,598
Area3,411 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