The Nilgiris is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 6 Taluks, 40 villages and 18 towns in The Nilgiris district.
As per the Census India 2011, The Nilgiris district has 197,653 households, population of 735,394 of which 360,143 are males and 375,251 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 66,799 which is 9.08% of total population.
The sex-ratio of The Nilgiris district is around
1042 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of The Nilgiris district is 77.46% out of which 83.15% males are literate and 72.01% females are literate. The total area of The Nilgiris is 2,565 sq.km with population density of 287 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 40.76% of population lives in Urban area and 59.24% lives in Rural area. There are 32.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.46% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in The Nilgiris district.
The Nilgiris Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 735,394 | 100% |
| Hindu | 569,477 | 77.44% |
| Christian | 84,610 | 11.51% |
| Muslim | 78,452 | 10.67% |
| Religion not stated | 1,138 | 0.15% |
| Jain | 910 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 382 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 338 | 0.05% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 87 | 0.01% |
The Nilgiris 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) | 582 | 1,983 |
| Number of households | 114,632 | 83,021 |
| Total Population | 435,655 | 299,739 |
| Population (%) | 49.18% | 51.32% |
| Male Population | 214,234 | 145,909 |
| Female Population | 221,421 | 153,830 |
| Sex Ratio | 1034 | 1054 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.81% | 74.05% |
List of Taluks in The Nilgiris
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