Theni District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Theni is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 5 Taluks, 98 villages and 28 towns in Theni district.

As per the Census India 2011, Theni district has 338112 households, population of 1245899 of which 625683 are males and 620216 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 119661 which is 9.6% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Theni district is around 991 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Theni district is 69.84% out of which 76.62% males are literate and 62.99% females are literate. The total area of Theni is 2868 sq.km with population density of 434 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 46.18% of population lives in Urban area and 53.82% lives in Rural area. There are 20.72% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Theni district.

Theni Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1245899100%
Hindu114899092.22%
Muslim567514.56%
Christian375743.02%
Religion not stated22510.18%
Sikh1520.01%
Buddhist790.01%
Other religions and persuasions740.01%
Jain280%

Theni Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)297.312570.69
Number of households181393156719
Total Population670481575418
Population (%)49.93%49.45%
Male Population334803290880
Female Population335678284538
Sex Ratio1003978
Literacy (%)73.59%65.46%

List of Taluks in Theni

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Theni district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Uthamapalayam435069831.365231004
Periyakulam217358373.53582978
Andipatti212700950.63224972
Theni 199983204.53978993
Bodinayakanur180789507.95356999

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Theni Population Facts

Number of Households338112
Population1245899
Male Population625683 (50.22%)
Female Population620216 (49.78%)
Children Population119661
Area2868 km2
Population density/km2434
Sex-ratio991
Literacy69.84%
Male Literacy76.62%
Female Literacy62.99%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.15%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.72%

Map of Theni , Tamil Nadu