Thoothukkudi is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 8 Taluks, 439 villages and 35 towns in Thoothukkudi district.
As per the Census India 2011, Thoothukkudi district has 462,010 households, population of 1,750,176 of which 865,021 are males and 885,155 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 183,763 which is 10.5% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Thoothukkudi district is around
1023 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Thoothukkudi district is 77.12% out of which 81.28% males are literate and 73.05% females are literate. The total area of Thoothukkudi is 4,745 sq.km with population density of 369 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 49.9% of population lives in Urban area and 50.1% lives in Rural area. There are 19.88% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.28% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Thoothukkudi district.
Thoothukkudi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,750,176 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,373,920 | 78.5% |
| Christian | 291,908 | 16.68% |
| Muslim | 80,740 | 4.61% |
| Religion not stated | 3,030 | 0.17% |
| Buddhist | 286 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 127 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 112 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 53 | 0% |
Thoothukkudi 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) | 415 | 4,330 |
| Number of households | 226,561 | 235,449 |
| Total Population | 876,802 | 873,374 |
| Population (%) | 49.57% | 50.72% |
| Male Population | 434,660 | 430,361 |
| Female Population | 442,142 | 443,013 |
| Sex Ratio | 1017 | 1029 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.64% | 73.59% |
List of Taluks in Thoothukkudi
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