Tirunelveli is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 11 Taluks, 465 villages and 53 towns in Tirunelveli district.
As per the Census India 2011, Tirunelveli district has 815,528 households, population of 3,077,233 of which 1,520,912 are males and 1,556,321 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 321,687 which is 10.45% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Tirunelveli district is around
1023 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Tirunelveli district is 73.88% out of which 79.6% males are literate and 68.29% females are literate. The total area of Tirunelveli is 6,693 sq.km with population density of 460 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 50.6% of population lives in Urban area and 49.4% lives in Rural area. There are 18.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.33% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Tirunelveli district.
Tirunelveli Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,077,233 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,425,630 | 78.83% |
| Christian | 342,254 | 11.12% |
| Muslim | 303,368 | 9.86% |
| Religion not stated | 4,746 | 0.15% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 450 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 373 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 268 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 144 | 0% |
Tirunelveli 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) | 1,057 | 5,636 |
| Number of households | 396,471 | 419,057 |
| Total Population | 1,520,229 | 1,557,004 |
| Population (%) | 49.48% | 50.63% |
| Male Population | 752,184 | 768,728 |
| Female Population | 768,045 | 788,276 |
| Sex Ratio | 1021 | 1025 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.18% | 70.66% |
List of Taluks in Tirunelveli
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Tirunelveli | 642,835 | 569 | 1129 | 1025 |
| Ambasamudram | 428,031 | 1,181 | 362 | 1034 |
| Tenkasi | 399,946 | 512 | 782 | 1005 |
| Sankarankoil | 350,144 | 966 | 362 | 1024 |
| Radhapuram | 304,652 | 876 | 348 | 1027 |
| Nanguneri | 225,602 | 965 | 234 | 1034 |
| Sivagiri | 194,156 | 534 | 364 | 1032 |
| Alangulam | 176,138 | 307 | 573 | 1023 |
| Shenkottai | 141,416 | 204 | 694 | 995 |
| Veerakeralamputhur | 123,137 | 279 | 442 | 1028 |
| Palayamkottai | 91,176 | 300 | 304 | 1015 |
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