Vellore District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Vellore is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 9 Taluks, 858 villages and 73 towns in Vellore district.

As per the Census India 2011, Vellore district has 929,281 households, population of 3,936,331 of which 1,961,688 are males and 1,974,643 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 432,550 which is 10.99% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Vellore district is around 1007 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Vellore district is 70.47% out of which 76.69% males are literate and 64.29% females are literate. The total area of Vellore is 6,075 sq.km with population density of 648 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 56.76% of population lives in Urban area and 43.24% lives in Rural area. There are 21.85% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.85% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Vellore district.

Vellore Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,936,331100%
Hindu3,397,85786.32%
Muslim414,76010.54%
Christian111,3902.83%
Religion not stated7,4450.19%
Jain3,5140.09%
Sikh6760.02%
Buddhist4380.01%
Other religions and persuasions2510.01%

Vellore Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)5445,531
Number of households392,575536,706
Total Population1,701,9872,234,344
Population (%)49.62%50%
Male Population844,5871,117,101
Female Population857,4001,117,243
Sex Ratio10151000
Literacy (%)75.85%66.37%

List of Taluks in Vellore

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Vellore696,1108777941024
Tirupathur561,7081,003560980
Arakonam504,0268435981001
Wallajah444,7585068791012
Gudiyatham425,3537235891018
Katpadi391,1005097681000
Vaniyambadi336,548532632991
Ambur326,2115585841026
Arcot250,5175244781009

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Vellore Population Facts

Number of Households929,281
Population3,936,331
Male Population1,961,688 (49.84%)
Female Population1,974,643 (50.16%)
Children Population432,550
Area6,075 km2
Population density/km2648
Sex-ratio1007
Literacy70.47%
Male Literacy76.69%
Female Literacy64.29%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.85%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %21.85%

Map of Vellore, Tamil Nadu