Virudhunagar District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Virudhunagar is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 8 Taluks, 570 villages and 44 towns in Virudhunagar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Virudhunagar district has 537748 households, population of 1942288 of which 967709 are males and 974579 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 197134 which is 10.15% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Virudhunagar district is around 1007 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Virudhunagar district is 72.02% out of which 78.57% males are literate and 65.51% females are literate. The total area of Virudhunagar is 4241 sq.km with population density of 458 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 49.53% of population lives in Urban area and 50.47% lives in Rural area. There are 20.59% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.12% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Virudhunagar district.

Virudhunagar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1942288100%
Hindu182262693.84%
Christian674053.47%
Muslim478382.46%
Religion not stated39140.2%
Sikh2450.01%
Jain980.01%
Buddhist870%
Other religions and persuasions750%

Virudhunagar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)446.703794.30
Number of households272746265002
Total Population980226962062
Population (%)49.72%50.07%
Male Population487349480360
Female Population492877481702
Sex Ratio10111003
Literacy (%)76.06%67.9%

List of Taluks in Virudhunagar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sivakasi426753579.257371014
Rajapalayam347668465.837461004
Srivilliputhur293209683.514291008
Virudhunagar251097437.255741000
Aruppukkottai246236633.933881010
Sattur168607492.453421028
Kariapatti105428397.58265989
Tiruchuli103290551.19187984

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Virudhunagar Population Facts

Number of Households537748
Population1942288
Male Population967709 (49.82%)
Female Population974579 (50.18%)
Children Population197134
Area4241 km2
Population density/km2458
Sex-ratio1007
Literacy72.02%
Male Literacy78.57%
Female Literacy65.51%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.12%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.59%

Map of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu