Tiruvannamalai District, with population of about 24.6 lakh is Tamil Nadu's the 13th most populous district, located in the state Tamil Nadu in India. Total geographical area of Tiruvannamalai district is 6188 km2 and it is the 3rd biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 398 persons per km2. There are 7 sub districts in the district, among them Tiruvannamalai is the most populous sub district with population of about 5.8 lakh and THANDRAMPET is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.8 lakh.
There are 4 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Tiruvethipuram and Vandavasi Municipalities.
Demographics
The district is home to about 24.6 lakh people, among them about 12.4 lakh (50%) are male and about 12.3 lakh (50%) are female. 73% of the whole population are from general caste, 23% are from schedule caste and 4% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Tiruvannamalai district is 11%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 5.9 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 80% (about 19.7 lakh) live in Tiruvannamalai District rural part and 20% (about 4.9 lakh) population live in the Tiruvannamalai District urban part. Rural population density of Tiruvannamalai district is 328 and urban population density is 2839 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
2,464,875 |
1,808,592 |
565,329 |
90,954 |
272,569 |
| Male |
1,235,889 |
907,318 |
282,615 |
45,956 |
141,205 |
| Female |
1,228,986 |
901,274 |
282,714 |
44,998 |
131,364 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 93% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 4% of the total population and Christians are the third largest religious community here with 3% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 992 in Muslims are 1010 and in Christians are 1035.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
2,464,875 |
2,294,369 |
91,636 |
66,987 |
232 |
157 |
7,898 |
110 |
3,486 |
| Male |
1,235,889 |
1,151,551 |
45,583 |
32,917 |
122 |
83 |
3,951 |
54 |
1,628 |
| Female |
1,228,986 |
1,142,818 |
46,053 |
34,070 |
110 |
74 |
3,947 |
56 |
1,858 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 12.8% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 21.9 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 12.7% which is -0.1% lower than male population growth rate of 12.8%. General caste population has increased by 9.9%; Schedule caste population has increased by 20.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 25% and child population has increased by 4.3% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
12.8% |
9.9% |
20.9% |
25% |
4.3% |
| Male |
12.8% |
9.9% |
21% |
24.4% |
5.3% |
| Female |
12.7% |
9.8% |
20.8% |
25.6% |
3.3% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 994 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 993, in schedule caste is 1000 and in schedule tribe is 979. There are 930 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has decreased by 1 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 18 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-1 |
-1 |
-2 |
9 |
-18 |
| 2011 |
994 |
993 |
1000 |
979 |
930 |
| 2001 |
995 |
994 |
1002 |
970 |
948 |
Literacy
Total about 16.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 9.1 lakh are male and about 7.2 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Tiruvannamalai is 74%. 83% of male and 65% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 9%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
6.8% |
3.9% |
9.7% |
| 2011 |
74.2% |
83.1% |
65.3% |
| 2001 |
67.4% |
79.2% |
55.6% |
Workers profile
Tiruvannamalai has 50% (about 12.4 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 60% male and 41% female population are working population. 50% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 10% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 29% of total female population are main and 12% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
50.2% |
39.4% |
10.9% |
49.8% |
| Male |
59.8% |
50.1% |
9.7% |
40.2% |
| Female |
40.6% |
28.5% |
12.1% |
59.4% |