Salem District

Salem District, with population of about 34.8 lakh is Tamil Nadu's the 5th most populous district, located in the state Tamil Nadu in India. Total geographical area of Salem district is 5237 km² and it is the 7th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 665 persons per km². There are 9 sub districts in the district, among them Salem is the most populous sub district with population of about 12.7 lakh and Yercaud is the least populous sub district with population of about 42 thousand.

There are 5 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Salem Municipal Corporation; Attur, Edappadi, Mettur and Narasingapuram Municipalities.

Demographics

The district is home to about 34.8 lakh people, among them about 17.8 lakh (51%) are male and about 17 lakh (49%) are female. 80% of the whole population are from general caste, 17% are from schedule caste and 3% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Salem district is 10%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 9.2 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.

The majority of the population, nearly 51% (about 17.7 lakh) live in Salem District urban part and 49% (about 17.1 lakh) population live in the Salem District rural part. Rural population density of Salem district is 374 and urban population density is 2626 persons per km².

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Salem

Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Salem

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 96% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 3% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 952 in Muslims are 1007.

Religion wise population 2011 - Salem

Growth of population

Population of the district has increased by 15.4% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 30.2 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 17.1% which is 3.2% higher than male population growth rate of 13.9%. General caste population has increased by 14.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 22%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 14.9% and child population has decreased by -2% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Salem

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 954 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 950, in schedule caste is 974 and in schedule tribe is 973. There are 916 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 25 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 65 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Salem

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Salem

Literacy

Total about 22.9 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 12.9 lakh are male and about 10 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Salem is 73%. 80% of male and 65% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 8%. Male literacy has gone up by 6% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Salem

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Salem

Workers profile

Salem has 49% (about 16.9 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 61% male and 36% female population are working population. 57% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 3% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 32% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Salem

Biggest Villages and Cities in Salem