Tamil Nadu Census 2001
| State / District | Region | Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Male | Female | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| TAMILNADU | Total | 62405679 | 31400909 | 31004770 | |
| Rural | 34921681 | 17531494 | 17390187 | ||
| Urban | 27483998 | 13869415 | 13614583 | ||
| 1 | Ariyalur | Total | 695524 | 346763 | 348761 |
| Rural | 616539 | 307670 | 308869 | ||
| Urban | 78985 | 39093 | 39892 | ||
| 2 | Chennai | Total | 4343645 | 2219539 | 2124106 |
| Rural | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Urban | 4343645 | 2219539 | 2124106 | ||
| 3 | Coimbatore | Total | 4271856 | 2176031 | 2095825 |
| Rural | 1451653 | 734699 | 716954 | ||
| Urban | 2820203 | 1441332 | 1378871 | ||
| 4 | Cuddalore | Total | 2285395 | 1150908 | 1134487 |
| Rural | 1531034 | 771786 | 759248 | ||
| Urban | 754361 | 379122 | 375239 | ||
| 5 | Dharmapuri | Total | 2856300 | 1473597 | 1382703 |
| Rural | 2400354 | 1240122 | 1160232 | ||
| Urban | 455946 | 233475 | 222471 | ||
| 6 | Dindigul | Total | 1923014 | 968137 | 954877 |
| Rural | 1249762 | 629073 | 620689 | ||
| Urban | 673252 | 339064 | 334188 | ||
| 7 | Erode | Total | 2581500 | 1309278 | 1272222 |
| Rural | 1387537 | 705436 | 682101 | ||
| Urban | 1193963 | 603842 | 590121 | ||
| 8 | Kancheepuram | Total | 2877468 | 1457242 | 1420226 |
| Rural | 1342502 | 676095 | 666407 | ||
| Urban | 1534966 | 781147 | 753819 | ||
| 9 | Kanniyakumari | Total | 1676034 | 832269 | 843765 |
| Rural | 582107 | 289516 | 292591 | ||
| Urban | 1093927 | 542753 | 551174 | ||
| 10 | Karur | Total | 935686 | 465538 | 470148 |
| Rural | 624430 | 310922 | 313508 | ||
| Urban | 311256 | 154616 | 156640 | ||
| 11 | Madurai | Total | 2578201 | 1303363 | 1274838 |
| Rural | 1134025 | 573036 | 560989 | ||
| Urban | 1444176 | 730327 | 713849 | ||
| 12 | Nagapattinam | Total | 1488839 | 739074 | 749765 |
| Rural | 1158557 | 576010 | 582547 | ||
| Urban | 330282 | 163064 | 167218 | ||
| 13 | Namakkal | Total | 1493462 | 759551 | 733911 |
| Rural | 948230 | 482365 | 465865 | ||
| Urban | 545232 | 277186 | 268046 | ||
| 14 | Perambalur | Total | 493646 | 246141 | 247505 |
| Rural | 414426 | 206807 | 207619 | ||
| Urban | 79220 | 39334 | 39886 | ||
| 15 | Pudukkottai | Total | 1459601 | 724300 | 735301 |
| Rural | 1211217 | 600511 | 610706 | ||
| Urban | 248384 | 123789 | 124595 | ||
| 16 | Ramanathapuram | Total | 1187604 | 583376 | 604228 |
| Rural | 885210 | 433290 | 451920 | ||
| Urban | 302394 | 150086 | 152308 | ||
| 17 | Salem | Total | 3016346 | 1563633 | 1452713 |
| Rural | 1626162 | 852453 | 773709 | ||
| Urban | 1390184 | 711180 | 679004 | ||
| 18 | Sivaganga | Total | 1155356 | 566947 | 588409 |
| Rural | 829272 | 405093 | 424179 | ||
| Urban | 326084 | 161854 | 164230 | ||
| 19 | Thanjavur | Total | 2216138 | 1096638 | 1119500 |
| Rural | 1467577 | 726493 | 741084 | ||
| Urban | 748561 | 370145 | 378416 | ||
| 20 | The Nilgiris | Total | 762141 | 378351 | 383790 |
| Rural | 307532 | 151874 | 155658 | ||
| Urban | 454609 | 226477 | 228132 | ||
| 21 | Theni | Total | 1093950 | 552986 | 540964 |
| Rural | 502109 | 255152 | 246957 | ||
| Urban | 591841 | 297834 | 294007 | ||
| 22 | Thiruvallur | Total | 2754756 | 1397407 | 1357349 |
| Rural | 1254674 | 629052 | 625622 | ||
| Urban | 1500082 | 768355 | 731727 | ||
| 23 | Thiruvarur | Total | 1169474 | 580784 | 588690 |
| Rural | 932231 | 463502 | 468729 | ||
| Urban | 237243 | 117282 | 119961 | ||
| 24 | Thoothukkudi | Total | 1572273 | 766823 | 805450 |
| Rural | 907500 | 439254 | 468246 | ||
| Urban | 664773 | 327569 | 337204 | ||
| 25 | Tiruchirappalli | Total | 2418366 | 1208534 | 1209832 |
| Rural | 1279204 | 638617 | 640587 | ||
| Urban | 1139162 | 569917 | 569245 | ||
| 26 | Tirunelveli | Total | 2723988 | 1333939 | 1390049 |
| Rural | 1415742 | 688797 | 726945 | ||
| Urban | 1308246 | 645142 | 663104 | ||
| 27 | Tiruvannamalai | Total | 2186125 | 1095859 | 1090266 |
| Rural | 1785364 | 895738 | 889626 | ||
| Urban | 400761 | 200121 | 200640 | ||
| 28 | Vellore | Total | 3477317 | 1741083 | 1736234 |
| Rural | 2169319 | 1088090 | 1081229 | ||
| Urban | 1307998 | 652993 | 655005 | ||
| 29 | Viluppuram | Total | 2960373 | 1492442 | 1467931 |
| Rural | 2533456 | 1277415 | 1256041 | ||
| Urban | 426917 | 215027 | 211890 | ||
| 30 | Virudhunagar | Total | 1751301 | 870376 | 880925 |
| Rural | 973956 | 482626 | 491330 | ||
| Urban | 777345 | 387750 | 389595 | ||
Source: Tamil Nadu Census 2001
