Demographics of Tamil Nadu

According to the 2001 Census taken by the Tamil Nadu Government, the total population stood at 62,405,679, with 31,400,909 males, 31,004,770 females, a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 73.45%, 13.11% of the population below seven years and a population density of 479.83.

Distribution of population across districts
The following table represents the total, male and female population of Tamil Nadu in each district:

Growth rate
The officially recorded growth rate of Tamil Nadu at 2001 was 11.72%. The growth rate among females was 12.50% and the growth rate among males was 10.96%.

Literacy
The officially recorded literacy rate for Tamil Nadu is 73.45%, which is well above the national average. The total number of literates amounts to 40,524,545 people, of which 22,809,662 people are males and 17,714,883 people are females.

Sex ratio
The officially recorded sex ratio is 987 females per 1000 males, which is well above the national average.

Agewise data
The following table shows the number of people belonging to a particular age group:

Religion Data
The following table shows the total number of people belonging to each religion in Tamil Nadu:

Workforce
According to the 2001 census, the total number of workers in Tamil Nadu amounts to 27,878,282 with the Work Participation rate being 44.67%. The total number of non-workers amounts to 34,527,397 or 55.33% of the population.