Namakkal vs Thiruvallur
Population
17.3 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
3,420
3,394
Population densityper km²
505
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
986
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
914
946
Literacy rate%
74.63
84.03
Female literacy%
66.57
78.32
Urban population%
40.3
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
20.0
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
3.3
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
45.9
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
4.3
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
70.3
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
42.3
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
31.0
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.