Salem vs Thiruvallur
Population
34.8 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
5,237
3,394
Population densityper km²
665
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
954
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
916
946
Literacy rate%
72.86
84.03
Female literacy%
65.15
78.32
Urban population%
51.0
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
16.7
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
3.4
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
42.0
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
8.4
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
71.4
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
38.4
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
27.4
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.