The Nilgiris vs Thiruvallur
Population
7.4 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
2,565
3,394
Population densityper km²
287
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
1,042
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
985
946
Literacy rate%
85.20
84.03
Female literacy%
78.98
78.32
Urban population%
59.2
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
32.1
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
4.5
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
27.1
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
1.1
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
68.3
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
32.7
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
39.1
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.