Theni vs Thiruvallur
Population
12.5 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
2,868
3,394
Population densityper km²
434
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
991
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
934
946
Literacy rate%
77.26
84.03
Female literacy%
69.46
78.32
Urban population%
53.8
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
20.7
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
0.1
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
59.8
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
2.5
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
76.1
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
35.9
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
32.7
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.