Thoothukkudi vs Thiruvallur
Population
17.5 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
4,745
3,394
Population densityper km²
369
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
1,023
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
963
946
Literacy rate%
86.16
84.03
Female literacy%
81.33
78.32
Urban population%
50.1
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
19.9
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
0.3
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
33.3
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
3.1
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
68.8
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
31.5
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
36.4
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.