Vellore vs Thiruvallur
Population
39.4 lakh
37.3 lakh
Areakm²
6,075
3,394
Population densityper km²
648
1,098
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
1,007
987
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
944
946
Literacy rate%
79.17
84.03
Female literacy%
71.95
78.32
Urban population%
43.2
65.1
Scheduled Castes% of people
21.9
22.0
Scheduled Tribes% of people
1.9
1.3
Workers in farming% of workers
33.6
22.4
Household industry workers% of workers
8.1
3.8
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
75.9
81.2
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
36.6
55.6
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
33.4
56.9
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.