District of Tamil Nadu

Chennai: 46.5 lakh people, one story

People
46,46,732
Area
175 km²
Literacy
90.18%
Sex ratio
989
#1 in Tamil NaduPopulation density: 26,553 per km². Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Tamil NaduUrban population: 100.0%. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Tamil NaduPopulation: 46,46,732. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Tamil NaduHomes with electricity (2011): 83.4 % of households. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →

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ChennaiTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Chennai are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Chennai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population46.5 lakh#1/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area175 km²#32/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density26,553 per km²#1/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio989 females per 1000 males#23/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#16/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate90.18%#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy86.64%#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population100.0%#1/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

90.2% can read. 989 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.786.8
Female literacy
86.673.4
Scheduled Castes
16.820.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.21.1
Living in towns
100.048.4

Gender literacy gap: 7.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.7%
  • Muslim 9.5%
  • Christian 7.7%
  • Jain 1.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    2 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    18.2 lakh workers, 39.1% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 0.8%
    • Farm labourers 0.8%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 96.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 83% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      83.474.5
      Latrine at home
      80.538.5
      Tap water
      69.163.7
      LPG / PNG
      69.338.3
      Phone
      77.459.8
      Television
      80.369.4
      Bicycle
      31.236.1
      Two-wheeler
      39.225.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.