District of Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore: 34.6 lakh people, one story

People
34,58,045
Area
4,732 km²
Literacy
83.98%
Sex ratio
1,000
Top 3 in Tamil NaduUrban population: 75.7%. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Big number34.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 731 to every km².See the numbers →

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CoimbatoreTamil Nadu

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

Coimbatore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.6 lakh#7/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,732 km²#11/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density731 per km²#6/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,000 females per 1000 males#16/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#12/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate83.98%#7/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy78.92%#6/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population75.7%#3/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

84.0% can read. 1,000 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.186.8
Female literacy
78.973.4
Scheduled Castes
15.520.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.81.1
Living in towns
75.748.4

Gender literacy gap: 10.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.0%
  • Muslim 6.1%
  • Christian 5.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    20 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    15.7 lakh workers, 45.3% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 5.1%
    • Farm labourers 14.7%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 77.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 77% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      76.674.5
      Latrine at home
      53.938.5
      Tap water
      75.863.7
      LPG / PNG
      57.738.3
      Phone
      66.559.8
      Television
      72.069.4
      Bicycle
      30.336.1
      Two-wheeler
      38.125.8

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.