District of Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore: 26.1 lakh people, one story

People
26,05,914
Area
3,703 km²
Literacy
78.04%
Sex ratio
987
Lowest in Tamil NaduChild sex ratio (0–6): 896 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →Big number26.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 704 to every km².See the numbers →

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CuddaloreTamil Nadu

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

Cuddalore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population26.1 lakh#11/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area3,703 km²#20/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density704 per km²#8/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio987 females per 1000 males#26/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)896 girls per 1000 boys#32/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate78.04%#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy70.14%#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population34.0%#21/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

78.0% can read. 987 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.986.8
Female literacy
70.173.4
Scheduled Castes
29.320.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.61.1
Living in towns
34.048.4

Gender literacy gap: 15.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.8%
  • Muslim 4.7%
  • Christian 3.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.7 lakh workers, 44.9% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 14.1%
    • Farm labourers 46.1%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 79% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      78.974.5
      Latrine at home
      30.338.5
      Tap water
      65.763.7
      LPG / PNG
      32.338.3
      Phone
      62.059.8
      Television
      73.269.4
      Bicycle
      45.436.1
      Two-wheeler
      23.525.8

      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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