District of Tamil Nadu

Dharmapuri: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,06,843
Area
4,497 km²
Literacy
68.54%
Sex ratio
946
Top 3 in Tamil NaduScheduled Tribes: 4.2 % of people. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduSex ratio: 946 females per 1000 males. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduLiteracy rate: 68.54%. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduFemale literacy: 59.80%. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →

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DharmapuriTamil Nadu

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

Dharmapuri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#24/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,497 km²#14/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density335 per km²#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio946 females per 1000 males#32/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)913 girls per 1000 boys#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate68.54%#32/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy59.80%#32/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population17.3%#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

68.5% can read. 946 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.986.8
Female literacy
59.873.4
Scheduled Castes
16.320.0
Scheduled Tribes
4.21.1
Living in towns
17.348.4

Gender literacy gap: 17.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.4%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.5 lakh workers, 49.9% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 26.8%
    • Farm labourers 35.6%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.374.5
      Latrine at home
      14.838.5
      Tap water
      43.563.7
      LPG / PNG
      21.538.3
      Phone
      53.059.8
      Television
      63.769.4
      Bicycle
      33.736.1
      Two-wheeler
      22.125.8

      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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