District of Tamil Nadu

Dindigul: 21.6 lakh people, one story

People
21,59,775
Area
6,036 km²
Literacy
76.26%
Sex ratio
998
Big number21.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 358 to every km².See the numbers →

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DindigulTamil Nadu

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

Dindigul in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.6 lakh#16/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area6,036 km²#5/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density358 per km²#26/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio998 females per 1000 males#17/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#22/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate76.26%#22/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy68.33%#22/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population37.4%#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

76.3% can read. 998 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.286.8
Female literacy
68.373.4
Scheduled Castes
20.920.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.41.1
Living in towns
37.448.4

Gender literacy gap: 15.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.0%
  • Muslim 4.9%
  • Christian 7.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.1 lakh workers, 51.2% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 15.0%
    • Farm labourers 42.3%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.174.5
      Latrine at home
      26.338.5
      Tap water
      64.463.7
      LPG / PNG
      29.438.3
      Phone
      53.259.8
      Television
      64.369.4
      Bicycle
      31.236.1
      Two-wheeler
      20.725.8

      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.