District of Tamil Nadu

Kancheepuram: 40 lakh people, one story

People
39,98,252
Area
4,483 km²
Literacy
84.49%
Sex ratio
986
Top 3 in Tamil NaduPopulation: 39,98,252. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduHomes with electricity (2011): 79.2 % of households. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Big number40 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 892 to every km².See the numbers →

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KancheepuramTamil Nadu

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

Kancheepuram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40 lakh#2/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,483 km²#15/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density892 per km²#4/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio986 females per 1000 males#27/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)959 girls per 1000 boys#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate84.49%#5/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy79.02%#4/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population63.5%#5/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

84.5% can read. 986 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.986.8
Female literacy
79.073.4
Scheduled Castes
23.720.0
Scheduled Tribes
1.01.1
Living in towns
63.548.4

Gender literacy gap: 10.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.5%
  • Muslim 4.3%
  • Christian 6.4%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    22 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    16.7 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 5.3%
    • Farm labourers 16.3%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 75.1%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      79.274.5
      Latrine at home
      53.738.5
      Tap water
      60.463.7
      LPG / PNG
      51.338.3
      Phone
      68.659.8
      Television
      74.569.4
      Bicycle
      35.136.1
      Two-wheeler
      34.525.8

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.