District of Tamil Nadu

Madurai: 30.4 lakh people, one story

People
30,38,252
Area
3,710 km²
Literacy
83.45%
Sex ratio
990
Lowest in Tamil NaduScheduled Castes: 13.5 % of people. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Big number30.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 819 to every km².See the numbers →

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MaduraiTamil Nadu

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

Madurai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.4 lakh#9/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area3,710 km²#19/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density819 per km²#5/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio990 females per 1000 males#21/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#24/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate83.45%#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy77.16%#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population60.8%#7/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

83.5% can read. 990 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.786.8
Female literacy
77.273.4
Scheduled Castes
13.520.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.41.1
Living in towns
60.848.4

Gender literacy gap: 12.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.9%
  • Muslim 5.6%
  • Christian 3.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    34 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.5 lakh workers, 44.6% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 6.8%
    • Farm labourers 27.5%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 62.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 75% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.674.5
      Latrine at home
      46.738.5
      Tap water
      67.263.7
      LPG / PNG
      38.838.3
      Phone
      61.359.8
      Television
      70.269.4
      Bicycle
      32.236.1
      Two-wheeler
      22.625.8

      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.