District of Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam: 16.2 lakh people, one story

People
16,16,450
Area
2,569 km²
Literacy
83.59%
Sex ratio
1,025
Top 3 in Tamil NaduSex ratio: 1,025 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduScheduled Castes: 31.5 % of people. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduHousehold industry workers: 1.7 % of workers. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Big number16.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 629 to every km².See the numbers →

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NagapattinamTamil Nadu

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

Nagapattinam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.2 lakh#23/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area2,569 km²#26/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density629 per km²#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,025 females per 1000 males#3/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)959 girls per 1000 boys#8/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate83.59%#8/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy77.58%#8/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population22.6%#25/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

83.6% can read. 1,025 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.886.8
Female literacy
77.673.4
Scheduled Castes
31.520.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.21.1
Living in towns
22.648.4

Gender literacy gap: 12.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.8%
  • Muslim 8.0%
  • Christian 2.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.7 lakh workers, 41.6% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 10.0%
    • Farm labourers 51.3%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 74% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      73.874.5
      Latrine at home
      31.538.5
      Tap water
      51.663.7
      LPG / PNG
      27.838.3
      Phone
      54.559.8
      Television
      70.069.4
      Bicycle
      42.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      16.825.8

      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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