District of Tamil Nadu

Namakkal: 17.3 lakh people, one story

People
17,26,601
Area
3,420 km²
Literacy
74.63%
Sex ratio
986
Big number17.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 505 to every km².See the numbers →

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NamakkalTamil Nadu

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

Namakkal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.3 lakh#21/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area3,420 km²#21/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density505 per km²#14/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio986 females per 1000 males#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)914 girls per 1000 boys#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate74.63%#24/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy66.57%#24/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population40.3%#18/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

74.6% can read. 986 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.686.8
Female literacy
66.673.4
Scheduled Castes
20.020.0
Scheduled Tribes
3.31.1
Living in towns
40.348.4

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.9%
  • Muslim 1.9%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    46 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 52.0% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 17.6%
    • Farm labourers 28.2%
    • Household industry 4.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.374.5
      Latrine at home
      31.038.5
      Tap water
      58.363.7
      LPG / PNG
      42.338.3
      Phone
      56.259.8
      Television
      66.769.4
      Bicycle
      41.836.1
      Two-wheeler
      33.925.8

      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.