District of Tamil Nadu

Salem: 34.8 lakh people, one story

People
34,82,056
Area
5,237 km²
Literacy
72.86%
Sex ratio
954
Top 3 in Tamil NaduHousehold industry workers: 8.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduSex ratio: 954 females per 1000 males. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Big number34.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 665 to every km².See the numbers →

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SalemTamil Nadu

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

Salem in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.8 lakh#5/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area5,237 km²#7/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density665 per km²#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)916 girls per 1000 boys#27/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate72.86%#27/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy65.15%#27/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population51.0%#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

72.9% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.286.8
Female literacy
65.273.4
Scheduled Castes
16.720.0
Scheduled Tribes
3.41.1
Living in towns
51.048.4

Gender literacy gap: 15.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.5%
  • Muslim 2.7%
  • Christian 1.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    42 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    16.9 lakh workers, 48.7% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 15.2%
    • Farm labourers 26.8%
    • Household industry 8.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.474.5
      Latrine at home
      27.438.5
      Tap water
      61.963.7
      LPG / PNG
      38.438.3
      Phone
      55.559.8
      Television
      64.169.4
      Bicycle
      37.736.1
      Two-wheeler
      30.125.8

      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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