District of Tamil Nadu

Thoothukkudi: 17.5 lakh people, one story

People
17,50,176
Area
4,745 km²
Literacy
86.16%
Sex ratio
1,023
Top 3 in Tamil NaduChild sex ratio (0–6): 963 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduLiteracy rate: 86.16%. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduFemale literacy: 81.33%. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduHomes with electricity (2011): 68.8 % of households. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →

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ThoothukkudiTamil Nadu

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

Thoothukkudi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.5 lakh#20/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,745 km²#10/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density369 per km²#23/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio1,023 females per 1000 males#5/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#3/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate86.16%#3/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy81.33%#3/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population50.1%#13/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

86.2% can read. 1,023 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.186.8
Female literacy
81.373.4
Scheduled Castes
19.920.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.31.1
Living in towns
50.148.4

Gender literacy gap: 9.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.5%
  • Muslim 4.6%
  • Christian 16.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    33 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.5 lakh workers, 42.7% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 6.5%
    • Farm labourers 26.8%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 63.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.874.5
      Latrine at home
      36.438.5
      Tap water
      62.563.7
      LPG / PNG
      31.538.3
      Phone
      54.259.8
      Television
      64.169.4
      Bicycle
      37.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      19.625.8

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.