District of Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirappalli: 27.2 lakh people, one story

People
27,22,290
Area
4,509 km²
Literacy
83.23%
Sex ratio
1,013
Big number27.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 604 to every km².See the numbers →

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TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu

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

Tiruchirappalli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population27.2 lakh#10/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,509 km²#13/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density604 per km²#12/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,013 females per 1000 males#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)947 girls per 1000 boys#17/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate83.23%#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy76.87%#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population49.2%#15/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

83.2% can read. 1,013 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.786.8
Female literacy
76.973.4
Scheduled Castes
17.120.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.71.1
Living in towns
49.248.4

Gender literacy gap: 12.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.7%
  • Muslim 7.0%
  • Christian 9.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.1 lakh workers, 44.6% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 14.1%
    • Farm labourers 31.2%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 52.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.474.5
      Latrine at home
      38.838.5
      Tap water
      69.463.7
      LPG / PNG
      38.138.3
      Phone
      61.459.8
      Television
      67.669.4
      Bicycle
      41.436.1
      Two-wheeler
      26.825.8

      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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