District of Tamil Nadu

Viluppuram: 34.6 lakh people, one story

People
34,58,873
Area
7,194 km²
Literacy
71.88%
Sex ratio
987
#1 in Tamil NaduArea: 7,194 km². Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduWorkers in farming: 70.6 % of workers. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduUrban population: 15.0%. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Big number34.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 481 to every km².See the numbers →

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ViluppuramTamil Nadu

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

Viluppuram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.6 lakh#6/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area7,194 km²#1/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density481 per km²#15/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio987 females per 1000 males#25/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)941 girls per 1000 boys#20/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate71.88%#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy63.15%#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population15.0%#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

71.9% can read. 987 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.586.8
Female literacy
63.273.4
Scheduled Castes
29.420.0
Scheduled Tribes
2.21.1
Living in towns
15.048.4

Gender literacy gap: 17.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.8%
  • Muslim 3.9%
  • Christian 4.0%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17 lakh workers, 49.2% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 21.7%
    • Farm labourers 48.9%
    • Household industry 2.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 77% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      77.474.5
      Latrine at home
      17.638.5
      Tap water
      68.663.7
      LPG / PNG
      23.638.3
      Phone
      56.659.8
      Television
      69.969.4
      Bicycle
      36.336.1
      Two-wheeler
      19.025.8

      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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