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Avadi Population 2024

Avadi city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Chennai Metropolitan Region. The Avadi city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.


The current estimate population of Avadi city in 2024 is 489,000 , while Avadi metro population is estimated at 12,290,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Avadi city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Avadi city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Avadi city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Avadi in 2011 is 345,996. Although Avadi city has population of 345,996; its urban / metropolitan population is 8,653,521.

Avadi Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Avadi city are 282,879 of which 149,707 are males while 133,172 are females. Average literacy rate of Avadi city is 91.28 percent of which male and female literacy was 95.21 and 87.23 percent. The sex ratio of Avadi city is 970 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 959 per 1000 boys.

Avadi Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Avadi city numbers 29,282 in which population of 115,692 resides. This is around 33.44% of total population of Avadi city.

Avadi Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Avadi city with 84.23 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Avadi city with 10.69 % following it. In Avadi city, Islam is followed by 4.56 %, Jainism by 0.08 %, Sikhism by 0.07 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.30 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 84.23 % 291,446
Muslims 4.56 % 15,779
Christian 10.69 % 36,990
Sikh 0.07 % 253
Buddhist 0.03 % 117
Jain 0.08 % 271
Others 0.03 % 119
Not Stated 0.30 % 1,021

Chennai Future Population 2021-2031

Chennai City Metropolitan
2011 345,996 8,653,521
2021 449,000 11,249,000
2022 462,000 11,586,000
2023 475,000 11,933,000
2024 489,000 12,290,000
2025 503,000 12,658,000
2026 518,000 13,037,000
2027 533,000 13,428,000
2028 548,000 13,830,000
2029 564,000 14,244,000
2030 580,000 14,671,000
2031 597,000 15,111,000
Avadi City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 345,996 175,658 170,338
Literates 282,879 149,707 133,172
Children (0-6) 36,091 18,419 17,672
Average Literacy (%) 91.28 % 95.21 % 87.23 %
Sexratio 970
Child Sexratio 959

Chennai Metropolitan Region

Avadi city comes under Chennai Metropolitan area.
Chennai Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 8,653,521 4,358,612 4,294,909
Literates 7,000,270 3,660,527 3,339,743
Children (0-6) 895,024 458,657 436,367
Average Literacy (%) 90.23 % 93.86 % 86.55 %
Sexratio 985
Child Sexratio 951
Chennai Metropolitan Areas
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