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Dindigul Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Dindigul city in 2024 is 293,000 , while Dindigul metro population is estimated at 414,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Dindigul city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Dindigul city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Dindigul city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Dindigul in 2011 is 207,327. Although Dindigul city has population of 207,327; its urban / metropolitan population is 292,512.

Dindigul Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Dindigul city are 169,370 of which 87,515 are males while 81,855 are females. Average literacy rate of Dindigul city is 90.22 percent of which male and female literacy was 94.20 and 86.32 percent. The sex ratio of Dindigul city is 1012 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 936 per 1000 boys.

Dindigul Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Dindigul city numbers 25,180 in which population of 96,556 resides. This is around 46.57% of total population of Dindigul city.

Dindigul Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Dindigul city with 69.11 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Dindigul city with 16.59 % following it. In Dindigul city, Islam is followed by 14.17 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 69.11 % 143,275
Muslims 14.17 % 29,374
Christian 16.59 % 34,386
Sikh 0.02 % 37
Buddhist 0.02 % 33
Jain 0.01 % 15
Others 0.00 % 3
Not Stated 0.10 % 204

Dindigul Future Population 2021-2031

Dindigul City Metropolitan
2011 207,327 292,512
2021 269,000 380,000
2022 277,000 391,000
2023 285,000 402,000
2024 293,000 414,000
2025 301,000 426,000
2026 310,000 438,000
2027 319,000 451,000
2028 328,000 464,000
2029 337,000 477,000
2030 347,000 491,000
2031 357,000 505,000
Dindigul City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 207,327 103,027 104,300
Literates 169,370 87,515 81,855
Children (0-6) 19,603 10,126 9,477
Average Literacy (%) 90.22 % 94.20 % 86.32 %
Sexratio 1012
Child Sexratio 936

Dindigul Metropolitan Region

Dindigul city comes under Dindigul Metropolitan area.
Dindigul Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 292,512 145,703 146,809
Literates 233,755 121,855 111,900
Children (0-6) 28,306 14,635 13,671
Average Literacy (%) 88.47 % 92.97 % 84.05 %
Sexratio 1008
Child Sexratio 934
Dindigul Metropolitan Areas
Adiyanuthu, Balakrishnapuram, Chettinaickenpatti, Dindigul, Kurumbapatti, and Silapadi