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Thanjavur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Thanjavur city in 2024 is 314,000 , while Thanjavur metro population is estimated at 412,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Thanjavur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Thanjavur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Thanjavur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Thanjavur in 2011 is 222,943. Although Thanjavur city has population of 222,943; its urban / metropolitan population is 291,067.

Thanjavur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Thanjavur city are 185,364 of which 93,818 are males while 91,546 are females. Average literacy rate of Thanjavur city is 91.27 percent of which male and female literacy was 94.80 and 87.92 percent. The sex ratio of Thanjavur city is 1042 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 940 per 1000 boys.

Thanjavur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Thanjavur city numbers 11,083 in which population of 43,502 resides. This is around 19.51% of total population of Thanjavur city.

Thanjavur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Thanjavur city with 82.87 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Thanjavur city with 8.58 % following it. In Thanjavur city, Islam is followed by 8.34 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.01 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.11 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 82.87 % 184,757
Muslims 8.34 % 18,600
Christian 8.58 % 19,139
Sikh 0.01 % 23
Buddhist 0.01 % 17
Jain 0.06 % 142
Others 0.01 % 17
Not Stated 0.11 % 248

Thanjavur Future Population 2021-2031

Thanjavur City Metropolitan
2011 222,943 291,067
2021 289,000 378,000
2022 297,000 389,000
2023 305,000 400,000
2024 314,000 412,000
2025 323,000 424,000
2026 332,000 436,000
2027 341,000 449,000
2028 351,000 462,000
2029 361,000 475,000
2030 371,000 489,000
2031 382,000 503,000
Thanjavur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 222,943 109,199 113,744
Literates 185,364 93,818 91,546
Children (0-6) 19,860 10,237 9,623
Average Literacy (%) 91.27 % 94.80 % 87.92 %
Sexratio 1042
Child Sexratio 940

Thanjavur Metropolitan Region

Thanjavur city comes under Thanjavur Metropolitan area.
Thanjavur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 291,067 142,671 148,396
Literates 241,965 122,559 119,406
Children (0-6) 26,379 13,607 12,772
Average Literacy (%) 91.42 % 94.96 % 88.04 %
Sexratio 1040
Child Sexratio 939
Thanjavur Metropolitan Areas
Nanjikottai, Neelagiri, Pudupattinam, Thanjavur, and Vilar