Dharmapuri District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Dharmapuri, a district of Tamil Nadu has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Tamil Nadu. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu.

In 2011, Dharmapuri had population of 1,506,843 of which male and female were 774,303 and 732,540 respectively. In 2001 census, Dharmapuri had a population of 1,295,182 of which males were 670,520 and remaining 624,662 were females. Dharmapuri District population constituted 2.09 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Dharmapuri District was at 2.08 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 16.34 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Dharmapuri District recorded increase of 15.27 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Dharmapuri Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Dharmapuri in 2011 were 68.54 compared to 68.54 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 76.85 and 59.80 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 70.52 and 49.47 in Dharmapuri District. Total literate in Dharmapuri District were 917,709 of which male and female were 527,599 and 390,110 respectively. In 2001, Dharmapuri District had 677,674 in its district.

Dharmapuri Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Dharmapuri, it stood at 946 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 932. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 913 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 869 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Dharmapuri District Religion Data

Dharmapuri Population 2023 - 2024

Dharmapuri Population 2011 - 2001

Dharmapuri Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Dharmapuri. There were total 167,940 children under age of 0-6 against 171,621 of 2001 census. Of total 167,940 male and female were 87,777 and 80,163 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 913 compared to 869 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 11.15 percent of Dharmapuri District compared to 13.25 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.1 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Dharmapuri Houseless Data

In 2011, total 170 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 565. This approx 0.037495611686154% of total population of Dharmapuri district.

Dharmapuri District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Dharmapuri district for 2011 is 335 people per sq. km. In 2001, Dharmapuri district density was at 286 people per sq. km. Dharmapuri district administers 4,497 square kilometers of areas.

Dharmapuri District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Dharmapuri population for 2011 census, 17.32 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 260,912 people lives in urban areas of which males are 131,088 and females are 129,824. Sex Ratio in urban region of Dharmapuri district is 990 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Dharmapuri district was 939 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 27,037 of which males and females were 13,943 and 13,094. This child population figure of Dharmapuri district is 10.64 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Dharmapuri district as per census 2011 is 81.21 % of which males and females are 87.33 % and 75.07 % literates respectively. In actual number 189,924 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 102,300 and 87,624 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 82.68 % population of Dharmapuri districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Dharmapuri district population living in rural areas is 1,245,931 of which males and females are 643,215 and 602,716 respectively. In rural areas of Dharmapuri district, sex ratio is 937 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Dharmapuri district is considered, figure is 908 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 140,903 in rural areas of which males were 73,834 and females were 67,069. The child population comprises 11.48 % of total rural population of Dharmapuri district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Dharmapuri district is 65.86 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 74.69 and 56.47 percent respectively. In total, 727,785 people were literate of which males and females were 425,299 and 302,486 respectively.

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City/Metros in Dharmapuri District