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Kancheepuram Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Kancheepuram city in 2024 is 231,000 , while Kancheepuram metro population is estimated at 313,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kancheepuram city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kancheepuram city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kancheepuram city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kancheepuram in 2011 is 164,384. Although Kancheepuram city has population of 164,384; its urban / metropolitan population is 221,715.

Kancheepuram Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Kancheepuram city are 130,703 of which 68,601 are males while 62,102 are females. Average literacy rate of Kancheepuram city is 88.06 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.91 and 83.25 percent. The sex ratio of Kancheepuram city is 1005 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 956 per 1000 boys.

Kancheepuram Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Kancheepuram city numbers 8,928 in which population of 35,816 resides. This is around 21.79% of total population of Kancheepuram city.

Kancheepuram Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Kancheepuram city with 93.38 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kancheepuram with approximately 5.24 % following it. In Kancheepuram city, Christinity is followed by 0.83 %, Jainism by 0.40 %, 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 93.38 % 153,507
Muslims 5.24 % 8,614
Christian 0.83 % 1,361
Sikh 0.01 % 24
Buddhist 0.01 % 16
Jain 0.40 % 664
Others 0.01 % 12
Not Stated 0.11 % 186

Kancheepuram Future Population 2021-2031

Kancheepuram City Metropolitan
2011 164,384 221,715
2021 213,000 288,000
2022 219,000 296,000
2023 225,000 304,000
2024 231,000 313,000
2025 237,000 322,000
2026 244,000 331,000
2027 251,000 340,000
2028 258,000 350,000
2029 265,000 360,000
2030 272,000 370,000
2031 280,000 381,000
Kancheepuram City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 164,384 81,992 82,392
Literates 130,703 68,601 62,102
Children (0-6) 15,955 8,158 7,797
Average Literacy (%) 88.06 % 92.91 % 83.25 %
Sexratio 1005
Child Sexratio 956

Kancheepuram Metropolitan Region

Kancheepuram city comes under Kancheepuram Metropolitan area.
Kancheepuram Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 221,715 110,749 110,966
Literates 173,166 91,333 81,833
Children (0-6) 21,879 11,174 10,705
Average Literacy (%) 86.65 % 91.72 % 81.62 %
Sexratio 1002
Child Sexratio 958
Kancheepuram Metropolitan Areas
Kancheepuram, Nattapettai, Sevilimedu, and Thenambakkam