Ozhukarai Population 2025
Ozhukarai city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Puducherry Metropolitan Region. The Ozhukarai city is located in Puducherry state of India.
The current estimate population of Ozhukarai city in 2025 is 437,000 , while Ozhukarai metro population is estimated at 959,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ozhukarai city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ozhukarai city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ozhukarai city, we will update the same here in 2025. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ozhukarai in 2011 is 300,104. Although Ozhukarai city has population of 300,104; its urban / metropolitan population is 657,209.
Ozhukarai Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Ozhukarai city are 240,929 of which 124,773 are males while 116,156 are females. Average literacy rate of Ozhukarai city is 89.35 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.86 and 84.97 percent. The sex ratio of Ozhukarai city is 1021 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 963 per 1000 boys.Ozhukarai Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Ozhukarai city numbers 6,660 in which population of 27,642 resides. This is around 9.21% of total population of Ozhukarai city.Ozhukarai Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Ozhukarai city with 89.48 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Ozhukarai city with 7.85 % following it. In Ozhukarai city, Islam is followed by 2.18 %, Jainism by 0.30 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.| Religion | Percentage | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 89.48 % | 268,527 |
| Muslims | 2.18 % | 6,538 |
| Christian | 7.85 % | 23,548 |
| Sikh | 0.03 % | 81 |
| Buddhist | 0.02 % | 74 |
| Jain | 0.30 % | 898 |
| Others | 0.02 % | 49 |
| Not Stated | 0.13 % | 389 |
Puducherry Future Population 2021-2031
| Puducherry | City | Metropolitan |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 300,104 | 657,209 |
| 2021 | 390,000 | 854,000 |
| 2022 | 401,000 | 879,000 |
| 2023 | 413,000 | 905,000 |
| 2024 | 425,000 | 932,000 |
| 2025 | 437,000 | 959,000 |
| 2026 | 450,000 | 987,000 |
| 2027 | 463,000 | 1,016,000 |
| 2028 | 476,000 | 1,046,000 |
| 2029 | 490,000 | 1,077,000 |
| 2030 | 504,000 | 1,109,000 |
| 2031 | 519,000 | 1,142,000 |
| Ozhukarai City 2011 | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Population | 300,104 | 148,464 | 151,640 |
| Literates | 240,929 | 124,773 | 116,156 |
| Children (0-6) | 30,464 | 15,523 | 14,941 |
| Average Literacy (%) | 89.35 % | 93.86 % | 84.97 % |
| Sexratio | 1021 | ||
| Child Sexratio | 963 | ||
Puducherry Metropolitan Region
Ozhukarai city comes under Puducherry Metropolitan area.
| Puducherry Metropolitan | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 657,209 | 323,489 | 333,720 |
| Literates | 522,868 | 270,672 | 252,196 |
| Children (0-6) | 66,835 | 33,792 | 33,043 |
| Average Literacy (%) | 88.57 % | 93.43 % | 83.88 % |
| Sexratio | 1032 | ||
| Child Sexratio | 978 | ||
| Puducherry Metropolitan Areas |
|---|
| Ariankuppam, Kurumbapet (GP), Manavely, Odiampet, Ozhukarai, Puducherry, and Villianur |