Dharmapuri

This page provides an overview of Dharmapuri: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

7,273,303
Population
1,813,901
Households
945
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
60.48%
Approx. literacy

Dharmapuri has an aggregated population of 7,273,303. Approximately 41.43% live in rural areas (3,013,686) and 7.17% live in urban areas (521,824).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,013,686 3
Dharmapuri 1,210,226 65
Harur 685,061 180
Palakkodu 992,546 97
Pappireddipatti 696,879 104
Pennagaram 674,905 55

Population summary

Dharmapuri has a population of 7,273,303 (3,740,427 males and 3,532,876 females). The sex ratio is about 945 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,273,303
Male3,740,427
Female3,532,876
Rural population3,013,686 (41.43%)
Urban population521,824 (7.17%)
Households1,813,901

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 60.48%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,398,621
Total illiterates2,874,682

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,188,755 (16.34%). ST: 312,561 (4.3%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,188,75516.34%
ST312,5614.3%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 812,663 (11.17%). Workers: 3,650,757 (50.19%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)812,66311.17%
Total workers3,650,75750.19%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dharmapuri 1,506,843
Dharmapuri 1,245,931
Dharmapuri 441,148
Palakkodu 346,489
Dharmapuri 327,930
Palakkodu 299,568
Dharmapuri 260,912
Pappireddipatti 243,445
Harur 240,908
Pennagaram 234,853