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Tiruchirappalli

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

Quick facts

12,273,417
Population
3,150,860
Households
1013
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
74.19%
Approx. literacy

Tiruchirappalli has an aggregated population of 12,273,417. Approximately 44.36% live in rural areas (5,444,580) and 21.8% live in urban areas (2,676,066).

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 5,444,580 3
Lalgudi 705,365 90
Manachanallur 522,346 43
Manapparai 1,073,433 110
Musiri 645,577 62
Srirangam 594,871 52
Thiruverumbur 505,693 21
Thottiyam 379,518 30
Thuraiyur 699,202 86
Tiruchirappalli 1,702,832 4

Population summary

Tiruchirappalli has a population of 12,273,417 (6,097,688 males and 6,175,729 females). The sex ratio is about 1013 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population12,273,417
Male6,097,688
Female6,175,729
Rural population5,444,580 (44.36%)
Urban population2,676,066 (21.8%)
Households3,150,860

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 74.19%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates9,106,166
Total illiterates3,167,251

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,153,946 (17.55%). ST: 86,576 (0.71%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,153,94617.55%
ST86,5760.71%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,235,084 (10.06%). Workers: 5,574,057 (45.42%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,235,08410.06%
Total workers5,574,05745.42%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Tiruchirappalli 2,722,290
Tiruchirappalli 1,384,257
Tiruchirappalli 1,338,033
Tiruchirappalli 850,073
Tiruchirappalli 847,387
Manapparai 375,370
Manapparai 322,693
Lalgudi 254,865
Thuraiyur 249,327
Musiri 231,655
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