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Tirunelveli

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

Quick facts

13,865,936
Population
3,681,169
Households
1024
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.52%
Approx. literacy

Tirunelveli has an aggregated population of 13,865,936. Approximately 44.39% live in rural areas (6,154,466) and 21.93% live in urban areas (3,040,458).

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 6,154,466 3
Alangulam 477,407 34
Ambasamudram 1,038,848 67
Nanguneri 600,724 62
Palayamkottai 273,528 44
Radhapuram 804,930 39
Sankarankoil 984,818 88
Shenkottai 334,389 17
Sivagiri 460,810 23
Tenkasi 971,198 33
Tirunelveli 1,430,679 66
Veerakeralamputhur 334,139 25

Population summary

Tirunelveli has a population of 13,865,936 (6,852,376 males and 7,013,560 females). The sex ratio is about 1024 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population13,865,936
Male6,852,376
Female7,013,560
Rural population6,154,466 (44.39%)
Urban population3,040,458 (21.93%)
Households3,681,169

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.52%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,193,940
Total illiterates3,671,996

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,624,103 (18.92%). ST: 44,902 (0.32%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,624,10318.92%
ST44,9020.32%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,454,112 (10.49%). Workers: 6,538,946 (47.16%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,454,11210.49%
Total workers6,538,94647.16%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Tirunelveli 3,077,233
Tirunelveli 1,557,004
Tirunelveli 1,520,229
Tirunelveli 642,835
Tirunelveli 497,826
Ambasamudram 428,031
Tenkasi 399,946
Sankarankoil 350,144
Radhapuram 304,652
Sankarankoil 284,530
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