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About Dindigul

Dindigul is a district in Tamil Nadu, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Dindigul was 2,159,775 with a growth rate of 12.31%. Dindigul covers 6,036 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Dindigul's population is 998 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 934 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Dindigul, Urban/Rural population of Dindigul, Literacy data of Dindigul and Religion wise data of Dindigul. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Dindigul

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
2,159,775
Growth (%)
12.31
Male Population
1,080,938
Sex Ratio
998
Female Population
1,078,837
Child Sex Ratio
934
Area ( In Km. Square )
6,036

Urban/Rural Population of Dindigul

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
808,040
Rural Population
1,351,735
Urban Population (%)
37.41
Rural Population (%)
62.59
Urban male Population
402,333
Rural Male Population
678,605
Urban Female Population
405,707
Rural Female Population
673,130
Urban Sex Ratio
1,008
Rural Sex Ratio
992

Literacy data of Dindigul

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
1,481,834
Literacy (%)
76.26
Male Literate
816,180
Male Literacy (%)
84.23
Female Literate
665,654
Female Literacy (%)
68.33
Urban Literate
611,563
Rural Literate
870,271
Urban Male Literates
324,444
Urban Male Literacy (%)
89.68
Rural Male Literates
491,736
Rural Male Literacy (%)
80.98
Urban Female Literates
287,119
Urban Female Literacy (%)
78.19
Rural Female Literates
378,535
Rural Female Literacy (%)
62.36

Religion Wise Data of Dindigul

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
1,879,494
Hindu (%)
87.02
Muslim
105,012
Muslim (%)
4.86
Sikh
313
Sikh (%)
0.01
Christian
169,945
Christian (%)
7.87
Jain
71
Jain (%)
0
Buddhist
256
Buddhist (%)
0.01
Other
138
Other (%)
0.01
Not Avaiable
4,546
Not Avaiable (%)
0.21

List of tehsils in Dindigul

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Attur

Area ( Km2 ): 249

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Dindigul

Area ( Km2 ): 1,139

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Kodaikanal

Area ( Km2 ): 1,030

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Natham

Area ( Km2 ): 574

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Nilakkottai

Area ( Km2 ): 482

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Oddanchatram

Area ( Km2 ): 778

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Palani

Area ( Km2 ): 729

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Vedasandur

Area ( Km2 ): 1,056