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About Madurai

Madurai is a district in Tamil Nadu, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Madurai was 3,038,252 with a growth rate of 17.84%. Madurai covers 3,710 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Madurai's population is 990 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 932 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Madurai

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
3,038,252
Growth (%)
17.84
Male Population
1,526,475
Sex Ratio
990
Female Population
1,511,777
Child Sex Ratio
932
Area ( In Km. Square )
3,710

Urban/Rural Population of Madurai

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
1,846,801
Rural Population
1,191,451
Urban Population (%)
60.78
Rural Population (%)
39.22
Urban male Population
925,228
Rural Male Population
601,247
Urban Female Population
921,573
Rural Female Population
590,204
Urban Sex Ratio
996
Rural Sex Ratio
982

Literacy data of Madurai

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
2,273,430
Literacy (%)
83.45
Male Literate
1,223,810
Male Literacy (%)
89.72
Female Literate
1,049,620
Female Literacy (%)
77.16
Urban Literate
1,485,340
Rural Literate
788,090
Urban Male Literates
777,351
Urban Male Literacy (%)
93.67
Rural Male Literates
446,459
Rural Male Literacy (%)
83.59
Urban Female Literates
707,989
Urban Female Literacy (%)
85.15
Rural Female Literates
341,631
Rural Female Literacy (%)
64.59

Religion Wise Data of Madurai

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
2,760,502
Hindu (%)
90.86
Muslim
168,881
Muslim (%)
5.56
Sikh
520
Sikh (%)
0.02
Christian
97,711
Christian (%)
3.22
Jain
1,532
Jain (%)
0.05
Buddhist
199
Buddhist (%)
0.01
Other
305
Other (%)
0.01
Not Avaiable
8,602
Not Avaiable (%)
0.28

List of tehsils in Madurai

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Madurai North

Area ( Km2 ): 391

  • Population:
  • 494,430
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Madurai South

Area ( Km2 ): 306

  • Population:
  • 1,391,980
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Melur

Area ( Km2 ): 681

  • Population:
  • 291,398
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Peraiyur

Area ( Km2 ): 822

  • Population:
  • 200,510
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Thirumangalam

Area ( Km2 ): 561

  • Population:
  • 229,645
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Usilampatti

Area ( Km2 ): 487

  • Population:
  • 195,756
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Vadipatti

Area ( Km2 ): 461

  • Population:
  • 234,533