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About Nagapattinam District

Nagapattinam is a district in Tamil Nadu , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Nagapattinam was 1,616,450 with a growth rate of 8.57%. Nagapattinam covers 2,569 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Nagapattinam's population is 1025 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 959 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Nagapattinam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,616,450 Growth (%) 8.57
Male Population 798,127 Sex Ratio 1,025
Female Population 818,323 Child Sex Ratio 959
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,569

Nagapattinam has a total population of 1,616,450 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 798,127 while the female population 818,323. The state area is 2,569 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Nagapattinam has sex ratio of 1,025 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 959 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Nagapattinam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 364,624 Rural Population 1,251,826
Urban Population (%) 22.56 Rural Population (%) 77.44
Urban male Population 178,758 Rural Male Population 619,369
Urban Female Population 185,866 Rural Female Population 632,457
Urban Sex Ratio 1,040 Rural Sex Ratio 1,021

Nagapattinam urban population is 364,624 (22.56% of the total), while the rural population is 1,251,826 (77.44% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 8.57% overall.

Among the urban population 178,758 are males, and 185,866 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 1,040 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 619,369 are males and 632,457 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,021 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Nagapattinam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,213,008 Literacy (%) 83.59
Male Literate 640,916 Male Literacy (%) 89.79
Female Literate 572,092 Female Literacy (%) 77.58
Urban Literate 291,222 Rural Literate 921,786
Urban Male Literates 149,646 Urban Male Literacy (%) 93.74
Rural Male Literates 491,270 Rural Male Literacy (%) 88.65
Urban Female Literates 141,576 Urban Female Literacy (%) 84.54
Rural Female Literates 430,516 Rural Female Literacy (%) 75.54

The literacy data of Nagapattinam highlights a total literacy rate stands at 83.59% with 1,213,008 literate individuals. Male literacy is 89.79% while female literacy is lower at 77.58% among them, 640,916 males and 572,092 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 291,222 people being literate, with men at 93.74% and female at 84.54%, compared to rural areas whereas 921,786 people are literate, with male at 88.65% and female at 75.54%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Nagapattinam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,435,072 Hindu (%) 88.78
Muslim 128,617 Muslim (%) 7.96
Sikh 184 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 47,579 Christian (%) 2.94
Jain 963 Jain (%) 0.06
Buddhist 450 Buddhist (%) 0.03
Other 110 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 3,475 Not Avaiable (%) 0.21

Nagapattinam population is mostly hindu (88.78%) with a total 1,435,072 people. Muslim(7.96%) with a total 128,617 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 184 people. Smaller communities include Christian (2.94% with 47,579 people). Jain (0.06% with 963 people) Buddhist (0.03% with 450 people) and Other (0.01% with 110 people). Around (0.21% with 3,475 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Nagapattinam.

List of Tehsils in Nagapattinam

8

Kilvelur

Area: 279 Km2

Population

138,474

Male

68,298%

Females

70,176

Kuthalam

Area: 171 Km2

Population

131,948

Male

64,869%

Females

67,079

Mayiladuthurai

Area: 258 Km2

Population

259,634

Male

128,284%

Females

131,350

Nagapattinam

Area: 308 Km2

Population

282,784

Male

139,917%

Females

142,867

Sirkali

Area: 459 Km2

Population

319,715

Male

158,015%

Females

161,700

Tharangambadi

Area: 282 Km2

Population

207,059

Male

101,483%

Females

105,576

Thirukkuvalai

Area: 145 Km2

Population

60,771

Male

30,044%

Females

30,727

Vedaranyam

Area: 667 Km2

Population

216,065

Male

107,217%

Females

108,848

Common questions about Nagapattinam

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Nagapattinam district had a population of 1,616,450. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Nagapattinam is divided into 8 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Nagapattinam is 1025 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Nagapattinam is 959 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Nagapattinam is 83.59 per cent. That works out to 1,213,008 literate people.

Nagapattinam covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres.

1,251,826 people in Nagapattinam live in rural areas and 364,624 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Nagapattinam grew by 8.57 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Nagapattinam is a district of Tamil Nadu. You can open Tamil Nadu from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.