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District of Tamil Nadu

Ariyalur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.72 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,72,000 772,000 1 March 2026

Ariyalur district's population is estimated at ≈7.72 lakh (7,72,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,54,894.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Tamil Nadu. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Ariyalur district

Census 2011
7,54,894
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.72 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
83,794

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,71,100

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.72 lakh 7,72,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.55 lakh 7,54,894 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
389per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1015 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
897 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
71.3% Male 81.2% · Female 61.7%
Urban share
11.1% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+8.5% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
1,940km² Census 2011
Households
1.97 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
213 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Ariyalur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.5 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,98,231
19614,37,692
19715,13,704
19815,72,498
19916,36,381
20016,95,524
20117,54,894
2016 *7,68,000
2021 *7,73,000
2026 *7,72,000
2031 *7,64,000
2036 *7,51,000

* Estimate

How Ariyalur's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Ariyalur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Udayarpalayam3,87,19451.3%101372.2%14.2%
2 Ariyalur2,55,80933.9%101471.5%11.3%
3 Sendurai1,11,89114.8%102168.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Ariyalur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ariyalur (Census 2011)
  1. Jayankondam 33,945
  2. Ariyalur 28,902
  3. Udayarpalayam 12,688
  4. Varadarajanpettai 8,259

How people in Ariyalur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.8%

Agricultural labourers

46.4%

Household industry

3.8%

Other work

20.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.7%.

Age structure of Ariyalur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Ariyalur
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-430,34326,716
5-933,34431,278
10-1435,48833,436
15-1933,46531,750
20-2430,23631,246
25-2929,39033,792
30-3426,73628,915
35-3926,96431,958
40-4425,26426,542
45-4924,89824,826
50-5418,36618,961
55-5915,64216,891
60-6415,80816,471
65-6911,14511,573
70-748,6057,908
75-794,4023,665
80+4,3154,019
Children (0–14)
25.3%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.1%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
11.7%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
29.7years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
48.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Ariyalur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 16 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ariyalur
  1. Tamil 99.3%
  2. Telugu 0.4%
  3. Urdu 0.1%
  4. Hindi 0.1%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil99.3%
  2. Telugu0.4%
  3. Urdu0.1%
  4. Hindi0.1%
  5. Malayalam0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Kannada0.0%
  8. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ariyalur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 89.6%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 87.5%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 16.6%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 18.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 80.1%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 20.2%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 5.6%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 20.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 78.7%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.1%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 83.4%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.7%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 4.2%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 47.9%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.1%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.4%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 7.1%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 49.0%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 60.0%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 23.1%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 59.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 74.8%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Ariyalur district held 1.0% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 35th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.3%, 8.8 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.2% of men but only 61.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1015 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • The child sex ratio was just 897 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 11.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 8.5% in 2001–11, slower than Tamil Nadu's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.72 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.

Compare with

All districts of Tamil Nadu →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 August 2026 – 30 August 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Ariyalur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ariyalur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ariyalur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 7,08,397 93.8% 87.6%
Muslim 7,942 1.1% 5.9%
Christian 37,403 5.0% 6.1%
Sikh 104 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 88 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 65 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 42 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 853 0.1% 0.3%
Total7,54,894100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ariyalur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,72,000 (7.72 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ariyalur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,54,894.

What was the population of Ariyalur district in Census 2011?
7,54,894: 3,74,703 males and 3,80,191 females, of whom 83,794 lived in towns and 6,71,100 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ariyalur?
Literacy was 71.3% in 2011 (men 81.2%, women 61.7%). The sex ratio was 1015 females per 1,000 males, and 897 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ariyalur district?
Jayankondam, with 33,945 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ariyalur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 213 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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