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District of Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 37.8 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

37,80,000 3.78 million 1 March 2026

Coimbatore district's population is estimated at ≈37.8 lakh (37,80,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 34,60,059 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Coimbatore (municipal limits)

Census 2011
10,50,721
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.2 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Coimbatore urban agglomeration

Census 2011
21,36,916
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 24.7 lakh

District

Coimbatore district

Census 2011
34,60,059
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 37.8 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 37.8 lakh 37,80,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
34.6 lakh 34,60,059 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 730per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1000 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
956 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
84.0% Male 89.0% · Female 78.9%
Urban share
75.7% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+18.6% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 4,743km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
9.59 lakh 3.6 people per household
Villages
236 Census 2011
Towns
69 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Coimbatore: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
38 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199124,94,960
200129,18,180
201134,60,059
2016 *36,00,000
2021 *37,05,000
2026 *37,80,000
2031 *38,25,000
2036 *38,42,000

* Estimate

How Coimbatore'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 Coimbatore's 2011 population was spread
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1 Coimbatore South15,92,64646.0%99888.7%94.8%
2 Coimbatore North6,37,38918.4%98883.8%73.4%
3 Pollachi5,75,92816.6%101576.1%44.2%
4 Sulur3,21,0519.3%99280.2%60.0%
5 Mettupalayam2,60,1727.5%101078.0%47.1%
6 Valparai70,8592.0%101384.4%100.0%
7 Udumalaipettai(part)2,0140.1%104127.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Coimbatore (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Coimbatore (Census 2011)
  1. Coimbatore 10,50,721
  2. Kurichi 1,23,667
  3. Kuniyamuthur 95,924
  4. Pollachi 90,180
  5. Goundampalayam 83,908
  6. Valparai 70,859
  7. Mettupalayam 69,213
  8. Vadavalli 39,873
  9. Kalapatti 39,586
  10. Gudalur 38,859

How people in Coimbatore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

5.2%

Agricultural labourers

14.7%

Household industry

3.2%

Other work

77.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.4%.

Age structure of Coimbatore

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Coimbatore
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
0-41,16,6031,11,702
5-91,18,2291,13,017
10-141,33,2861,27,408
15-191,32,1251,28,002
20-241,35,4601,48,130
25-291,52,4651,64,047
30-341,47,4301,47,741
35-391,47,1351,55,229
40-441,37,4501,33,282
45-491,26,8951,22,706
50-541,03,90095,817
55-5985,54081,343
60-6471,87569,084
65-6946,30049,282
70-7435,22436,482
75-7919,71820,705
80+18,91823,959
Children (0–14)
20.8%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
67.8%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
11.3%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
32.5years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
39.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Coimbatore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 50 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Coimbatore
  1. Tamil 69.1%
  2. Telugu 16.3%
  3. Kannada 7.0%
  4. Malayalam 4.9%
  5. Urdu 1.1%
  6. Hindi 0.8%
  7. Gujarati 0.2%
  8. Marathi 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.4%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil69.1%
  2. Telugu16.3%
  3. Kannada6.8%
  4. Malayalam4.9%
  5. Urdu1.1%
  6. Hindi0.7%
  7. Badaga0.2%
  8. Marathi0.2%

Housing and amenities in Coimbatore

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 94.7%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 93.8%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 59.2%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 66.7%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 22.2%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 90.1%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 35.8%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 71.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 18.4%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.7%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 89.0%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 47.1%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 15.9%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 9.2%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 59.2%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.7%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 59.4%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 36.6%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 81.8%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 74.2%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 41.1%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 84.4%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.2%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Coimbatore district held 4.8% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 3rd of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 84.0%, 3.9 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • 75.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 18.6% in 2001–11, faster than Tamil Nadu's 15.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈37.8 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Coimbatore, had 10.51 lakh people in 2011, 30.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

Coimbatore covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Coimbatore (2011) 99.9% of this district
    100.0% of the 2011 district

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 Coimbatore, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Coimbatore (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Coimbatore (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 30,46,000 88.0% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 2,11,100 6.1% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 1,90,400 5.5% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 1,100 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 3,300 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 7,500 0.2% 0.3%
Total34,60,059100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Coimbatore district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈37,80,000 (37.8 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Coimbatore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 34,60,059.

What was the population of Coimbatore district in Census 2011?
34,60,059: 17,30,284 males and 17,29,775 females, of whom 26,18,940 lived in towns and 8,41,119 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Coimbatore?
Literacy was 84.0% in 2011 (men 89.0%, women 78.9%). The sex ratio was 1000 females per 1,000 males, and 956 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Coimbatore district?
Coimbatore, with 10,50,721 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Coimbatore district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 236 Census 2011 villages and 69 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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