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District of Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 27.65 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

27,65,000 2.77 million 1 March 2026

Cuddalore district's population is estimated at ≈27.65 lakh (27,65,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 26,05,914.

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

Cuddalore district

Census 2011
26,05,914
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 27.65 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
8,85,189

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
17,20,725

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 27.65 lakh 27,65,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
26.06 lakh 26,05,914 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
704per km² 2011
Sex ratio
987 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
896 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
78.0% Male 85.9% · Female 70.1%
Urban share
34.0% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+14.0% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
3,703km² Census 2011
Households
6.36 lakh 4.1 people per household
Villages
828 Census 2011
Towns
30 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Cuddalore: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
28 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195111,45,551
196113,00,513
197115,69,323
198118,27,917
199121,22,759
200122,85,395
201126,05,914
2016 *26,85,000
2021 *27,37,000
2026 *27,65,000
2031 *27,70,000
2036 *27,56,000

* Estimate

How Cuddalore'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 Cuddalore's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chidambaram4,67,90918.0%99082.5%36.1%
2 Virudhachalam4,26,59216.4%96975.5%22.7%
3 Cuddalore4,26,46616.4%100481.1%49.8%
4 Panruti4,13,63915.9%98975.2%32.4%
5 Kurinjipadi 3,31,75512.7%98180.8%52.1%
6 Kattumannarkoil2,76,94710.6%99078.4%20.9%
7 Tittakudi2,62,60610.1%98369.7%16.1%

Largest towns in Cuddalore (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Cuddalore (Census 2011)
  1. Cuddalore 1,73,636
  2. Neyveli CT 1,05,731
  3. Virudhachalam 73,585
  4. Chidambaram 62,153
  5. Panruti 60,323
  6. Nellikuppam 46,678
  7. Vadalur 39,514
  8. Kurinjipadi 27,471
  9. Kattumannarkoil 27,294
  10. Parangipettai 25,541

How people in Cuddalore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

14.1%

Agricultural labourers

46.1%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

37.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.9%.

Age structure of Cuddalore

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 Cuddalore
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-41,05,09593,327
5-91,10,7181,02,898
10-141,20,7761,15,031
15-191,22,3471,17,045
20-241,16,5811,19,595
25-291,16,2371,24,761
30-341,01,6361,02,015
35-3999,8471,11,329
40-4491,16489,956
45-4985,98882,734
50-5466,81662,225
55-5952,72150,725
60-6445,07645,802
65-6928,92130,784
70-7423,31422,559
75-7911,50810,309
80+11,42611,431
Children (0–14)
24.9%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
65.8%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
9.3%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
28.7years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
44.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Cuddalore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Cuddalore
  1. Tamil 97.6%
  2. Telugu 1.0%
  3. Urdu 0.9%
  4. Hindi 0.2%
  5. Malayalam 0.1%
  6. Kannada 0.1%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil97.6%
  2. Telugu1.0%
  3. Urdu0.9%
  4. Hindi0.2%
  5. Malayalam0.1%
  6. Kannada0.1%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Cuddalore

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 93.9%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 78.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 33.4%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 36.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 61.8%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 46.0%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 16.5%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 38.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 58.6%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.9%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 87.1%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 28.0%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 8.0%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.1%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 53.5%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.9%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 82.6%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 15.4%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 54.3%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 63.1%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 35.3%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 68.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 55.6%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Cuddalore district held 3.6% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 7th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 78.0%, 2.0 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 85.9% of men but only 70.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The child sex ratio was just 896 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 34.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈27.65 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Cuddalore, had 1.74 lakh people in 2011, 6.7% of the 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 Cuddalore, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Cuddalore (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 Cuddalore (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 23,91,675 91.8% 87.6%
Muslim 1,23,749 4.7% 5.9%
Christian 83,334 3.2% 6.1%
Sikh 401 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 236 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 1,280 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 138 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,101 0.2% 0.3%
Total26,05,914100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Cuddalore district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈27,65,000 (27.65 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Cuddalore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 26,05,914.

What was the population of Cuddalore district in Census 2011?
26,05,914: 13,11,697 males and 12,94,217 females, of whom 8,85,189 lived in towns and 17,20,725 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Cuddalore?
Literacy was 78.0% in 2011 (men 85.9%, women 70.1%). The sex ratio was 987 females per 1,000 males, and 896 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Cuddalore district?
Cuddalore, with 1,73,636 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Cuddalore district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 828 Census 2011 villages and 30 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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