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District of Tamil Nadu

Dharmapuri District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 16.23 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

16,23,000 1.62 million 1 March 2026

Dharmapuri district's population is estimated at ≈16.23 lakh (16,23,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,06,843.

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

Dharmapuri district

Census 2011
15,06,843
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 16.23 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,60,912

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,45,931

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 16.23 lakh 16,23,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.07 lakh 15,06,843 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
335per km² 2011
Sex ratio
946 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
913 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
68.5% Male 76.9% · Female 59.8%
Urban share
17.3% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+16.3% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
4,497km² Census 2011
Households
3.76 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
486 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Dharmapuri: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,99,582
19616,15,809
19717,96,404
19819,40,175
199111,23,583
200112,95,182
201115,06,843
2016 *15,60,000
2021 *15,98,000
2026 *16,23,000
2031 *16,34,000
2036 *16,34,000

* Estimate

How Dharmapuri'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 Dharmapuri's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dharmapuri4,41,14829.3%95072.1%25.7%
2 Palakkodu3,46,48923.0%94065.5%13.5%
3 Pappireddipatti2,43,44516.2%96770.9%13.7%
4 Harur2,40,90816.0%96568.6%15.6%
5 Pennagaram2,34,85315.6%90763.8%12.6%

Largest towns in Dharmapuri (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Dharmapuri (Census 2011)
  1. Dharmapuri 68,619
  2. Lakkiampatti CT 39,697
  3. Harur 25,469
  4. Palakkodu 20,959
  5. Pennagaram 17,480
  6. Kariamangalam 13,511
  7. B.Mallapuram 12,705
  8. Marandahalli 12,451
  9. Kambainallur 12,194
  10. Papparapatti 12,174

How people in Dharmapuri worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

26.8%

Agricultural labourers

35.6%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

35.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.9%.

Age structure of Dharmapuri

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 Dharmapuri
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
0-461,88156,672
5-966,37060,621
10-1480,09967,345
15-1978,05962,108
20-2470,00164,972
25-2967,76968,289
30-3457,52156,798
35-3957,75663,912
40-4452,36049,602
45-4949,58446,795
50-5435,66633,672
55-5928,57729,006
60-6426,28527,252
65-6916,23918,392
70-7413,08513,131
75-795,9456,248
80+6,6817,357
Children (0–14)
26.1%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
64.6%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
9.3%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
28.1years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
46.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Dharmapuri

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Dharmapuri
  1. Tamil 87.9%
  2. Telugu 6.5%
  3. Kannada 3.0%
  4. Urdu 2.3%
  5. Hindi 0.2%
  6. Malayalam 0.1%
  7. Marathi 0.1%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil87.9%
  2. Telugu6.5%
  3. Kannada3.0%
  4. Urdu2.3%
  5. Lamani/Lambadi0.1%
  6. Malayalam0.1%
  7. Hindi0.1%
  8. Marathi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Dharmapuri

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 88.7%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 55.7%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 9.9%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 19.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 79.0%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 47.6%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 8.1%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 27.5%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 68.3%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 62.7%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 81.6%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 28.3%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 5.0%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 47.8%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 8.2%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.5%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 8.4%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 58.5%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 66.3%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 30.6%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 70.1%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Dharmapuri district held 2.1% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 23rd of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.5%, 11.5 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 76.9% of men but only 59.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 946 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 996.
  • 17.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈16.23 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Dharmapuri, had 68.6 thousand people in 2011, 4.6% 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 Dharmapuri, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dharmapuri (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 Dharmapuri (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 14,52,956 96.4% 87.6%
Muslim 38,304 2.5% 5.9%
Christian 14,089 0.9% 6.1%
Sikh 164 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 39 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 37 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 87 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,167 0.1% 0.3%
Total15,06,843100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dharmapuri district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈16,23,000 (16.23 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dharmapuri's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,06,843.

What was the population of Dharmapuri district in Census 2011?
15,06,843: 7,74,303 males and 7,32,540 females, of whom 2,60,912 lived in towns and 12,45,931 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dharmapuri?
Literacy was 68.5% in 2011 (men 76.9%, women 59.8%). The sex ratio was 946 females per 1,000 males, and 913 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dharmapuri district?
Dharmapuri, with 68,619 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dharmapuri district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 486 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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