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District of Tamil Nadu

Kancheepuram District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 14.77 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

14,77,000 1.48 million 1 March 2026

Kancheepuram district's population is estimated at ≈14.77 lakh (14,77,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,00,475 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Kancheepuram district

Census 2011
12,00,475
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.77 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
6,34,114

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,66,361

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 14.77 lakh 14,77,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12 lakh 12,00,475 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 690per km² 2011
Sex ratio
988 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
958 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
81.4% Male 87.9% · Female 74.8%
Urban share
52.8% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+39.0% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 1,739km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.98 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
428 Census 2011
Towns
27 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.

Kancheepuram: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,25,107
20018,63,960
201112,00,475
2016 *12,99,000
2021 *13,92,000
2026 *14,77,000
2031 *15,55,000
2036 *16,25,000

* Estimate

How Kancheepuram'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 Kancheepuram's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sriperumbudur5,10,83642.6%97383.7%56.8%
2 Kancheepuram4,97,71141.5%100180.3%55.3%
3 Uthiramerur1,48,13312.3%99674.0%17.0%
4 Alandur (part)43,7953.6%98190.7%100.0%
5 Chengalpattu(part)00.0%–––

Largest towns in Kancheepuram (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kancheepuram (Census 2011)
  1. Kancheepuram 1,64,384
  2. Kundrathur 54,986
  3. St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram Cantonment 43,795
  4. Mangadu 38,188
  5. Uthiramerur 25,194
  6. Mugalivakkam CT 25,117
  7. Sriperumbudur 24,864
  8. Ayyappanthangal CT 23,808
  9. Sevilimedu 23,454
  10. Nattapettai CT 19,883

How people in Kancheepuram worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

6.9%

Agricultural labourers

19.7%

Household industry

5.6%

Other work

67.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.9%.

Age structure of Kancheepuram

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 Kancheepuram
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
0-448,12346,246
5-945,16343,170
10-1448,80346,573
15-1953,64550,239
20-2457,28260,184
25-2959,95064,089
30-3454,21551,246
35-3949,95250,070
40-4442,29039,290
45-4937,18336,139
50-5429,13328,460
55-5923,94923,780
60-6420,56220,262
65-6912,62813,570
70-749,99010,255
75-795,4135,377
80+5,2406,327
Children (0–14)
23.2%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
67.7%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
9.1%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
29.0years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
40.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Kancheepuram

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 58 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 Kancheepuram
  1. Tamil 91.2%
  2. Telugu 4.9%
  3. Urdu 1.4%
  4. Hindi 0.8%
  5. Malayalam 0.5%
  6. Gujarati 0.5%
  7. Kannada 0.3%
  8. Marathi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil91.2%
  2. Telugu4.9%
  3. Urdu1.4%
  4. Hindi0.6%
  5. Malayalam0.5%
  6. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.5%
  7. Kannada0.3%
  8. Marathi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Kancheepuram

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 96.0%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 80.6%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 47.1%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 53.8%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 44.0%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 75.8%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 28.8%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 58.9%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 33.2%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 74.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 89.8%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 37.7%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 12.2%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.2%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 52.1%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.8%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 76.3%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 22.4%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 75.2%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 73.7%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 50.7%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 85.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 43.9%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Kancheepuram district held 1.7% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 30th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 81.4%, 1.3 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The population grew 39.0% in 2001–11, faster than Tamil Nadu's 15.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.77 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Kancheepuram, had 1.64 lakh people in 2011, 13.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Kancheepuram (2011) 100.0% of this district
    30.0% 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 Kancheepuram, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kancheepuram (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 Kancheepuram (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 10,99,800 91.6% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 44,400 3.7% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 49,900 4.2% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 1,600 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,100 0.3% 0.3%
Total12,00,475100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kancheepuram district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈14,77,000 (14.77 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kancheepuram's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,00,475.

What was the population of Kancheepuram district in Census 2011?
12,00,475: 6,03,900 males and 5,96,575 females, of whom 6,34,114 lived in towns and 5,66,361 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 Kancheepuram?
Literacy was 81.4% in 2011 (men 87.9%, women 74.8%). The sex ratio was 988 females per 1,000 males, and 958 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kancheepuram district?
Kancheepuram, with 1,64,384 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kancheepuram district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 428 Census 2011 villages and 27 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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