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District of Tamil Nadu

Kanniyakumari District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 19.53 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

19,53,000 1.95 million 1 March 2026

Kanniyakumari district's population is estimated at ≈19.53 lakh (19,53,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,70,374.

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

Kanniyakumari district

Census 2011
18,70,374
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 19.53 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
15,39,802

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
3,30,572

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 19.53 lakh 19,53,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.7 lakh 18,70,374 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,111per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1019 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
964 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
91.8% Male 93.7% · Female 89.9%
Urban share
82.3% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+11.6% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
1,684km² Census 2011
Households
4.84 lakh 3.9 people per household
Villages
63 Census 2011
Towns
96 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Kanniyakumari: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
19 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19518,26,380
19619,96,915
197112,22,549
198114,23,399
199116,00,349
200116,76,034
201118,70,374
2016 *19,17,000
2021 *19,43,000
2026 *19,53,000
2031 *19,46,000
2036 *19,25,000

* Estimate

How Kanniyakumari'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 Kanniyakumari's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kalkulam6,06,70632.4%100891.7%81.3%
2 Vilavancode5,90,56731.6%102490.3%89.7%
3 Agastheeswaram5,52,17529.5%102793.7%80.8%
4 Thovala1,20,9266.5%101490.3%58.2%

Largest towns in Kanniyakumari (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kanniyakumari (Census 2011)
  1. Nagercoil 2,24,849
  2. Kollancode 38,385
  3. Edaicode 25,378
  4. Ezhudesam 24,657
  5. Pacode 24,050
  6. Unnamalaikadai 23,656
  7. Painkulam CT 23,630
  8. Colachel 23,227
  9. Aralvaimozhi 22,846
  10. Kanniyakumari 22,453

How people in Kanniyakumari worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

2.3%

Agricultural labourers

10.7%

Household industry

5.3%

Other work

81.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.3%.

Age structure of Kanniyakumari

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 Kanniyakumari
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
0-466,12963,766
5-968,66366,709
10-1477,30375,250
15-1975,23072,754
20-2475,55679,613
25-2980,27285,807
30-3476,15277,877
35-3971,86175,109
40-4465,34066,495
45-4961,62062,094
50-5451,14853,079
55-5945,54048,513
60-6438,86540,166
65-6928,48030,187
70-7420,31420,584
75-7912,02512,602
80+11,34613,000
Children (0–14)
22.3%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
65.5%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
12.2%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
31.5years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
43.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Kanniyakumari

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kanniyakumari
  1. Tamil 93.9%
  2. Malayalam 5.7%
  3. Telugu 0.1%
  4. Gujarati 0.1%
  5. Hindi 0.1%
  6. Urdu 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Kannada 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil93.9%
  2. Malayalam5.7%
  3. Telugu0.1%
  4. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.1%
  5. Hindi0.1%
  6. Urdu0.0%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. English0.0%

Housing and amenities in Kanniyakumari

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 95.2%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 65.1%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 38.8%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 87.5%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 7.1%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 61.5%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 24.5%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 40.7%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 56.2%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 71.4%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 89.7%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 23.5%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 10.8%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.4%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 65.1%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.3%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.9%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 11.7%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 66.9%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 63.6%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 51.7%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 78.8%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 22.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Kanniyakumari district held 2.6% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 16th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 91.8%, 11.7 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The sex ratio of 1019 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 82.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 11.6% in 2001–11, slower than Tamil Nadu's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈19.53 lakh, implies growth of about 4% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Nagercoil, had 2.25 lakh people in 2011, 12.0% 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 Kanniyakumari, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kanniyakumari (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 Kanniyakumari (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 9,09,872 48.6% 87.6%
Muslim 78,590 4.2% 5.9%
Christian 8,76,299 46.9% 6.1%
Sikh 160 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 438 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 156 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 10 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 4,849 0.3% 0.3%
Total18,70,374100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kanniyakumari district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19,53,000 (19.53 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kanniyakumari's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,70,374.

What was the population of Kanniyakumari district in Census 2011?
18,70,374: 9,26,345 males and 9,44,029 females, of whom 15,39,802 lived in towns and 3,30,572 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kanniyakumari?
Literacy was 91.8% in 2011 (men 93.7%, women 89.9%). The sex ratio was 1019 females per 1,000 males, and 964 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kanniyakumari district?
Nagercoil, with 2,24,849 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kanniyakumari district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 63 Census 2011 villages and 96 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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