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District of Tamil Nadu

Karur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.27 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,27,000 1.13 million 1 March 2026

Karur district's population is estimated at ≈11.27 lakh (11,27,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,64,493.

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

Karur district

Census 2011
10,64,493
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.27 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,34,517

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,29,976

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.27 lakh 11,27,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.64 lakh 10,64,493 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
367per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1015 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
939 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
75.6% Male 84.5% · Female 66.9%
Urban share
40.8% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+13.8% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
2,904km² Census 2011
Households
2.87 lakh 3.7 people per household
Villages
170 Census 2011
Towns
19 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Karur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,99,066
19616,39,170
19716,87,356
19817,56,757
19918,54,162
20019,35,686
201110,64,493
2016 *10,96,000
2021 *11,17,000
2026 *11,27,000
2031 *11,29,000
2036 *11,22,000

* Estimate

How Karur'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 Karur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Karur4,45,38941.8%101381.3%71.1%
2 Kulithalai2,06,73119.4%102673.2%27.3%
3 Aravakurichi1,83,32117.2%102274.3%23.5%
4 Krishnarayapuram1,19,21311.2%100670.9%15.3%
5 Kadavur1,09,83910.3%100563.9%0.0%

Largest towns in Karur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Karur (Census 2011)
  1. Karur 70,980
  2. Inam Karur 67,131
  3. Thanthoni 53,854
  4. Pallapatti 30,624
  5. Kulithalai 27,910
  6. Punjaipugalur 23,408
  7. Senapiratti CT 22,447
  8. Andankoil East CT 19,779
  9. Nangavaram 17,629
  10. Puliyur 12,720

How people in Karur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

15.8%

Agricultural labourers

37.0%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

45.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 51.0%.

Age structure of Karur

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 Karur
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
0-437,68635,502
5-940,00537,510
10-1446,31842,346
15-1943,55240,321
20-2441,99043,587
25-2944,51448,254
30-3441,80442,477
35-3940,30345,446
40-4438,25538,819
45-4936,10537,436
50-5429,26029,970
55-5924,43126,156
60-6423,38325,126
65-6916,00517,619
70-7412,47312,980
75-796,1556,165
80+5,7256,395
Children (0–14)
22.5%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
65.1%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
12.4%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
31.8years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
43.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Karur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Karur
  1. Tamil 91.9%
  2. Telugu 6.4%
  3. Kannada 0.8%
  4. Urdu 0.4%
  5. Malayalam 0.2%
  6. Hindi 0.1%
  7. Bengali 0.1%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil91.9%
  2. Telugu6.4%
  3. Kannada0.8%
  4. Urdu0.4%
  5. Malayalam0.2%
  6. Hindi0.1%
  7. Bengali0.1%
  8. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Karur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 92.0%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 87.0%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 36.9%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 41.2%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 53.2%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 58.4%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 18.8%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 47.2%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 44.6%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.3%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 86.9%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 40.7%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 6.2%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.7%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 48.8%

    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 76.8%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 21.5%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 75.2%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 73.0%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 37.2%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 85.9%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 53.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Karur district held 1.5% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 33rd of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 75.6%, 4.5 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.5% of men but only 66.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1015 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 40.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.27 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Karur, had 71 thousand 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 Karur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Karur (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 Karur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 9,93,666 93.3% 87.6%
Muslim 53,292 5.0% 5.9%
Christian 16,483 1.5% 6.1%
Sikh 115 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 29 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 7 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 79 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 822 0.1% 0.3%
Total10,64,493100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Karur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,27,000 (11.27 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Karur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,64,493.

What was the population of Karur district in Census 2011?
10,64,493: 5,28,184 males and 5,36,309 females, of whom 4,34,517 lived in towns and 6,29,976 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Karur?
Literacy was 75.6% in 2011 (men 84.5%, women 66.9%). The sex ratio was 1015 females per 1,000 males, and 939 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Karur district?
Karur, with 70,980 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Karur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 170 Census 2011 villages and 19 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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