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District of Tamil Nadu

Mayiladuthurai District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.39 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,39,000 939,000 1 March 2026

Mayiladuthurai district's population is estimated at ≈9.39 lakh (9,39,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,18,356 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

Mayiladuthurai district

Census 2011
9,18,356
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9.39 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,76,568

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,41,788

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 9.39 lakh 9,39,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.18 lakh 9,18,356 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 603per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1029 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
965 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
83.4% Male 89.3% · Female 77.7%
Urban share
19.2% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+8.6% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 1,522km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.3 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
269 Census 2011
Towns
6 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.

Mayiladuthurai: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
9.1 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,82,658
20018,45,856
20119,18,356
2016 *9,35,000
2021 *9,41,000
2026 *9,39,000
2031 *9,30,000
2036 *9,13,000

* Estimate

How Mayiladuthurai'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 Mayiladuthurai's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sirkali3,19,71534.8%102381.0%13.3%
2 Mayiladuthurai2,59,63428.3%102486.0%36.5%
3 Tharangambadi2,07,05922.5%104083.6%11.2%
4 Kuthalam1,31,94814.4%103483.5%12.2%

Largest towns in Mayiladuthurai (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Mayiladuthurai (Census 2011)
  1. Mayiladuthurai 85,632
  2. Sirkali 34,927
  3. Tharangambadi 23,191
  4. Kuthalam 16,125
  5. Manalmedu 9,017
  6. Vaitheeswarankoil 7,676

How people in Mayiladuthurai worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

8.2%

Agricultural labourers

51.3%

Household industry

1.8%

Other work

38.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.8%.

Age structure of Mayiladuthurai

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 Mayiladuthurai
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
0-434,22532,785
5-936,48035,359
10-1441,98241,446
15-1943,15242,288
20-2440,01142,210
25-2938,59742,129
30-3433,76634,987
35-3932,59137,313
40-4430,93532,925
45-4929,95930,754
50-5423,91724,114
55-5919,81019,657
60-6417,74817,729
65-6911,47812,122
70-748,9989,154
75-794,6514,481
80+4,8365,211
Children (0–14)
24.2%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
65.3%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
10.5%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
29.3years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
44.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Mayiladuthurai

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Mayiladuthurai
  1. Tamil 99.3%
  2. Telugu 0.3%
  3. Hindi 0.2%
  4. Urdu 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Malayalam 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil99.3%
  2. Telugu0.3%
  3. Hindi0.2%
  4. Urdu0.1%
  5. Marathi0.0%
  6. Malayalam0.0%
  7. Kannada0.0%
  8. Gujarati0.0%

Housing and amenities in Mayiladuthurai

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 93.8%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 64.3%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 34.0%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 42.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 56.2%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 43.2%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 16.1%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 39.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 58.8%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 89.7%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 22.3%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 5.1%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.5%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 49.2%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.4%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 87.5%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 11.0%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 50.1%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 56.4%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 33.4%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 66.9%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 68.5%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Mayiladuthurai district held 1.3% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 34th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 83.4%, 3.3 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The sex ratio of 1029 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 19.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 8.6% in 2001–11, slower than Tamil Nadu's 15.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.39 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Mayiladuthurai, had 85.6 thousand people in 2011, 9.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nagapattinam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    56.8% 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 Mayiladuthurai, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Mayiladuthurai (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Mayiladuthurai (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 8,20,700 89.4% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 66,200 7.2% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 28,800 3.1% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 800 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,300 0.1% 0.3%
Total9,18,356100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mayiladuthurai district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,39,000 (9.39 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mayiladuthurai's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,18,356.

What was the population of Mayiladuthurai district in Census 2011?
9,18,356: 4,52,651 males and 4,65,705 females, of whom 1,76,568 lived in towns and 7,41,788 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 Mayiladuthurai?
Literacy was 83.4% in 2011 (men 89.3%, women 77.7%). The sex ratio was 1029 females per 1,000 males, and 965 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Mayiladuthurai district?
Mayiladuthurai, with 85,632 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Mayiladuthurai district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 269 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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