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District of Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.14 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,14,000 714,000 1 March 2026

Nagapattinam district's population is estimated at ≈7.14 lakh (7,14,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,98,094 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

Nagapattinam district

Census 2011
6,98,094
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.14 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,88,056

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,10,038

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.14 lakh 7,14,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.98 lakh 6,98,094 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 667per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1021 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
952 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
83.9% Male 90.5% · Female 77.5%
Urban share
26.9% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+8.6% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 1,047km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.83 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
222 Census 2011
Towns
8 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.

Nagapattinam: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
6.9 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,94,943
20016,42,983
20116,98,094
2016 *7,10,000
2021 *7,15,000
2026 *7,14,000
2031 *7,07,000
2036 *6,94,000

* Estimate

How Nagapattinam'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 Nagapattinam's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Nagapattinam2,82,78440.5%102185.6%43.0%
2 Vedaranyam2,16,06531.0%101583.0%21.8%
3 Kilvelur1,38,47419.8%102783.7%14.0%
4 Thirukkuvalai60,7718.7%102379.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Nagapattinam (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Nagapattinam (Census 2011)
  1. Nagapattinam 1,02,905
  2. Vedaranyam 34,266
  3. Thalainayar 12,798
  4. Velankanni 11,108
  5. Tittacheri 9,245
  6. Kilvelur 8,272
  7. Manjakollai CT 5,040
  8. Poravacheri CT 4,422

How people in Nagapattinam worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.4%

Agricultural labourers

51.5%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

34.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.7%.

Age structure of Nagapattinam

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 Nagapattinam
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
0-426,01624,922
5-927,73126,879
10-1431,91331,506
15-1932,80332,145
20-2430,41532,087
25-2929,33932,024
30-3425,66826,596
35-3924,77528,363
40-4423,51625,028
45-4922,77323,377
50-5418,18018,331
55-5915,05914,942
60-6413,49213,477
65-698,7259,214
70-746,8406,959
75-793,5363,407
80+3,6763,962
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 Nagapattinam

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 19 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 Nagapattinam
  1. Tamil 99.6%
  2. Telugu 0.2%
  3. Urdu 0.1%
  4. Hindi 0.1%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil99.6%
  2. Telugu0.2%
  3. Urdu0.1%
  4. Hindi0.1%
  5. Malayalam0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Kannada0.0%
  8. English0.0%

Housing and amenities in Nagapattinam

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 91.0%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 65.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 14.5%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 36.6%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 59.7%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 31.0%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 10.3%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 29.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 67.4%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 58.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 85.3%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 19.6%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 4.4%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.9%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 51.8%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 5.8%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 89.7%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 8.5%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 45.5%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 53.9%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 28.3%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 64.0%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 72.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Nagapattinam district held 1.0% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 37th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 83.9%, 3.8 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The sex ratio of 1021 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 26.9% 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, ≈7.14 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Nagapattinam, had 1.03 lakh people in 2011, 14.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nagapattinam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    43.2% 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 Nagapattinam, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Nagapattinam (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 Nagapattinam (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 6,14,400 88.0% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 62,400 8.9% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 18,800 2.7% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,200 0.3% 0.3%
Total6,98,094100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Nagapattinam district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,14,000 (7.14 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nagapattinam's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,98,094.

What was the population of Nagapattinam district in Census 2011?
6,98,094: 3,45,476 males and 3,52,618 females, of whom 1,88,056 lived in towns and 5,10,038 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 Nagapattinam?
Literacy was 83.9% in 2011 (men 90.5%, women 77.5%). The sex ratio was 1021 females per 1,000 males, and 952 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Nagapattinam district?
Nagapattinam, with 1,02,905 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Nagapattinam district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 222 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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