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District of Tamil Nadu

Perambalur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.02 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,02,000 602,000 1 March 2026

Perambalur district's population is estimated at ≈6.02 lakh (6,02,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,65,223.

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

Perambalur district

Census 2011
5,65,223
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.02 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
97,163

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,68,060

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.02 lakh 6,02,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.65 lakh 5,65,223 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
322per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1003 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
913 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
74.3% Male 82.9% · Female 65.9%
Urban share
17.2% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+14.5% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
1,756km² Census 2011
Households
1.49 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
159 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Perambalur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,66,569
19612,86,739
19713,40,306
19813,82,499
19914,51,032
20014,93,646
20115,65,223
2016 *5,83,000
2021 *5,95,000
2026 *6,02,000
2031 *6,03,000
2036 *6,01,000

* Estimate

How Perambalur'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 Perambalur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kunnam2,54,12445.0%100370.7%4.7%
2 Perambalur1,62,35628.7%99081.3%38.2%
3 Veppanthattai1,48,74326.3%101772.8%15.6%

Largest towns in Perambalur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Perambalur (Census 2011)
  1. Perambalur 49,648
  2. Arumbavur 12,467
  3. Kurumbalur 12,420
  4. Labbaikudikadu 11,891
  5. Poolambadi 10,737

How people in Perambalur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

39.1%

Agricultural labourers

39.5%

Household industry

1.8%

Other work

19.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 53.0%.

Age structure of Perambalur

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 Perambalur
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
0-422,11719,918
5-924,36922,742
10-1427,80725,022
15-1928,19824,949
20-2423,08025,009
25-2922,45725,703
30-3420,42421,380
35-3920,12723,104
40-4418,02218,984
45-4917,74318,434
50-5413,58514,456
55-5912,21912,751
60-6411,85511,867
65-698,1527,920
70-746,0595,557
75-792,9302,376
80+2,7242,700
Children (0–14)
25.1%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.9%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
11.0%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
29.1years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
46.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Perambalur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 19 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Perambalur
  1. Tamil 97.9%
  2. Telugu 1.2%
  3. Urdu 0.5%
  4. Malayalam 0.2%
  5. Hindi 0.0%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Kannada 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil97.9%
  2. Telugu1.2%
  3. Urdu0.5%
  4. Malayalam0.2%
  5. Hindi0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Kannada0.0%
  8. English0.0%

Housing and amenities in Perambalur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 90.9%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 82.2%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 19.2%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 22.2%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.5%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 37.8%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 8.3%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 33.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 63.8%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 64.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 84.3%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 21.5%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 5.2%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 59.3%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.8%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.6%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 9.9%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 64.1%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 70.1%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 40.3%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 71.4%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 67.9%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Perambalur district held 0.8% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 38th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 74.3%, 5.8 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.9% of men but only 65.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 17.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.02 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.

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 Perambalur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Perambalur (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 Perambalur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 5,21,658 92.3% 87.6%
Muslim 32,702 5.8% 5.9%
Christian 10,301 1.8% 6.1%
Sikh 83 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 39 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 38 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 26 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 376 0.1% 0.3%
Total5,65,223100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Perambalur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,02,000 (6.02 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Perambalur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,65,223.

What was the population of Perambalur district in Census 2011?
5,65,223: 2,82,157 males and 2,83,066 females, of whom 97,163 lived in towns and 4,68,060 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Perambalur?
Literacy was 74.3% in 2011 (men 82.9%, women 65.9%). The sex ratio was 1003 females per 1,000 males, and 913 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Perambalur district?
Perambalur, with 49,648 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Perambalur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 159 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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