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District of Tamil Nadu

Ranipet District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.66 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,66,000 1.27 million 1 March 2026

Ranipet district's population is estimated at ≈12.66 lakh (12,66,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,99,984 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

Ranipet district

Census 2011
11,99,984
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.66 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,83,764

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,16,220

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.66 lakh 12,66,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12 lakh 11,99,984 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 616per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1007 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
943 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
79.6% Male 87.8% · Female 71.5%
Urban share
40.3% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+13.2% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 1,947km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.89 lakh 4.2 people per household
Villages
313 Census 2011
Towns
22 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.

Ranipet: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19919,22,603
200110,60,054
201111,99,984
2016 *12,34,000
2021 *12,56,000
2026 *12,66,000
2031 *12,66,000
2036 *12,57,000

* Estimate

How Ranipet'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 Ranipet's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Arakonam5,04,02642.0%100178.0%30.6%
2 Wallajah4,44,75837.1%101281.8%52.0%
3 Arcot2,50,51720.9%100978.9%39.2%
4 Tirupathur(part)6830.1%94062.3%0.0%
5 Katpadi(part)00.0%–––

Largest towns in Ranipet (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ranipet (Census 2011)
  1. Arakonam 78,395
  2. Arcot 55,955
  3. Ranipettai 50,764
  4. Walajapet 47,498
  5. Melvisharam 44,786
  6. Sholingur 30,856
  7. Navlock Garden CT 20,171
  8. Timiri 16,246
  9. Kaveripakkam 14,583
  10. Thakkolam 13,983

How people in Ranipet worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

10.6%

Agricultural labourers

29.2%

Household industry

6.2%

Other work

53.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.8%.

Age structure of Ranipet

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 Ranipet
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
0-448,20845,646
5-950,30047,438
10-1454,67852,298
15-1957,93855,099
20-2457,40659,127
25-2953,55157,308
30-3446,40846,621
35-3944,72748,968
40-4439,38439,212
45-4937,84137,184
50-5429,27228,095
55-5923,57523,667
60-6420,98921,664
65-6912,94915,010
70-7410,22111,481
75-795,0815,763
80+4,9936,948
Children (0–14)
24.9%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
65.5%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
9.6%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
28.2years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
44.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Ranipet

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. 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 →

Languages spoken in Ranipet
  1. Tamil 86.0%
  2. Telugu 6.7%
  3. Urdu 6.0%
  4. Hindi 0.5%
  5. Gujarati 0.3%
  6. Marathi 0.2%
  7. Malayalam 0.2%
  8. Kannada 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil85.9%
  2. Telugu6.7%
  3. Urdu6.0%
  4. Hindi0.4%
  5. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.3%
  6. Marathi0.2%
  7. Malayalam0.2%
  8. Kannada0.1%

Housing and amenities in Ranipet

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 94.8%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 91.6%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 46.9%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 37.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 61.0%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 71.2%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 16.8%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 49.6%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 46.3%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 66.1%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 87.9%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 31.0%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 6.8%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.1%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 41.8%

    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 83.4%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 15.0%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 73.7%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 74.3%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 52.4%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 83.9%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 42.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Ranipet district held 1.7% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 31st of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.6%, 0.5 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 87.8% of men but only 71.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1007 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 40.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 13.2% in 2001–11, slower than Tamil Nadu's 15.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.66 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Arakonam, had 78.4 thousand people in 2011, 6.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Vellore (2011) 100.0% of this district
    30.5% 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 Ranipet, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ranipet (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ranipet (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 10,80,100 90.0% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 87,000 7.3% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 29,800 2.5% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 1,200 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,500 0.1% 0.3%
Total11,99,984100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ranipet district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,66,000 (12.66 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ranipet's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,99,984.

What was the population of Ranipet district in Census 2011?
11,99,984: 5,98,046 males and 6,01,938 females, of whom 4,83,764 lived in towns and 7,16,220 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 Ranipet?
Literacy was 79.6% in 2011 (men 87.8%, women 71.5%). The sex ratio was 1007 females per 1,000 males, and 943 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ranipet district?
Arakonam, with 78,395 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ranipet district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 313 Census 2011 villages and 22 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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