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District of Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.89 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,89,000 1.29 million 1 March 2026

Thiruvarur district's population is estimated at ≈12.89 lakh (12,89,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,64,277.

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

Thiruvarur district

Census 2011
12,64,277
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.89 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,57,795

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,06,482

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.89 lakh 12,89,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12.64 lakh 12,64,277 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
556per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1017 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
958 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
82.9% Male 89.1% · Female 76.7%
Urban share
20.4% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+8.1% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
2,274km² Census 2011
Households
3.27 lakh 3.9 people per household
Villages
547 Census 2011
Towns
11 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Thiruvarur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19516,82,392
19617,45,666
19718,69,636
19819,80,972
199111,00,096
200111,69,474
201112,64,277
2016 *12,85,000
2021 *12,93,000
2026 *12,89,000
2031 *12,74,000
2036 *12,51,000

* Estimate

How Thiruvarur'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 Thiruvarur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Mannargudi3,08,38024.4%102081.8%21.7%
2 Thiruthuraipoondi2,14,99517.0%104182.1%21.5%
3 Kodavasal2,03,15716.1%100183.3%10.4%
4 Thiruvarur1,51,69612.0%102887.2%38.4%
5 Needamangalam1,47,44011.7%102682.3%23.6%
6 Nannilam1,37,96410.9%98984.5%13.6%
7 Valangaiman1,00,6458.0%100579.0%11.7%

Largest towns in Thiruvarur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Thiruvarur (Census 2011)
  1. Mannargudi 66,999
  2. Thiruvarur 58,301
  3. Kuthanallur 25,423
  4. Thiruthuraipoondi 24,404
  5. Muthupet 21,722
  6. Kodavasal 14,639
  7. Nannilam 12,618
  8. Valangaiman 11,754
  9. Needamangalam 9,336
  10. Koradacheri 6,450

How people in Thiruvarur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.9%

Agricultural labourers

54.6%

Household industry

1.9%

Other work

30.5%

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

Age structure of Thiruvarur

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 Thiruvarur
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
0-444,28642,511
5-947,45445,909
10-1456,07954,522
15-1957,30656,726
20-2454,60057,243
25-2953,26957,975
30-3447,59149,644
35-3947,32553,827
40-4444,60646,900
45-4943,44943,776
50-5434,72233,896
55-5928,23027,189
60-6425,50825,092
65-6916,75716,683
70-7412,54412,315
75-795,9935,636
80+5,9156,636
Children (0–14)
23.0%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
66.4%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
10.5%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
30.2years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
42.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Thiruvarur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 16 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Thiruvarur
  1. Tamil 99.4%
  2. Telugu 0.3%
  3. Marathi 0.1%
  4. Hindi 0.1%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Urdu 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil99.4%
  2. Telugu0.3%
  3. Marathi0.1%
  4. Hindi0.1%
  5. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.0%
  6. Urdu0.0%
  7. Kannada0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Thiruvarur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 92.4%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 74.5%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 25.0%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 39.7%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 56.8%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 35.6%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 11.7%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 33.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 64.9%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 58.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 87.6%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 22.2%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.1%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 48.1%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 5.0%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 87.7%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 10.7%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 45.7%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 54.9%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 28.6%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 63.0%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 75.1%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Thiruvarur district held 1.8% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 28th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 82.9%, 2.8 points above the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • The sex ratio of 1017 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 996.
  • 20.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 8.1% in 2001–11, slower than Tamil Nadu's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.89 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Mannargudi, had 67 thousand people in 2011, 5.3% 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 Thiruvarur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Thiruvarur (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 Thiruvarur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu 11,32,785 89.6% 87.6%
Muslim 96,092 7.6% 5.9%
Christian 33,192 2.6% 6.1%
Sikh 258 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 151 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 279 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 64 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,456 0.1% 0.3%
Total12,64,277100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Thiruvarur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,89,000 (12.89 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Thiruvarur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,64,277.

What was the population of Thiruvarur district in Census 2011?
12,64,277: 6,26,693 males and 6,37,584 females, of whom 2,57,795 lived in towns and 10,06,482 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Thiruvarur?
Literacy was 82.9% in 2011 (men 89.1%, women 76.7%). The sex ratio was 1017 females per 1,000 males, and 958 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Thiruvarur district?
Mannargudi, with 66,999 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Thiruvarur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 547 Census 2011 villages and 11 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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