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District of Tamil Nadu

Tirupathur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.35 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,35,000 1.24 million 1 March 2026

Tirupathur district's population is estimated at ≈12.35 lakh (12,35,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,70,359 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

Tirupathur district

Census 2011
11,70,359
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.35 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,34,532

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,35,827

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.35 lakh 12,35,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11.7 lakh 11,70,359 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 585per km² 2011
Sex ratio
994 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
929 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
76.6% Male 83.7% · Female 69.5%
Urban share
37.1% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+13.2% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 2,001km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.71 lakh 4.3 people per household
Villages
213 Census 2011
Towns
17 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.

Tirupathur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
12 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19918,99,826
200110,33,884
201111,70,359
2016 *12,04,000
2021 *12,25,000
2026 *12,35,000
2031 *12,35,000
2036 *12,26,000

* Estimate

How Tirupathur'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 Tirupathur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tirupathur(part)5,61,02547.9%98074.9%28.6%
2 Vaniyambadi3,36,54828.8%99175.6%40.6%
3 Ambur(part)2,72,78623.3%102781.3%50.4%
4 Gudiyatham(part)00.0%–––
5 Vellore(part)00.0%–––

Largest towns in Tirupathur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Tirupathur (Census 2011)
  1. Ambur 1,14,608
  2. Vaniyambadi 95,061
  3. Tirupathur 64,125
  4. Jolarpet 29,662
  5. Tirupattur CT 19,487
  6. Alangayam 18,327
  7. Pachchal CT 16,789
  8. Uthayendram 13,837
  9. Natrampalli 10,390
  10. Valayambattu CT 10,076

How people in Tirupathur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.8%

Agricultural labourers

23.2%

Household industry

9.7%

Other work

54.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.2%.

Age structure of Tirupathur

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 Tirupathur
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
0-447,01844,519
5-949,05846,267
10-1453,32851,007
15-1956,50753,738
20-2455,98957,667
25-2952,22955,893
30-3445,26245,470
35-3943,62347,759
40-4438,41238,244
45-4936,90736,266
50-5428,55027,402
55-5922,99323,082
60-6420,47121,129
65-6912,62914,640
70-749,96811,198
75-794,9555,621
80+4,8706,777
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 Tirupathur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 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 Tirupathur
  1. Tamil 77.2%
  2. Urdu 13.1%
  3. Telugu 6.8%
  4. Kannada 1.9%
  5. Marathi 0.6%
  6. Hindi 0.2%
  7. Malayalam 0.1%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil77.2%
  2. Urdu13.1%
  3. Telugu6.8%
  4. Kannada1.9%
  5. Marathi0.6%
  6. Hindi0.2%
  7. Malayalam0.1%
  8. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Tirupathur

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 75.5%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 19.1%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 34.9%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 62.6%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 68.9%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 16.8%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 36.6%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 60.2%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.3%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 81.4%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 30.7%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 6.8%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 39.5%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.6%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.9%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 11.8%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 64.9%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 69.6%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 47.2%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 79.5%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.0%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Tirupathur district held 1.6% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 32nd of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.6%, 3.5 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • 37.1% 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, ≈12.35 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Ambur, had 1.15 lakh people in 2011, 9.8% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Vellore (2011) 100.0% of this district
    29.7% 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 Tirupathur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Tirupathur (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 Tirupathur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 9,87,200 84.3% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 1,58,600 13.6% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 21,500 1.8% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 600 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,200 0.2% 0.3%
Total11,70,359100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tirupathur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,35,000 (12.35 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Tirupathur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,70,359.

What was the population of Tirupathur district in Census 2011?
11,70,359: 5,86,945 males and 5,83,414 females, of whom 4,34,532 lived in towns and 7,35,827 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 Tirupathur?
Literacy was 76.6% in 2011 (men 83.7%, women 69.5%). The sex ratio was 994 females per 1,000 males, and 929 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Tirupathur district?
Ambur, with 1,14,608 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Tirupathur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 213 Census 2011 villages and 17 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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