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District of Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 28.84 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

28,84,000 2.88 million 1 March 2026

Tiruppur district's population is estimated at ≈28.84 lakh (28,84,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,76,925 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Tamil Nadu. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Tiruppur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
4,44,352
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Tiruppur urban agglomeration

Census 2011
9,63,173
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.2 lakh

District

Tiruppur district

Census 2011
24,76,925
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 28.84 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 28.84 lakh 28,84,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.77 lakh 24,76,925 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 479per km² 2011
Sex ratio
989 Tamil Nadu: 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)
952 Tamil Nadu: 943
Literacy rate
78.7% Male 85.5% · Female 71.9%
Urban share
61.4% Tamil Nadu: 48.4%
Growth 2001–11
+29.1% Tamil Nadu: +15.6%
Area
≈ 5,175km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
7.12 lakh 3.5 people per household
Villages
294 Census 2011
Towns
49 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.

Tiruppur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
31 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199115,30,669
200119,18,507
201124,76,925
2016 *26,32,000
2021 *27,68,000
2026 *28,84,000
2031 *29,82,000
2036 *30,59,000

* Estimate

How Tiruppur'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 Tiruppur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tiruppur9,81,24739.6%96585.3%93.4%
2 Avanashi3,40,89913.8%101374.1%42.3%
3 Dharapuram2,82,75211.4%101171.3%39.5%
4 Palladam2,45,5229.9%98776.7%43.2%
5 Udumalaipettai(part)2,35,7349.5%101379.4%44.8%
6 Kangeyam2,09,3858.5%99973.5%40.9%
7 Madathukulam1,81,3867.3%100872.2%28.0%

Largest towns in Tiruppur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Tiruppur (Census 2011)
  1. Tiruppur 4,44,352
  2. Velampalayam 87,427
  3. S.Nallur 70,115
  4. Udumalaipettai 61,133
  5. Dharapuram 56,007
  6. Neripperichal CT 53,579
  7. Veerapandi CT 50,301
  8. Palladam 42,225
  9. Thottipalayam CT 40,503
  10. Vellakoil 40,359

How people in Tiruppur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

10.7%

Agricultural labourers

19.4%

Household industry

3.2%

Other work

66.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 51.1%.

Age structure of Tiruppur

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 Tiruppur
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-488,59684,629
5-987,90184,001
10-1497,49692,337
15-1997,36895,408
20-2499,2001,12,699
25-291,15,0671,22,274
30-341,08,8731,05,280
35-391,07,8401,10,615
40-4497,06891,609
45-4989,29083,382
50-5468,98562,668
55-5954,54553,370
60-6448,15247,114
65-6932,25933,979
70-7424,73224,601
75-7913,72812,728
80+13,15214,229
Children (0–14)
21.6%
Tamil Nadu 23.6%
Working age (15–59)
67.7%
Tamil Nadu 66.0%
Older people (60+)
10.7%
Tamil Nadu 10.4%
Median age
31.4years
Tamil Nadu 29.8
Dependency ratio
39.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Tamil Nadu 43.2

Languages spoken in Tiruppur

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 Tiruppur
  1. Tamil 83.8%
  2. Telugu 11.0%
  3. Kannada 2.3%
  4. Malayalam 1.2%
  5. Urdu 0.9%
  6. Hindi 0.5%
  7. Gujarati 0.1%
  8. Marathi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Tamil83.8%
  2. Telugu11.0%
  3. Kannada2.3%
  4. Malayalam1.2%
  5. Urdu0.9%
  6. Hindi0.4%
  7. Saurashtra/Saurashtri0.1%
  8. Marathi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Tiruppur

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 93.6%

    Tamil Nadu 93.4%

  • Tap water 87.4%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • Water source within premises 47.0%

    Tamil Nadu 35.1%

  • Toilet within premises 57.7%

    Tamil Nadu 48.5%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 34.9%

    Tamil Nadu 45.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 84.8%

    Tamil Nadu 64.3%

  • Closed drainage 24.5%

    Tamil Nadu 25.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 66.4%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 21.5%

    Tamil Nadu 44.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 74.5%

    Tamil Nadu 69.3%

  • Television 87.0%

    Tamil Nadu 87.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 47.7%

    Tamil Nadu 32.4%

  • Computer or laptop 8.0%

    Tamil Nadu 10.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.2%

    Tamil Nadu 4.3%

  • Use banking services 45.6%

    Tamil Nadu 52.6%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.1%

    Tamil Nadu 5.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 61.7%

    Tamil Nadu 74.4%

  • Rent their home 36.4%

    Tamil Nadu 23.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 74.9%

    Tamil Nadu 70.8%

  • House in good condition 73.7%

    Tamil Nadu 70.2%

  • Concrete roof 26.9%

    Tamil Nadu 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 86.1%

    Tamil Nadu 79.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 53.7%

    Tamil Nadu 48.1%

Tamil Nadu

What the numbers say

  • Tiruppur district held 3.4% of Tamil Nadu's population in 2011, 8th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 78.7%, 1.4 points below the Tamil Nadu average of 80.1%.
  • 61.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Tamil Nadu as a whole (48.4%).
  • The population grew 29.1% in 2001–11, faster than Tamil Nadu's 15.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈28.84 lakh, implies growth of about 16% since 2011; it is tied to the official Tamil Nadu projection.
  • Its largest town, Tiruppur, had 4.44 lakh people in 2011, 17.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Tiruppur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    99.9% 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 Tiruppur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Tiruppur (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 Tiruppur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTamil Nadu
Hindu ≈ 22,76,900 91.9% 87.6%
Muslim ≈ 1,23,900 5.0% 5.9%
Christian ≈ 70,000 2.8% 6.1%
Sikh ≈ 500 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 400 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 5,100 0.2% 0.3%
Total24,76,925100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tiruppur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,84,000 (28.84 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Tiruppur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Tamil Nadu projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,76,925.

What was the population of Tiruppur district in Census 2011?
24,76,925: 12,45,119 males and 12,31,806 females, of whom 15,21,111 lived in towns and 9,55,814 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 Tiruppur?
Literacy was 78.7% in 2011 (men 85.5%, women 71.9%). The sex ratio was 989 females per 1,000 males, and 952 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Tiruppur district?
Tiruppur, with 4,44,352 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Tiruppur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 294 Census 2011 villages and 49 towns.

⤓ Download Tamil Nadu district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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