Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1881 | 3,681 | — |
| 1891 | 5,235 | +42.2% |
| 1901 | 6,056 | +15.7% |
| 1911 | 9,429 | +55.7% |
| 1921 | 10,851 | +15.1% |
| 1931 | 18,059 | +66.4% |
| 1941 | 33,099 | +83.3% |
| 1951 | 52,479 | +58.6% |
| 1961 | 79,773 | +52.0% |
| 1971 | 113,302 | +42.0% |
| 1981 | 165,223 | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 235,661 | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 346,551 | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 444,543 | +28.3% |
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As of 2011 India census, Tirupur city had a population of 444,543 and its urban agglomeration had a population of 962,982. The sex ratio is 954 males per 1000 females and 10.1% of the population are under six years old. Effective literacy is 87.67%; male literacy is 92.69% and female literacy is 82.41%.
The city's population is predominantly Hindu (majority being Gounders), along with sizeable Muslim and Christian populations. Sikhs and Jains are also present in small numbers. The city also has many Keralites mainly from Palakkad (once part of Kongu Nadu). Nowadays people even from the North-Eastern states of India, like Assam, Bengal, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland have also moved in for jobs in Tirupur.
Tirupur also has large people working for textile and dyeing industrial units who hire people mostly from various southern districts of Tamilnadu viz., Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi and Nagercoil. Also there are plenty of workers from Northern districts of Tamilnadu viz., Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chennai. Large number of people also from other South Indian states like Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh work in Tirupur factory units. Since there is always a demand for workers in Tirupur, there is no unemployment problems.Nowadays there are also people coming from the Indian states of Orissa and Bihar to work in the garment processing factories in and around the Tirupur city. Tirupur is the eighth largest city in Tamil Nadu.
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