Demographics
In the 2001 census, Tiruppur district had a population of 1,917,033, of which males constituted 976,802 and females constituted 940,231. In the 2001 census, the urban population was 825,006 and the rural population was 1,092,027. Tamil was the principal language spoken in the district, with sizable minorities of Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada speakers. Hindus formed the majority of the population at 90.08% followed by Muslims at 5.33%, Christians at 4.35% and others at 0.24%.
In the 2011 census Tiruppur district reported a population of 2,471,222, roughly equal to the population of the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. This gave it a ranking of 176th among districts in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 476 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,230 /sq mi), up from the 2001 population density of 367 inhabitants per square kilometre (950 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.69%. The relatively large growth rate was due to an influx of workers from other parts of India due in turn to Tiruppur's rapid industrialization during the period. Tiruppur had a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.1%.
In 2011 the populace was 38.52% rural and 61.48% urban; this represented an increase in the urban populace of 39.13% from 2001, and a relatively lower increase in rural of 15.37% from 2001.
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