Demographics
According to the 2011 census Madurai district has a population of 3,041,038, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 119th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 823 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,130 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.95%. Madurai has a sex ratio of 990 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 81.66%.
Madurai district population is about 3,041,038 as of 2011, with a decennial growth rate of 18%. The 60% of the district is urbanised, and the literacy rate of the district is about 81.7%.
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