Perambalur District - Demographics

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Perambalur district has a population of 564,511, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This gives it a ranking of 536th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 323 inhabitants per square kilometre (840 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.36%. Perambalur has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.68

In 2011, Perambalur had population of 564,511 of which male and female were 281,436 and 283,075 respectively. There was change of 14.36 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Perambalur District recorded increase of 9.45 percent to its population compared to 1991.

The initial provisional data suggest a density of 323 in 2011 compared to 282 of 2001. Total area under Perambalur district is of about 1,750 km2.

Average literacy rate of Perambalur in 2011 were 74.68 compared to 66.07 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 83.39 and 66.11 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 77.89 and 54.43 in Perambalur District. Total literate in Perambalur District were 379,797 of which male and female were 210,313 and 169,484 respectively. In 2001, Perambalur District had 286,197 in its total region.

n census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Perambalur. There were total 55,950 children under age of 0-6 against 60,478 of 2001 census. Of total 55,950 male and female were 29,245 and 26,705 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 913 compared to 937 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 9.91 percent of Perambalur District compared to 12.25 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.34 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Perambalur District population constituted 0.78 percent of total Tamil Nadu population. In 2001 census, this figure for Perambalur District was at 0.78 percent of Tamil Nadu population. A river named koraiyaru is located in koraiyaru village belongs to veppanthattai taluk of perambalur district.