Demographics
According to the 2011 census Pudukkottai district has a population of 1,618,725, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 309th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 348 inhabitants per square kilometre (900 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.9%. Pudukkottai has a sex ratio of 1015 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.76%.
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