Demographics
According to the 2011 census Tirunelveli district has a population of 3,072,880, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 116th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 458 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,190 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.66%. Tirunelveli has a sex ratio of 1024 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.92%.
The population at the 2001 census was 2,723,988. Of that population, 48.03% was urban with a population density of 410.5 people per square kilometer. Tamil was the main language spoken followed by Malayalam. Hindus formed the majority religious group of the population (79.76%), followed by Christians (10.89%), Muslims (9.26%) and other religions (0.09%).
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