Demographics
Below population shows the interior town population about 9.6 km2 which is the limit of town when it is formed as panchayat in 1621.
| Population Growth of Tiruvannamalai | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1791 | 12,090 |
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| 1871 | 12,700 |
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| 1881 | 12,540 | -1.3% | |
| 1891 | 13,900 | 10.8% | |
| 1901 | 15,900 | 14.4% | |
| 1911 | 21,670 | 36.3% | |
| 1921 | 29,890 | 37.9% | |
| 1931 | 44,210 | 47.9% | |
| 1941 | 56,800 | 28.5% | |
| 1951 | 64,700 | 13.9% | |
| 1961 | 78,900 | 21.9% | |
| 1971 | 96,120 | 21.8% | |
| 1981 | 109,000 | 13.4% | |
| 1991 | 121,900 | 11.8% | |
| 2001 | 131,360 | 7.8% | |
| 2011 | 145,000 | 10.4% | |
As of the 2011 census, Tiruvannamalai municipality had a population of 3,85,000. The municipality had a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1,000 males and 10.0% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 81.64%; male literacy was 85.60% and female literacy was 77.70%.
Truvannamalai is a cosmopolitan town, peoples from various parts of the states and country come for their spiritual tourism and education. Tiruvannamalai (Special grade municipality area) consists of Vengikkal, Gandhinagar, Kilnathur, Nochimalai, Thyagi annamalai Nagar, Melathikkan, Thenral nagar, Navakkarai, Adi Annamalai, Palayam, Thenimalai, Athiyandal, Saron, Adaiyur, Thenmathur . Total area spans across 5.8 km approximately.
Tiruvannamalai SGM is administrated by municipality consisting of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Municipality Commissioner.Tiruvannamalai special grade municipality consists of 39 wards.
Tamil is the official and most widely spoken language. Other languages spoken include the languages of the nearby states; Telugu, Urdu and Kannada.
Most of the people here are followers of Hinduism.
Tiruvanamalai is among the least discussed towns in India in terms of law and order issues. The city is traditionally known for its religious and linguistic harmony.
Projected population of urban agglomerations
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 139,232 | census | official |
| 2001 | 160,541 | census | official |
| 2011 | 196,953 | provisional |
| no. | Domain | Population Rank | Rank in UA | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | Asia | Nil | Nil | |
| 3 | India | 314 | 225 | |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 22 | 10 |
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