Population17,26,601Namakkal
Males8,69,280
Females8,57,321
Literate11,76,131
Population Overview
Total population17,26,601
Males8,69,280
Females8,57,321
Sex ratio986per 1,000 males
Households4,75,511
Literacy
Literate11,76,131
Literate males6,53,312
Literate females5,22,819
Literacy %68.1%
Illiterate5,50,470
Illiterate males2,15,968
Illiterate females3,34,502
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,50,699
Boys 0–678,754
Girls 0–671,945
Child %8.7%
SC / ST
SC population3,45,392
SC males1,73,973
SC females1,71,419
SC %20%
ST population57,059
ST males29,383
ST females27,676
ST %3.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers8,98,245
Worker males5,31,463
Worker females3,66,782
Work participation %52%
Non-workers8,28,356
Non-worker males3,37,817
Non-worker females4,90,539
Workers — Main
Main workers8,39,152
Main males5,05,257
Main females3,33,895
Cultivators1,52,497
Cultivator males82,157
Cultivator females70,340
Agri labourers2,28,614
Agri labourer males1,02,673
Agri labourer females1,25,941
Household industry35,156
HH industry males17,783
HH industry females17,373
Other workers4,22,885
Other males3,02,644
Other females1,20,241
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers59,093
Marginal males26,206
Marginal females32,887
Marg. cultivators5,976
Marg. agri labourers25,112
Marg. HH industry3,641
Marg. other24,364
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,554
Marg. cultivator females3,422
Marg. agri lab. males9,206
Marg. agri lab. females15,906
Marg. HH industry males1,037
Marg. HH industry females2,604
Marg. other males13,409
Marg. other females10,955
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers52,305
3–6 mo males23,579
3–6 mo females28,726
3–6 mo cultivators5,565
3–6 mo cult. males2,394
3–6 mo cult. females3,171
3–6 mo agri lab.22,872
3–6 mo agri lab. males8,583
3–6 mo agri lab. females14,289
3–6 mo HH industry2,922
3–6 mo HH ind. males880
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,042
3–6 mo other20,946
3–6 mo other males11,722
3–6 mo other females9,224
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers6,788
0–3 mo males2,627
0–3 mo females4,161
0–3 mo cultivators411
0–3 mo cult. males160
0–3 mo cult. females251
0–3 mo agri lab.2,240
0–3 mo agri lab. males623
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,617
0–3 mo HH industry719
0–3 mo HH ind. males157
0–3 mo HH ind. females562
0–3 mo other3,418
0–3 mo other males1,687
0–3 mo other females1,731
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
4 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiruchengode | 6,31,507 | 3,16,604 | 3,14,903 | 4,32,748 |
| 2 | Namakkal | 5,41,488 | 2,72,644 | 2,68,844 | 3,76,024 |
| 3 | Rasipuram | 3,40,515 | 1,73,456 | 1,67,059 | 2,23,204 |
| 4 | Paramathi-Velur | 2,13,091 | 1,06,576 | 1,06,515 | 1,44,155 |