Population30,38,252Madurai
Males15,26,475
Females15,11,777
Literate22,73,430
Population Overview
Total population30,38,252
Males15,26,475
Females15,11,777
Sex ratio990per 1,000 males
Households7,94,887
Literacy
Literate22,73,430
Literate males12,23,810
Literate females10,49,620
Literacy %74.8%
Illiterate7,64,822
Illiterate males3,02,665
Illiterate females4,62,157
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,13,978
Boys 0–61,62,517
Girls 0–61,51,461
Child %10.3%
SC / ST
SC population4,08,976
SC males2,05,098
SC females2,03,878
SC %13.5%
ST population11,096
ST males5,622
ST females5,474
ST %0.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers13,54,632
Worker males9,02,704
Worker females4,51,928
Work participation %44.6%
Non-workers16,83,620
Non-worker males6,23,771
Non-worker females10,59,849
Workers — Main
Main workers11,73,902
Main males8,14,086
Main females3,59,816
Cultivators81,352
Cultivator males51,843
Cultivator females29,509
Agri labourers2,87,731
Agri labourer males1,46,129
Agri labourer females1,41,602
Household industry39,753
HH industry males18,772
HH industry females20,981
Other workers7,65,066
Other males5,97,342
Other females1,67,724
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,80,730
Marginal males88,618
Marginal females92,112
Marg. cultivators11,367
Marg. agri labourers85,097
Marg. HH industry7,540
Marg. other76,726
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males5,917
Marg. cultivator females5,450
Marg. agri lab. males36,476
Marg. agri lab. females48,621
Marg. HH industry males2,412
Marg. HH industry females5,128
Marg. other males43,813
Marg. other females32,913
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,55,069
3–6 mo males76,819
3–6 mo females78,250
3–6 mo cultivators9,910
3–6 mo cult. males5,165
3–6 mo cult. females4,745
3–6 mo agri lab.73,238
3–6 mo agri lab. males31,713
3–6 mo agri lab. females41,525
3–6 mo HH industry5,848
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,956
3–6 mo HH ind. females3,892
3–6 mo other66,073
3–6 mo other males37,985
3–6 mo other females28,088
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers25,661
0–3 mo males11,799
0–3 mo females13,862
0–3 mo cultivators1,457
0–3 mo cult. males752
0–3 mo cult. females705
0–3 mo agri lab.11,859
0–3 mo agri lab. males4,763
0–3 mo agri lab. females7,096
0–3 mo HH industry1,692
0–3 mo HH ind. males456
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,236
0–3 mo other10,653
0–3 mo other males5,828
0–3 mo other females4,825
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
7 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madurai South | 13,91,980 | 6,97,680 | 6,94,300 | 11,15,028 |
| 2 | Madurai North | 4,94,430 | 2,48,631 | 2,45,799 | 3,79,882 |
| 3 | Melur | 2,91,398 | 1,46,711 | 1,44,687 | 1,97,676 |
| 4 | Vadipatti | 2,34,533 | 1,17,723 | 1,16,810 | 1,62,873 |
| 5 | Thirumangalam | 2,29,645 | 1,15,359 | 1,14,286 | 1,61,684 |
| 6 | Peraiyur | 2,00,510 | 1,00,448 | 1,00,062 | 1,26,945 |
| 7 | Usilampatti | 1,95,756 | 99,923 | 95,833 | 1,29,342 |