Population34,58,045Coimbatore
Males17,29,297
Females17,28,748
Literate26,35,907
Population Overview
Total population34,58,045
Males17,29,297
Females17,28,748
Sex ratio1,000per 1,000 males
Households9,58,035
Literacy
Literate26,35,907
Literate males13,94,790
Literate females12,41,117
Literacy %76.2%
Illiterate8,22,138
Illiterate males3,34,507
Illiterate females4,87,631
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,19,332
Boys 0–61,63,230
Girls 0–61,56,102
Child %9.2%
SC / ST
SC population5,35,911
SC males2,66,960
SC females2,68,951
SC %15.5%
ST population28,342
ST males14,245
ST females14,097
ST %0.8%
Workers — Total
Total workers15,67,950
Worker males10,83,125
Worker females4,84,825
Work participation %45.3%
Non-workers18,90,095
Non-worker males6,46,172
Non-worker females12,43,923
Workers — Main
Main workers14,43,252
Main males10,22,328
Main females4,20,924
Cultivators75,411
Cultivator males49,412
Cultivator females25,999
Agri labourers2,01,351
Agri labourer males1,05,640
Agri labourer females95,711
Household industry44,582
HH industry males25,854
HH industry females18,728
Other workers11,21,908
Other males8,41,422
Other females2,80,486
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,24,698
Marginal males60,797
Marginal females63,901
Marg. cultivators4,806
Marg. agri labourers28,675
Marg. HH industry5,503
Marg. other85,714
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,267
Marg. cultivator females2,539
Marg. agri lab. males11,807
Marg. agri lab. females16,868
Marg. HH industry males1,794
Marg. HH industry females3,709
Marg. other males44,929
Marg. other females40,785
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,08,156
3–6 mo males53,208
3–6 mo females54,948
3–6 mo cultivators4,364
3–6 mo cult. males2,076
3–6 mo cult. females2,288
3–6 mo agri lab.24,360
3–6 mo agri lab. males10,201
3–6 mo agri lab. females14,159
3–6 mo HH industry4,304
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,407
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,897
3–6 mo other75,128
3–6 mo other males39,524
3–6 mo other females35,604
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers16,542
0–3 mo males7,589
0–3 mo females8,953
0–3 mo cultivators442
0–3 mo cult. males191
0–3 mo cult. females251
0–3 mo agri lab.4,315
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,606
0–3 mo agri lab. females2,709
0–3 mo HH industry1,199
0–3 mo HH ind. males387
0–3 mo HH ind. females812
0–3 mo other10,586
0–3 mo other males5,405
0–3 mo other females5,181
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
6 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coimbatore South | 15,92,646 | 7,97,022 | 7,95,624 | 12,75,880 |
| 2 | Coimbatore North | 6,37,389 | 3,20,620 | 3,16,769 | 4,83,470 |
| 3 | Pollachi | 5,75,928 | 2,85,835 | 2,90,093 | 4,02,475 |
| 4 | Sulur | 3,21,051 | 1,61,169 | 1,59,882 | 2,33,427 |
| 5 | Mettupalayam | 2,60,172 | 1,29,447 | 1,30,725 | 1,85,053 |
| 6 | Valparai | 70,859 | 35,204 | 35,655 | 55,602 |