FINAL POPULATION OF TAMIL NADU INTRODUCTORY NOTE The' Provisiona~ Population Totals for All India based on 1991 Census CC?unt was published by the Registrar Geberal, India as, "Paper 1 of 1991" under, "Series - 11 India" in March 1991 giving total population,. population by sex, growth rate of population and' literacy at All India and State/Union Territory levels. This was followed by the publi .. cation of nPa:p2r 2 of 1991" under "Series .. 11 India ll in August 1991 which contained Rural .. Urban distribution of Provisional Population Totals. Another publication, "Paper 3 of 1991'1 under th~ same series was pt.blished in November 1991 giving details of ~vorkers and their distribution among the Provisional Population Totals. It may alao be mentioned here for readers ' information that "Data Users Service CdP has been set up at Registrar General, India's office which could be contacted in the following addr8,ss for much more infQrmation other than what .. his Directorate may provide you by way of printed materials and your person2.1 contar:ts as well. /loat a Users' Service Cell" Office of the Registrar General, India 21A, Mansingh Road NEW DELHI - 110 011 - 2 .. The Directorat8s of Census Operations in each 5tate/UT also published the "Provisional Population Totals" in March/AprH 1991, and subsequentl~.a, "Supplement to Provisional Population Totals ll for their States/Union Territories separately ., giving rural-urban distdbution of Provisional Population Totals and among them ". the workers and thdir distribution. The Directorate of Census Operations of Tamil Nadu has brought out the Provisional Population Totals as· "Paper 1. of 1991" in April 1991 and IISupplement to Paper 1 of 1991" under Seriet 23 in March 1992. Both these publications :lre widely cIrculated and there has been an allround appreciation from Planners, res8arch organisations, Government and Private ~odies and the like as they contain very important and us~ful data. Now that the Final Population Totals and other related information are available, it has been decided to disseminate stage by stage, thz 1991 Census data in v:lriety of formats for the use of the Government bodies, private organi .. s)tions, researchers, research organisations and all others who are 'interested in such of these informative data. To start w~tht a set of fo.llowing tables afe re13as(:d hC'r~with, which we hope will be of much use in whomsoever hand this bookL:t ElL,S its place. - 3 - 1. Primary Census Abstract for State and Distric~1 , ' ,~, .' "'" . , " , ' ,1,. ,~'~t~ 2~ Taluk level data' on populationl literate's and SC/&T; 3~ PO.l)ulat~on, literates and SC/ST for C.D. Bl(Jt~f 4. Population, Ht8ratas and SC!ST in UAs, Citi~own.s;' '. '.;"" 5. Numb'\;r of Taluks, C.D. ,Blocks,1 'Towns, Urban Agglomerations and Vfllqg8s in Districts Much mor(; information are being p!{)cessed and we hope, that these will be ,"" ' p " released shortly. Besides, all the information arB stored in ou+: (Omput2r system " ~!,~ i , and will be nade Clvailable to .u~ers in floppies if th~y so desire. 304/305, Anna Salai DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS Madns TAMIL NADC mss. TABLE 1 .. CENSUS 1991 PRIl1ij<Y CEl~SUS ,~BSTR\cr FOR ST\n AND DISTRICTS -- TAMIL NADU • ~ " _ ~ __ M _ ~ •• - - • -- - • - - .'~ - • ~ - ~ • ,- • - • -- - • - - - - •• -- * -- • - - SloNo. state/DL.~trict,' Total Area in No.o£ No.o£ Total population (including Rural .Km2 Ot~upied house.. institutional and houseless urban residen- holds population. tial -----~----T-- houses Persons Males Females . i .. ~ .. --2- - .... - -3- - .... ~ .... - ~ ~ • ........ ~ ~ - • • .... ·7· ....... - ~ ........ • ~ ...... --. -. -- ~ ~ ---. - ~ -.. ~ ~ - -,- - -.. - ~ ~. -.. --. -'. --........ ~ .' .. -. TAMIL NADU T 130,058.0 12,413,282 12,542(672 55t8~$1946 28,298,975 27,,559,971 R 8,370,429 .8/131,1'/51 36,7S1,354 18,567 t 717 18,213,637 U 4,042,853 4,108,915 19,077 J 592 9,731,258 9,346,334 , T 3,841,396 1,986,278 855 I. Madras District I 174.0 794,322 798,279 It ,1l8 U 794,322 798,279 3,841,396 1,986,178 l f 855,1l8 , 2" Chengalpattu .. MGR T 7,857.0 983,062 1,008,250 4,653,593 2,374,693 2,278,900 District R 553,687 561,643 2,565,583 1,298,354 1,267,229 u 429,375 446,607 2,08S,010 1,076,339 1,011,671 3, North Areot .. 31026,432 1,529,944 1,496,488 Ambedkar Di~tr iet " I R 426,067 433,132 2,066,718 1;048,055 1,018,663 u 166,315 184,254 959,714 477,825 •• 2•• ' • ~ ~ ~ ~ _ • • • • • _ • • • _ M _ _ _ _ _ ~ • _ ~ • • _ • • _ ~ _ • • ~ • W U ~ _ • • _ • _ _ ~ • • ~ • • Sl.No. .:at6/District Total population in the age Schedule Castes group 0:6 Persons Males FBmales Persons Males iEmales , d ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _ _ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ ~ • • _ • • ~ - • • - • w ~ -' • • ~ - • - • - • - - - - * - ~ ~ ~ • - • - 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 M ~ • _ _ • _ • _ ~ _ • _ _ • - • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • • • - • - ~ q - • • • • ~ - • ~ • • ~ • ~ - • ~ ~ TAMIL NlDJ 7,448,059 3,823,011 3,625,048 10,712,266 5,414,599 5,,297,667' 5,069,400 2,606,230· Z,~63/170 8,428,040 4,259,370 4,168,670 2,378,659 1,216,781 1,161,878 2,284,226 1,155,229 1,128,997 1. Madr as District 468,508 238,782 229,126 529,712 271,549 258,163 468,508 238,782 22~,726 529,712 271,549 ,258,163 " 2. Chengalpattu - NGR 664,181 337,214 326,967 1,208,417 611,815 596,602 District '< 386,620 195,624 190,996 896,337 452,975 443,362 277,561 141,590 135 /971 312,080 158 /840 153;240 3. North Arcot-Ambedkar 443,573 226,125 217,448 627,318 315,119 312,199 District 308,033 157,159 150,874 480,029 242;149 237,880 135,540 68,966 66,574 147,289 72,970 74,319 ~ • • - " - ~ - ~ • - - ~ ~ • - " - - - ~ ~ .: - ~ - - • • .. ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ • ~ ~ ~. ~ - ~ I'. _ ~ • ~ _ ~ • ! E,l,No. State/District' . ,'J, scheduled Tribes Literates , ' , Males Females iltoons Males Females !Mil _ • _ ,~ '_ :. II1:II _ ., II1II .. _ fill .~ ... - .~ .... '_ - ..... II1II - - - ill .. ' - - - ~ ," - .........' • two .. ., .... - .... - .. l1l:I 1 2 16 18 19 20 21 * _ .. _ _ _ _ _ ~ ~ _ _ .. _ • ~ _ _ • • ~ .. • • _ _ • _ _ ~ _ .. • _ _ _ ~ _ _, _ _ ~ 14 .. • ~ ~ _ _ ~ ~ _ _ \ T~NIL N~U ~74/194. 293,012 281,182 30,336~235 18,050,173 12,286,062 505,208 257,853 247,355 17,312,161 10,722,930 6,589,231 68,986 35,159 \ 33,827 13,024,074 7,327,243 5,696,831 1. Madras District 7,930 4,087 3,843 2,752,341 1,535,351 1,216,990 7,930 4,087 3,843 2,752,341 1,535,351 1,216,990 2, Chengalpattu~MGR 2,648,097 1,570 277 1,077,820 District, 57,872 29,321 28,551 t 44,998 22,794 22,204 1,210 ,388 752,832 457,556 12,874 6,527 6,347 1,437,709 817,445 620,264 3. Nqrt h J;rcot -i-llnbedkar District 49,857 25,384 24,473 1,572,292 950,943 621,349 46(311 , 23,597 22~714 974,786 613,581 361,205 3,546 1,787 1,759 5~7,506 337,362 260,144 ... fIlM ... ~,~~"' 11:1 _ *'" WI ... .. _ .. WI ... o;I!II • WI "" - .. .. .. ... .. -- • "* .. .. .. • • .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .,.. .. .. - ... • III • .. iii! ... 31. state/District, lliDUSTH\L CATEGORY OF MUN \10RKffiS No. Total Main workers (I .. IX) I Persons " Males Females Persons Males Persons lo ., ~ • _ _ Q • _ _ • ' _ _ _ _ _ ~ - _ ~ _ _ • - ~ _ .. _ • - ~ _ w _ ~ - • - • _ - _ _ ~ • • • ~"' • ~ • _ 1 2 22 23 ,24 25 26 27 • _ M ____ • __ ~ ~ • - • ~(~ ~ • - N • _ • _ • ~ .......... ~ •• _ w • ~ - - •• _ •• 6,924,549 5,664,090 4,215,235 1,448,855 16,577,703 10,754,066 5,823,637 5~431/521 4,018,424 1,413,097 6~221;363 5,120,451 , Madras District, 1,171,739 1,015,704 156,035 883 852 31 1,171,739 1,015,704 156,035 883 852 31 ,Chengalpattv- 1,691,977 1, 267,8511 '124,123 273,563 219,021 54,542 MGR District 1,055,286 723A28 331,858 ' 253,607 20'1,773 ' 51,834 636,691 544,426 ' ' 92 1265 19,956 17,248 2,708 , North Arcot- .~mbedkar District 1,148,042 827,726 320,316 268,734 210,640 53,094 861,897 ,587,519 274,378 259,377 202,502 56,875 286,1'15 240,207, 45,938 9,357 8,138 1,219 ... fill ..... _ .... till "" _ .. _ ... I11III - IN .... _ .. ~. III ~ "" III ...... _ KJ .. n .... ej'II ___ ___ II _ ....... SI,Na. state/District, '" INDUSTRIAL C~nGORY OF MAIN dORKERS II --'~II~I------~--~ Mri~ultu!:ll Laboureres Persons Males Females Persons MalGS Fe rre les • _ _ • ~ • • • _ _ • • • • • _ M • • _ _ '. _ • • • ~ • • • - • • • - ~ • • - • • • - ~ - • • ~ - - - • ~ , ' 1 2 28 29 30 31 32. 33 .. M I11III 1M _ .. .. • • _ .. .. • .. _ .. .. .. • .. • .. .. III .. • • .. - • .. - iliII • .. '" • • • ... - ~ • .. '.. ... • .. .. .. • - .. TML NAW 7,896,295 4/171,571 3,724,724 463,116 3331681 129,435 7,415,633 3,869,479 3t 546,154 309,104 225,612 83 /492 480,662 302,092 178,570 154,012 108,069 45,943 1. Madras District 199 176 23 9,868 114 199, 176 23 9,982 9,868 114 2. Caengalpattu.MGR 569,341 318,296 251 t045 23,419 21,360 2,059 District 523,399 287,343 236,056 16,599 14,958 1,741 45,942 30,953 14 /989 6,820 6,502 318 3, North Arcot Ambedkar District 378,770 199,411 179,359 6,742 5,403 1,339 364 /495 189,767 174,728 5,530 4,317 1,213 14,275 9,644 4t 631 1,212 1,086 126 "'" IlII' u,.