Kanchipuram is a district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It has a total of 10 Taluks in this district. The district has an total area of 4,483 sq km. There are 75 towns and 1,019 villages in this district.
As per census Kanchipuram District has a population of 3,998,252 in 2011 out of which 2,012,958 are male and 1,985,294 are female. Population of Kanchipuram District in 2020/2021 is 4,224,849(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 3,013,382 out of 1,611,461 are male and 1,401,921 are female. People living in Kanchipuram District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,673,814 out of which men are 1,181,308 and women are 492,506. Total 74,761 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 55,012 are cultivated by men and 19,749 are women. 162,494 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 92,427 and 70,067 are women. Kanchipuram District sex ratio is 986 females per 1000 of males. Next Kanchipuram District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 4,483 sq km., 664.59 sq km is urban and 3818.41 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 4,438,060 in the district, 2,538,336 are in urban area and 1,459,916 are in rural area. 644,880 households are in urban, 361,365 are in rural area. 2,025,004 literate people are in urban, 988,378 are in rural area.
Geography of Kanchipuram
Languages spoken are Tamil
The Kanchipuram average altitude (elevation) 85 meters above sealevel.
Population Density of Kanchipuram : 927 per sq km
District Official website : http://www.kanchi.tn.nic.in
| Taluks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poonamallee | 4,230 | 2,113 | 2,117 | 1,119 |
| Kanchipuram | 169,321 | 84,667 | 84,654 | 42,201 |
| Walajabad | 125,868 | 63,158 | 62,710 | 31,416 |
| Uthiramerur | 122,939 | 61,635 | 61,304 | 30,878 |
| Sriperumbudur | 115,515 | 59,365 | 56,150 | 27,479 |
| Kunnattur | 285,913 | 144,500 | 141,413 | 70,903 |
| Thiruporur | 162,007 | 81,817 | 80,190 | 40,064 |
| Kattankolattur | 208,897 | 105,056 | 103,841 | 51,770 |
| Tirukalukundram | 151,950 | 76,621 | 75,329 | 38,491 |
| St Thomas Mount | 475,995 | 240,565 | 235,430 | 121,017 |
| Acharapakkam | 99,240 | 49,782 | 49,458 | 25,207 |
| Maduranthakam | 123,070 | 61,619 | 61,451 | 31,226 |
| Lathur | 84,921 | 42,549 | 42,372 | 21,462 |
| Chithamur | 92,926 | 46,664 | 46,262 | 22,279 |
| Tambaram | 383,718 | 194,083 | 189,635 | 98,067 |
| Alandur | 642,237 | 322,086 | 320,151 | 164,765 |
| Sholinganallur | 563,342 | 285,167 | 278,175 | 143,615 |
| Chengalpattu | 573,406 | 289,210 | 284,196 | 142,062 |
| Cheyyur | 206,019 | 103,169 | 102,850 | 50,475 |
Kanchipuram District Taluks Map