Salem is a district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It has a total of 9 Taluks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,237 sq km. There are 68 towns and 585 villages in this district.. Salem population is estimated to be 4,840,058 in 2023.
Salem is one of districts of Tamil Nadu in India, Salem District population in 2023 is 4,840,058 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Salem District has a population of 3,482,056 in 2011 out of which 1,781,571 are male and 1,700,485 are female. Population of Salem in 2022 is estimated to be 4,596,314 inhabitants. Literate people are 2,285,562 out of 1,285,107 are male and 1,000,455 are female. People living in Salem District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,694,160 out of which men are 1,083,797 and women are 610,363. Total 247,011 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 143,968 are cultivated by men and 103,043 are women. 396,158 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 188,008 and 208,150 are women. Salem District sex ratio is 954 females per 1000 of males. Next Salem District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 5,237 sq km., 675.59 sq km is urban and 4562 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Salem, 3,865,083 in the district, 1,774,122 are in urban area and 1,707,934 are in rural area. 463,944 households are in urban, 452,023 are in rural area. 1,276,801 literate people are in urban, 1,008,761 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Salem is Tamil.
The Salem average altitude (elevation) 277 Meters above sealevel.
Taluk is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Salem District District Taluks list in the state of Tamil Nadu, Taluk can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Salem District is divided into 9 Taluks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Salem District District Taluks population, Below is the list of Salem District Taluks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Taluks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 85,368 | 44,082 | 41,286 | 21,851 |
| Veerapandi | 127,692 | 66,352 | 61,340 | 34,354 |
| Panamarathupatti | 95,579 | 48,792 | 46,787 | 25,381 |
| Ayothiyapattinam | 146,368 | 74,140 | 72,228 | 38,157 |
| Vazhapadi | 80,752 | 40,852 | 39,900 | 21,361 |
| Yercaud | 41,869 | 21,070 | 20,799 | 10,772 |
| Pethanaickenpalayam | 106,458 | 53,526 | 52,932 | 27,316 |
| Attur | 88,753 | 44,902 | 43,851 | 23,712 |
| Gangavalli | 70,603 | 35,527 | 35,076 | 19,344 |
| Thalaivasal | 135,026 | 68,593 | 66,433 | 35,318 |
| Kolathur | 76,458 | 40,058 | 36,400 | 21,504 |
| Nangavalli | 77,476 | 41,310 | 36,166 | 20,211 |
| Mecheri | 98,795 | 52,313 | 46,482 | 26,106 |
| Omalur | 191,437 | 100,453 | 90,984 | 48,894 |
| Tharamangalam | 104,618 | 55,562 | 49,056 | 26,019 |
| Kadayampatti | 125,478 | 65,586 | 59,892 | 32,109 |
| Sankari | 84,036 | 43,154 | 40,882 | 23,542 |
| Edappadi | 82,291 | 43,222 | 39,069 | 22,515 |
| Konganapuram | 67,879 | 35,848 | 32,031 | 18,529 |
| Mac Donal Choultry | 70,169 | 36,749 | 33,420 | 19,377 |
| Mallasamudram | 1,484 | 746 | 738 | 388 |
| Mettur | 419,887 | 218,447 | 201,440 | 112,155 |
| Attur | 430,949 | 217,058 | 213,891 | 112,668 |
Salem District Taluks Map