Tirunelveli is a district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It has a total of 11 Taluks in this district. The district has an total area of 6,693 sq km. There are 53 towns and 465 villages in this district.
As per census Tirunelveli District has a population of 3,077,233 in 2011 out of which 1,520,912 are male and 1,556,321 are female. Population of Tirunelveli District in 2020/2021 is 3,251,632(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 2,273,457 out of 1,210,710 are male and 1,062,747 are female. People living in Tirunelveli District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,436,454 out of which men are 876,175 and women are 560,279. Total 107,943 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 82,180 are cultivated by men and 25,763 are women. 321,083 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 193,899 and 127,184 are women. Tirunelveli District sex ratio is 1,023 females per 1000 of males. Next Tirunelveli District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 6,693 sq km., 1057.13 sq km is urban and 5635.87 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 3,415,729 in the district, 1,520,229 are in urban area and 1,557,004 are in rural area. 396,471 households are in urban, 419,057 are in rural area. 1,173,345 literate people are in urban, 1,100,112 are in rural area.
Geography of Tirunelveli
Languages spoken are Tamil
The Tirunelveli average altitude (elevation) 46 Meters above sealevel.
Population Density of Tirunelveli : 458 per sq km
District Official website : http://www.nellai.tn.nic.in
| Taluks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palayamkottai | 104,327 | 51,822 | 52,505 | 26,829 |
| Manur | 131,858 | 65,075 | 66,783 | 35,797 |
| Melaneelithanallur | 95,104 | 47,038 | 48,066 | 25,411 |
| Kuruvikulam | 87,020 | 42,533 | 44,487 | 24,685 |
| Sankarankoil | 102,406 | 50,780 | 51,626 | 28,446 |
| Ambasamudram | 52,829 | 26,143 | 26,686 | 14,775 |
| Cheranmahadevi | 35,262 | 17,564 | 17,698 | 9,321 |
| Pappakudi | 68,343 | 33,684 | 34,659 | 18,554 |
| Kadayam | 101,324 | 49,949 | 51,375 | 27,180 |
| Nanguneri | 95,089 | 46,694 | 48,395 | 25,061 |
| Kalakadu | 54,431 | 26,792 | 27,639 | 14,104 |
| Valliyur | 111,637 | 55,068 | 56,569 | 29,392 |
| Radhapuram | 110,001 | 54,183 | 55,818 | 27,709 |
| Alangulam | 109,980 | 53,911 | 56,069 | 30,166 |
| Keezhapavur | 129,281 | 64,317 | 64,964 | 34,021 |
| Kadayanallur | 77,482 | 38,611 | 38,871 | 20,886 |
| Shenkottai | 26,710 | 13,344 | 13,366 | 7,515 |
| Tenkasi | 58,081 | 29,077 | 29,004 | 16,045 |
| Vasudevanallur | 72,498 | 35,269 | 37,229 | 21,313 |
| Sivagiri | 194,156 | 95,537 | 98,619 | 54,421 |
| Veerakeralamputhur | 123,137 | 60,715 | 62,422 | 33,403 |
| Tirunelveli | 642,835 | 317,425 | 325,410 | 166,202 |
Tirunelveli District Taluks Map