Kancheepuram city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kancheepuram Metropolitan Region. The Kancheepuram city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.
The current estimate population of Kancheepuram city in 2023 is
225,000
, while Kancheepuram metro population is estimated at
304,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kancheepuram city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kancheepuram city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kancheepuram city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kancheepuram in 2011 is 164,384. Although Kancheepuram city has population of 164,384; its urban / metropolitan population is 221,715.
Kancheepuram Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Kancheepuram city are 130,703 of which 68,601 are males while 62,102 are females. Average literacy rate of Kancheepuram city is 88.06 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.91 and 83.25 percent.
The sex ratio of Kancheepuram city is 1005 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 956 per 1000 boys.
Kancheepuram Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Kancheepuram city numbers 8,928 in which population of 35,816 resides. This is around 21.79% of total population of Kancheepuram city.
Kancheepuram Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Kancheepuram city with 93.38 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kancheepuram with approximately 5.24 % following it.
In Kancheepuram city, Christinity is followed by 0.83 %, Jainism by 0.40 %, Sikhism by 0.01 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.11 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
93.38 %
153,507
Muslims
5.24 %
8,614
Christian
0.83 %
1,361
Sikh
0.01 %
24
Buddhist
0.01 %
16
Jain
0.40 %
664
Others
0.01 %
12
Not Stated
0.11 %
186
Kancheepuram Future Population 2021-2031
Kancheepuram
City
Metropolitan
2011
164,384
221,715
2021
213,000
288,000
2022
219,000
296,000
2023
225,000
304,000
2024
231,000
313,000
2025
237,000
322,000
2026
244,000
331,000
2027
251,000
340,000
2028
258,000
350,000
2029
265,000
360,000
2030
272,000
370,000
2031
280,000
381,000
Kancheepuram City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
164,384
81,992
82,392
Literates
130,703
68,601
62,102
Children (0-6)
15,955
8,158
7,797
Average Literacy (%)
88.06 %
92.91 %
83.25 %
Sexratio
1005
Child Sexratio
956
Kancheepuram Metropolitan Region
Kancheepuram city comes under Kancheepuram Metropolitan area.
Kancheepuram Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
221,715
110,749
110,966
Literates
173,166
91,333
81,833
Children (0-6)
21,879
11,174
10,705
Average Literacy (%)
86.65 %
91.72 %
81.62 %
Sexratio
1002
Child Sexratio
958
Kancheepuram Metropolitan Areas
Kancheepuram, Nattapettai, Sevilimedu, and Thenambakkam