Salem city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under
Salem Metropolitan Region. The Salem city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Salem in 2011 is 829,267; of which male and female are 417,317 and 411,950 respectively. Although Salem city has population of 829,267; its urban / metropolitan population is 917,414 of which 462,278 are males and 455,136 are females.
Salem Literacy Rate 2011
In education section, total literates in Salem city are 633,314 of which 336,422 are males while 296,892 are females. Average literacy rate of Salem city is 84.42 percent of which male and female literacy was 89.30 and 79.50 percent.
Salem Sex Ratio 2011
The sex ratio of Salem city is 987 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 949 per 1000 boys.
Salem Child Population 2011
Total children (0-6) in Salem city are 79,067 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 40,570 boys while 38,497 are girls. The child forms 9.53 % of total population of Salem City.
Salem Slums 2011
Total no. of Slums in Salem city numbers 46,672 in which population of 180,936 resides. This is around 21.82% of total population of Salem city.
Salem Population 2020
Indian Govt only conduct census once a decade. Since last census of Salem city was done in 2011, next census will only be in 2021. While many are asking for Salem Population 2020 figures, there is none.