Kumbakonam city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kumbakonam Metropolitan Region. The Kumbakonam city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.
The current estimate population of Kumbakonam city in 2025 is
202,000
, while Kumbakonam metro population is estimated at
242,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kumbakonam city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kumbakonam city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kumbakonam city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kumbakonam in 2011 is 140,156. Although Kumbakonam city has population of 140,156; its urban / metropolitan population is 167,155.
Kumbakonam Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Kumbakonam city are 116,626 of which 59,913 are males while 56,713 are females. Average literacy rate of Kumbakonam city is 91.57 percent of which male and female literacy was 95.33 and 87.90 percent.
The sex ratio of Kumbakonam city is 1021 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 969 per 1000 boys.
Kumbakonam Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Kumbakonam city numbers 9,346 in which population of 37,714 resides. This is around 26.91% of total population of Kumbakonam city.
Kumbakonam Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Kumbakonam city with 86.07 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kumbakonam with approximately 9.57 % following it.
In Kumbakonam city, Christinity is followed by 3.99 %, Jainism by 0.23 %, Sikhism by 0.00 % and Buddhism by 0.00 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
86.07 %
120,632
Muslims
9.57 %
13,417
Christian
3.99 %
5,590
Sikh
0.00 %
4
Buddhist
0.00 %
5
Jain
0.23 %
326
Others
0.00 %
5
Not Stated
0.13 %
177
Kumbakonam Future Population 2021-2031
Kumbakonam
City
Metropolitan
2011
140,156
167,155
2021
182,000
217,000
2022
187,000
223,000
2023
192,000
229,000
2024
197,000
235,000
2025
202,000
242,000
2026
208,000
249,000
2027
214,000
256,000
2028
220,000
263,000
2029
226,000
270,000
2030
232,000
278,000
2031
238,000
286,000
Kumbakonam City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
140,156
69,340
70,816
Literates
116,626
59,913
56,713
Children (0-6)
12,791
6,495
6,296
Average Literacy (%)
91.57 %
95.33 %
87.90 %
Sexratio
1021
Child Sexratio
969
Kumbakonam Metropolitan Region
Kumbakonam city comes under Kumbakonam Metropolitan area.