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Thoothukkudi Population 2024

Thoothukkudi city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Thoothukkudi Metropolitan Region. The Thoothukkudi city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.


The current estimate population of Thoothukkudi city in 2024 is 336,000 , while Thoothukkudi metro population is estimated at 584,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Thoothukkudi city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Thoothukkudi city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Thoothukkudi city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Thoothukkudi in 2011 is 237,830. Although Thoothukkudi city has population of 237,830; its urban / metropolitan population is 411,628.

Thoothukkudi Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Thoothukkudi city are 199,432 of which 101,161 are males while 98,271 are females. Average literacy rate of Thoothukkudi city is 93.69 percent of which male and female literacy was 95.78 and 91.62 percent. The sex ratio of Thoothukkudi city is 1010 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 968 per 1000 boys.

Thoothukkudi Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Thoothukkudi city numbers 9,836 in which population of 39,070 resides. This is around 16.43% of total population of Thoothukkudi city.

Thoothukkudi Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Thoothukkudi city with 64.97 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Thoothukkudi city with 30.14 % following it. In Thoothukkudi city, Islam is followed by 4.74 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.01 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 64.97 % 154,523
Muslims 4.74 % 11,284
Christian 30.14 % 71,688
Sikh 0.01 % 13
Buddhist 0.03 % 63
Jain 0.01 % 12
Others 0.00 % 9
Not Stated 0.10 % 238

Thoothukkudi Future Population 2021-2031

Thoothukkudi City Metropolitan
2011 237,830 411,628
2021 309,000 535,000
2022 318,000 551,000
2023 327,000 567,000
2024 336,000 584,000
2025 346,000 601,000
2026 356,000 619,000
2027 366,000 637,000
2028 376,000 656,000
2029 387,000 675,000
2030 398,000 695,000
2031 409,000 715,000
Thoothukkudi City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 237,830 118,298 119,532
Literates 199,432 101,161 98,271
Children (0-6) 24,959 12,684 12,275
Average Literacy (%) 93.69 % 95.78 % 91.62 %
Sexratio 1010
Child Sexratio 968

Thoothukkudi Metropolitan Region

Thoothukkudi city comes under Thoothukkudi Metropolitan area.
Thoothukkudi Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 411,628 205,958 205,670
Literates 335,200 172,670 162,530
Children (0-6) 45,569 23,131 22,438
Average Literacy (%) 91.57 % 94.44 % 88.70 %
Sexratio 999
Child Sexratio 970
Thoothukkudi Metropolitan Areas
Athimarapatti, Kumaragiri, Mappilaiurani, Milavittan, Muttayyapuram, Sankaraperi, and Thoothukkudi