Tirunelveli city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Tirunelveli Metropolitan Region. The Tirunelveli city is located in Tamil Nadu state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Tirunelveli in 2011 is 473,637; of which male and female are 233,659 and 239,978 respectively. Although Tirunelveli city has population of 473,637; its urban / metropolitan population is 497,826 of which 245,768 are males and 252,058 are females.
Tirunelveli Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Tirunelveli city in 2023 is
651,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Tirunelveli city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Tirunelveli city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Tirunelveli city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Tirunelveli Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Tirunelveli city are 385,976 of which 198,745 are males while 187,231 are females. Average literacy rate of Tirunelveli city is 90.39 percent of which male and female literacy was 94.75 and 86.18 percent.
Tirunelveli Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Tirunelveli city is 1027 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 951 per 1000 boys.
Tirunelveli Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Tirunelveli city are 46,624 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 23,894 boys while 22,730 are girls. The child forms 9.84 % of total population of Tirunelveli City.
Tirunelveli Slums
Total no. of Slums in Tirunelveli city numbers 17,344 in which population of 68,202 resides. This is around 14.40% of total population of Tirunelveli city.
Tirunelveli City Population 2011
Description
City
Tirunelveli
Government
Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration
Tirunelveli Metropolitan
State
Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
473,637
233,659
239,978
Literates
385,976
198,745
187,231
Children (0-6)
46,624
23,894
22,730
Average Literacy (%)
90.39 %
94.75 %
86.18 %
Sexratio
1027
Child Sexratio
951
Tirunelveli Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Tirunelveli city with 69.00 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Tirunelveli with approximately 20.02 % following it.
In Tirunelveli city, Christinity is followed by 10.59 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.01 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.35 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Description
Percentage
Total
Hindu
69.00 %
326,833
Muslims
20.02 %
94,802
Christian
10.59 %
50,172
Sikh
0.01 %
39
Buddhist
0.01 %
47
Jain
0.02 %
73
Others
0.00 %
5
Not Stated
0.35 %
1,666
Tirunelveli Metropolitan Region
Tirunelveli city comes under Tirunelveli Metropolitan area.