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Tirunelveli Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Tirunelveli is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Tirunelveli city is divided into 55 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation has population of 473,637 of which 233,659 are males while 239,978 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 46624 which is 9.84 % of total population of Tirunelveli (M Corp). In Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 1027 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Tirunelveli is around 951 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Tirunelveli city is 90.39 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Tirunelveli, Male literacy is around 94.75 % while female literacy rate is 86.18 %.

Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation has total administration over 120,466 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tirunelveli 2023 - 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation in 2024 is approximately 670,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Tirunelveli city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Tirunelveli city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Tirunelveli town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Tirunelveli Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.17 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.32 % of total population in Tirunelveli (M Corp).

Tirunelveli Work Profile

Out of total population, 182,471 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 127,710 were males while 54,761 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 182471 working population, 92.59 % were engaged in Main Work while 7.41 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Tirunelveli Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 69.00%
Muslim 20.02%
Christian 10.59%
Sikh 0.01%
Buddhist 0.01%
Jain 0.02%
Others 0.00%
No Religion 0.35%

Tirunelveli City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Tirunelveli Ward No - 1 10659
2 Tirunelveli Ward No - 2 10171
3 Tirunelveli Ward No - 3 9635
4 Tirunelveli Ward No - 4 11905
5 Tirunelveli Ward No - 5 5106
6 Tirunelveli Ward No - 6 5092
7 Tirunelveli Ward No - 7 6670
8 Tirunelveli Ward No - 8 6733
9 Tirunelveli Ward No - 9 9415
10 Tirunelveli Ward No - 10 9607
11 Tirunelveli Ward No - 11 6720
12 Tirunelveli Ward No - 12 6494
13 Tirunelveli Ward No - 13 7089
14 Tirunelveli Ward No - 14 7883
15 Tirunelveli Ward No - 15 8450
16 Tirunelveli Ward No - 16 9856
17 Tirunelveli Ward No - 17 12604
18 Tirunelveli Ward No - 18 8588
19 Tirunelveli Ward No - 19 10956
20 Tirunelveli Ward No - 20 11433
21 Tirunelveli Ward No - 21 7089
22 Tirunelveli Ward No - 22 7383
23 Tirunelveli Ward No - 23 7914
24 Tirunelveli Ward No - 24 6885
25 Tirunelveli Ward No - 25 9508
26 Tirunelveli Ward No - 26 18419
27 Tirunelveli Ward No - 27 15440
28 Tirunelveli Ward No - 28 12063
29 Tirunelveli Ward No - 29 16054
30 Tirunelveli Ward No - 30 9698
31 Tirunelveli Ward No - 31 7278
32 Tirunelveli Ward No - 32 8174
33 Tirunelveli Ward No - 33 11007
34 Tirunelveli Ward No - 34 8491
35 Tirunelveli Ward No - 35 6964
36 Tirunelveli Ward No - 36 5923
37 Tirunelveli Ward No - 37 7418
38 Tirunelveli Ward No - 38 7181
39 Tirunelveli Ward No - 39 5920
40 Tirunelveli Ward No - 40 6793
41 Tirunelveli Ward No - 41 6419
42 Tirunelveli Ward No - 42 6684
43 Tirunelveli Ward No - 43 6870
44 Tirunelveli Ward No - 44 7703
45 Tirunelveli Ward No - 45 6261
46 Tirunelveli Ward No - 46 5738
47 Tirunelveli Ward No - 47 6982
48 Tirunelveli Ward No - 48 11024
49 Tirunelveli Ward No - 49 7132
50 Tirunelveli Ward No - 50 13125
51 Tirunelveli Ward No - 51 6769
52 Tirunelveli Ward No - 52 6194
53 Tirunelveli Ward No - 53 6535
54 Tirunelveli Ward No - 54 6236
55 Tirunelveli Ward No - 55 9297

Tirunelveli City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Tirunelveli City Population
2011 473,637
2021 615,000
2022 633,000
2023 651,000
2024 670,000
2025 690,000
2026 710,000
2027 731,000
2028 752,000
2029 774,000
2030 797,000
2031 820,000