Highlights of 2011 Census in Madurai - Madurai Census 2011

Highlights of 2011 Census

1. Total population is 3,041,038 compared to 2,578,201 of 2001.
2. Male and female were 1,528,308 and 1,512,730 respectively.
3. Population Growth for Madurai District recorded in 2011 for the decade has remained 17.95 percent. Same figure for 1991-2001 decade was 7.41 percent.
4. Total Area of Madurai District was 3,696 with average density of 823 per sq. km.
5. Madurai Population constituted 4.22 percent of total Tamil Nadu Population.
6. Sex Ratio of Madurai District is now 990, while child sex ratio (0-6) is 939 per 1000 boys.
7. Children below 0-6 age were 287,101 which forms 9.44 of total Madurai District population.
8. Average Literacy rate for Madurai District is 81.66 percent, a change of from past figure of 77.82 percent. In India, literacy rate is counted only for those above 7 years of age. Child between 0-6 ages are exempted from this.
9. Total literates in the Madurai District increased to 2,248,749.
10. All the data regarding Madurai District Population were released by Directorate of Census Operations in Tamil Nadu.