Pudukkottai
District in Tamil Nadu
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Pudukkottai: 134.5%, 6th highest of 32 districts in Tamil Nadu
MSME Density in Pudukkottai: 45.1 per 1,000 people, 9th lowest of 38 districts in Tamil Nadu
Women Literacy in Pudukkottai: 81.1%, 24th highest of 32 districts in Tamil Nadu
Health Insurance in Pudukkottai: 73.3%, 4th highest of 38 districts in Tamil Nadu
Pudukkottai is a district in Tamil Nadu with a population of 16.2 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 4,737 sq km. Its literacy rate of 77.2% is below the state average of 79.7% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,015 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 997. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Pudukkottai, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 62.0% | 63.8% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 23.9% | 17.8% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 95.3% | 97.6% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 960 | 944 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 81.2% | 74.6% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 60.3 | 50.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 12.3 | 12.0 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 71 | 143 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Pudukkottai district?
Pudukkottai has a population of 16.2 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 342 people per sq km across 4,737 sq km.
What is the population of Pudukkottai in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 16.2 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Pudukkottai?
Pudukkottai has a literacy rate of 77.2% (Census 2011), which is below the Tamil Nadu average of 79.7% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Pudukkottai compare to Tamil Nadu?
Pudukkottai is the 22nd most populous of 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. Its sex ratio of 1,015 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 997 (Census 2011).
How many children in Pudukkottai are stunted or underweight?
In Pudukkottai, 19.0% of children under 5 are stunted, 22.8% wasted and 25.3% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Tamil Nadu average of 20.7% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Pudukkottai have health insurance?
73.3% of households in Pudukkottai have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 72.9% in 2019–21. The Tamil Nadu average is 61.9% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Pudukkottai between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Pudukkottai improved most in pre-school attendance (52% to 71%), women internet use (37% to 55%), child stunting (32% to 19%), and got worse in child wasting (10% to 23%), women with a bank account (96% to 89%), women diabetes (19% to 24%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Pudukkottai?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.