Thoothukudi

District in Tamil Nadu

Population

17.5 Lakh

State: 6.9 Crore

Area

4,874 km²

Literacy Rate

77.1%

State: 71.5%

Sex Ratio

1,023

State: 997

Density

359 /km²

State: 528 /km²

Thoothukudi is a district in Tamil Nadu with a population of 17.5 Lakh spread across 4,874 sq km. Its literacy rate of 77.1% is above the state average of 71.5% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,023 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 997.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

359 /km²

▼

528 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

1,023

▲

997

943

Literacy Rate

77.1%

▲

71.5%

63.0%

SC Population

19.9%

▼

20.2%

16.6%

ST Population

0.3%

▼

1.1%

8.7%

Worker Participation

42.7%

▼

45.8%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

20.3%

▼

25.7%

33.2%

Child Wasting

18.4%

▲

14.6%

18.4%

Underweight Children

21.0%

▼

22.1%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

55.6%

▼

58.2%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

55.9%

▲

54.2%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

100.0%

▲

89.2%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

100.0%

▲

99.6%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

79.4%

▲

71.6%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

90.7%

▲

79.4%

54.6%

Health Insurance

57.8%

▼

68.0%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

97.0%

▼

98.4%

93.6%

Electricity Access

100.0%

▲

99.3%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

8.9%

▼

12.8%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

0.9%

▼

6.4%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

8.2%

▼

12.2%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

30.6%

▲

25.9%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

51.6 per 1k pop

▼

58.4 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

90.3k

▼

1.1 Lakh

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

24.5%

▼

27.5%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

2175 per lakh

▼

2431 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

53.3%

▲

48.1%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

1.01

—

1.02

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

0.0 per lakh

▼

4.5 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

▼

5.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

134.0 per lakh

▲

131.6 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

14.0 per lakh

▼

45.6 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

Climate Vulnerability

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Climate Vulnerability Index

0.54

—

0.54

0.56

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	8.7 L	9.2 L	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	4.6 L	4.7 L	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	7 L	7.1 L	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	93,605	96,538.447	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	1.7 L	1.8 L	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	2,466	10,422.895	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	5 L	5.4 L	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	31,404	65,947.895	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	85,704	1 L	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	3.4 L	3 L	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	1,023.276	1,000.5	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	963.175	944.334	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	8.2	12.2	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	30.6	25.9	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres	64	50.5	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools	720	632.974	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking	149	143.132	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	20.3%	25.7%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	18.4%	14.6%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	21.0%	22.1%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	55.6%	58.2%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	55.9%	54.2%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	100.0%	89.2%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	100.0%	99.6%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	79.4%	71.6%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	90.7%	79.4%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	57.8%	68.0%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	97.0%	98.4%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	100.0%	99.3%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	89.0%	91.7%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	88.5%	83.6%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	59.5%	55.5%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	8.9%	12.8%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	0.9%	6.4%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	99.4%	98.1%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	80.7%	90.5%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	52.0%	45.7%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	—	45.1%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	—	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	28.2%	29.6%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	25.4%	22.2%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	18.5%	20.5%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	2,175.495	2,431.477	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	53.3%	48.1%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	18.1%	17.4%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	1.0	1.0	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	38,075	44,926.243	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	7.1%	11.9%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	—	38.9%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	0.5	0.5	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	62.2	50.6	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	0.2	0.3	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	1.3	0.8	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	64.7%	76.7%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	46.6%	54.6%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.1	0.2	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	-4.1	—	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	101.249	163.317	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.1	0.1	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	0.0	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.6	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.9	0.8	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.0	0.0	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	51.6	58.4	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	90,264	1.1 L	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	24.5%	27.5%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.8%	0.7%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	134	131.632	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	4.5	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	5	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	12	7.2	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	125	239.5	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	14	45.6	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	1	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	139	138.079	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	9	10.2	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	1.2	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Thoothukudi district?

Thoothukudi has a population of 17.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 359 people per sq km across 4,874 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Thoothukudi?

Thoothukudi has a literacy rate of 77.1%, which is above the Tamil Nadu average of 71.5% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Thoothukudi compare to Tamil Nadu?

Thoothukudi has a sex ratio of 1,023 (above state average of 997) and a literacy rate of 77.1% (above state average of 71.5%).

What data sources are used for Thoothukudi?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)