Thiruvarur

This page provides an overview of Thiruvarur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

6,063,590
Population
1,570,875
Households
1017
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
74.61%
Approx. literacy

Thiruvarur has an aggregated population of 6,063,590. Approximately 41.7% live in rural areas (2,528,554) and 8.5% live in urban areas (515,590).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,528,554 3
Kodavasal 588,382 104
Mannargudi 858,141 121
Nannilam 395,125 73
Needamangalam 407,561 68
Thiruthuraipoondi 598,859 80
Thiruvarur 396,787 49
Valangaiman 290,181 73

Population summary

Thiruvarur has a population of 6,063,590 (3,006,726 males and 3,056,864 females). The sex ratio is about 1017 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,063,590
Male3,006,726
Female3,056,864
Rural population2,528,554 (41.7%)
Urban population515,590 (8.5%)
Households1,570,875

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 74.61%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,523,771
Total illiterates1,539,819

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,112,448 (34.84%). ST: 13,075 (0.22%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,112,44834.84%
ST13,0750.22%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 584,579 (9.64%). Workers: 2,611,771 (43.07%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)584,5799.64%
Total workers2,611,77143.07%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Thiruvarur 1,264,277
Thiruvarur 1,006,482
Mannargudi 308,380
Thiruvarur 257,795
Mannargudi 241,381
Thiruthuraipoondi 214,995
Kodavasal 203,157
Kodavasal 182,068
Thiruthuraipoondi 168,869
Thiruvarur 151,696