Tiruvannamalai

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

Quick facts

11,829,430
Population
2,828,033
Households
994
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
65.6%
Approx. literacy

Tiruvannamalai has an aggregated population of 11,829,430. Approximately 41.67% live in rural areas (4,929,750) and 8.37% live in urban areas (989,890).

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 4,929,750 3
Arani 775,354 51
Chengam 813,389 139
Cheyyar 965,545 220
Polur 1,287,326 199
Thandrampet 538,659 76
Tiruvannamalai 1,552,762 218
Vandavasi 966,645 213

Population summary

Tiruvannamalai has a population of 11,829,430 (5,933,282 males and 5,896,148 females). The sex ratio is about 994 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population11,829,430
Male5,933,282
Female5,896,148
Rural population4,929,750 (41.67%)
Urban population989,890 (8.37%)
Households2,828,033

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 65.6%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,760,350
Total illiterates4,069,080

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,755,241 (23.29%). ST: 450,591 (3.81%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,755,24123.29%
ST450,5913.81%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,310,660 (11.08%). Workers: 6,001,354 (50.73%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,310,66011.08%
Total workers6,001,35450.73%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Tiruvannamalai 2,464,875
Tiruvannamalai 1,969,930
Tiruvannamalai 581,836
Tiruvannamalai 494,945
Polur 449,860
Tiruvannamalai 389,090
Polur 387,606
Cheyyar 338,612
Vandavasi 336,121
Arani 294,976