Tirunelveli Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Tirunelveli in 2024	3,569,898
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,764,410
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,805,488

Population as per 2011 census

Population	3,077,233
Male Population	1,520,912
Female Population	1,556,321
Area (km2)	6,693
Density/km2	460
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	1,023
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	960
Literates	2,273,457
Male Literates	1,210,710
Female Literates	1,062,747
Average Literacy	82.50%
Male Literacy	89.24%
Female Literacy	75.98%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	321,687
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	164,157
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	157,530
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.45%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.79%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.12%

Tirunelveli Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	2,425,630	78.83%	2,813,973
Muslims	303,368	9.86%	351,937
Christian	342,254	11.12%	397,049
Sikh	268	0.01%	311
Buddhist	373	0.01%	433
Jain	144	0.00%	167
Not Stated	4,746	0.15%	5,506
Others	450	0.01%	522
Total	3,077,233	100.00%	3,569,898

City/Metros in Tirunelveli District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Tirunelveli (Municipal Corporation)	473,637	549,466