Salem Census 2011

Salem, Tamilnadu

Population of Salem

Salem district is located in Tamilnadu . Population of Salem district is 3480008 as per Census 2011. Salem is 5th most Populous district out of total 32 districts in Tamilnadu and it is 89th most Populous district in India.The population density of Salem is 663 Persons per square Km.It is 10th most densely populated out of 32 districts in Tamilnadu and it is 187th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Salem

Total Literacy rate of Salem is 73.23%. This means 73.23 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 27 in terms of literacy rate out of total 32 districts of Tamilnadu and 89 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Salem is 80.7% while female literacy stands at 65.43%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Salem

Sex-ratio of Salem is 954 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Salem

Area of Salem is 5245 Sq. Km. It is 7th largest district in Tamilnadu and 204th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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