# Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Tamil Nadu 

# Namakkal district

Namakkal is a district of Tamil Nadu, 21st of 32 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,726,601 people** in 4 sub-districts, 34 towns and 389 villages; 40% lived in towns. The largest town is [Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/tiruchengode/) (95,335).

- 1,726,601people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 34towns
- 74.6%literacy

## Who lives in Namakkal?

Namakkal had **1,726,601 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.4% of Tamil Nadu's population and 21st of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu by population. There were 986 women for every 1,000 men (below the Tamil Nadu figure of 996; 28th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu). Among children under 7 the ratio was 914 girls per 1,000 boys (the Tamil Nadu figure is 943). An average household had 3.6 people, against 3.9 across Tamil Nadu.

## How literate is Namakkal?

74.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Tamil Nadu's 80.1%), 24th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Men were at 82.6% and women at 66.6% — a gap of 16.1 points (it is 13.3 points across Tamil Nadu). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Namakkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/namakkal/) (76.4%) and lowest in [Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/) (71.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Namakkal do for a living?

52.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 42.8%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 25% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 47% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 7% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 42% of workers here, against 34% across Tamil Nadu. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/) (61% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/) (26% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (47%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Namakkal

40.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Tamil Nadu's 48.4%), 18th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. The Census counted 34 towns: 24 statutory towns with a municipality and 10 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/tiruchengode/) with 95,335 people, home to 14% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Namakkal

Namakkal had 389 census villages, 362 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,847 people; 59 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kadachanallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/kadachanallur/) (13,001), [Kumarapalaiyam Agraharam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/kumarapalaiyam-agraharam/) (12,963), [Reddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/namakkal/reddipatti/) (12,703), [Karkoodalpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/karkoodalpatti/) (11,434) and [Thokkavadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/thokkavadi/) (11,138).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Namakkal compared with Tamil Nadu

■ Namakkal · ■ Tamil Nadu

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**943

Working population ****52.0%**

**45.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Namakkal

Of every 100 households in Namakkal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Namakkal · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

Toilet within the home ****41%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

Tap water ****77%**

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

Use banking services ****50%**

Television ****88%**

Mobile phone ****69%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****44%**

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

None of these assets ****5%**

Own their home ****72%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Namakkal

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/) 631,507 101 11 

[Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/) 340,515 109 8 

[Namakkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/namakkal/) 541,488 118 10 

[Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/) 213,091 61 5 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Namakkal

- Tiruchengode · 95,335
- Kumarapalayam · 71,594
- Namakkal · 55,145
- Rasipuram · 50,244
- Pallipalayam · 40,140
- Velur · 25,012
- Thathankuttai · 24,708
- Namagiripettai · 21,250
- Alampalayam · 20,286
- Senthamangalam · 19,750
- Pothanur · 18,455
- Mallasamudram · 18,007
- Pallipalayam Agraharam · 16,479
- Ellandaikuttai · 16,160
- Periyapatti · 15,690
- Vennanthur · 14,568
- Mohanur · 14,315
- Seerapalli · 12,403
- Erumaipatti · 12,085
- Paramathi · 11,986
- Pillanallur · 11,181
- Kalappanaickenpatti · 10,831
- Padaiveedu · 10,451
- Kosavampatti · 10,356
- Kondichettipatti · 10,300
- Athanur · 9,827
- Venkarai · 9,330
- Chinnamudalaipatti · 8,928
- Pattinam · 8,912
- R.Pudupatti · 7,478
- Pandamangalam · 7,259
- Periyamanali · 6,878
- Pudupalayam Agraharam · 5,704
- Nallipalayam · 5,078

## Largest villages in Namakkal

- Kadachanallur · 13,001
- Kumarapalaiyam Agraharam · 12,963
- Reddipatti · 12,703
- Karkoodalpatti · 11,434
- Thokkavadi · 11,138
- Mangalapuram · 10,782
- Kavundampalayam · 10,403
- Pottireddipatty · 10,225
- Kaliyanur · 9,185
- Singalandapuram · 8,951
- Varagur · 8,911
- Varagurampatti · 8,866
- Muthugapatti · 8,475
- Navani · 8,394
- Devanankurichi · 8,362
- Pavithiram · 8,172
- Karuveppampatti · 8,128
- Vagurampatti · 7,587
- Thirumalaipatti · 7,403
- Valaiyapatti · 7,215

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Namakkal?4: Tiruchengode, Rasipuram, Namakkal, Paramathi-Velur
- What is the population of Namakkal district?1,726,601 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Namakkal?Tiruchengode