Vellore District - Demographics

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Vellore district has a population of 3,928,106, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. This gives it a ranking of 62nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 646 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,670 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.96%. Vellore has a sex ratio of 1004 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.65%.

As per the Census of 2001, the district had a population of 34,77,317 (3.47 million). Hinduism is the major religion in the district, followed by more than 86% of the population. Other minority religions followed in the state are Islam and Christianity, with other religions having much smaller following. Tamil is the principal and the administrative language of the district. Sizeable Telugu speaking minorities are also present given that the district shares its border with Andhra Pradesh. About 30% of the population are Telugu, who have no link with Andhra Pradesh. Urdu is spoken by the Muslims present in the district, especially in areas like Ambur, paradarami, Wallajahpet, Vaniyambadi and Arcot. Given below is the demographic details of the district based on religious groups.

The table below gives the population spread. The data is likely to change after the current census. Reduction in the percentage of Hindus due to various reasons is expected.