Chennai City Population

Description
City	Chennai
Government	Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration	Chennai Metropolitan
State	Tamil Nadu

Description	As per 2011 census			Estimated Population in 2024
	Total	Male	Female
City Population	4,646,732	2,335,844	2,310,888	5,390,674
Literates	3,776,276	1,968,079	1,808,197	4,380,858
Children (0-6)	459,324	235,519	223,805	532,862
Average Literacy (%)	90.18	93.70	86.64
Sex Ratio	989
Child Sex Ratio	950

Chennai Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	3,751,322	80.76%	4,351,909
Muslims	439,270	9.46%	509,597
Christian	358,662	7.72%	416,084
Sikh	2,851	0.06%	3,307
Buddhist	2,804	0.06%	3,253
Jain	51,708	1.11%	59,986
Not Stated	38,356	0.83%	44,497

Chennai Metropolitan	As per 2011 census			Estimated Population in 2024
	Total	Male	Female
Population	8,653,521	4,358,612	4,294,909	10,038,950
Literates	7,000,270	3,660,527	3,339,743	8,121,013
Children (0-6)	895,024	458,657	436,367	1,038,317
Average Literacy (%)	90.23%	93.86%	86.55%
Sex Ratio	985
Child Sex Ratio	951

Chennai Metropolitan Areas

Adayalampattu, Alamathi, Alandur, Ambattur, Anakaputhur, Avadi, Ayappakkam, Ayyappanthangal, Chennai, Chinnasekkadu, Chitlapakkam, Cowl Bazaar, Edayanchavadi, Gerugambakkam, Injambakkam, Irandankattalai, Jalladiampet, Kadhirvedu, Kannapalayam, Karambakkam, Karapakkam, Kattivakkam, Kattupakkam, Koilambakkam, Kolapakkam, Kottivakkam, Kovur, Kundrathur, Madambakkam, Madambakkam, Madavaram, Madippakkam, Maduravoyal, Manali, Manapakkam, Mangadu, Maraimalainagar, Mathur, Medavakkam, Meenambakkam, Moovarasampettai, Mowlivakkam, Mugalivakkam, Nadukuthagai, Nallur, Nandambakkam, Nandivaram - Guduvancheri, Nanmangalam, Naravarikuppam, Nazarathpettai, Nedungundram, Neelankarai, Nemilicheri, Nerkundram, Nolambur, Oggiyamduraipakkam, Padianallur, Palavakkam, Pallavaram, Pallavaram, Pallikaranai, Pammal, Paraniputhur, Peerkankaranai, Periyapanaicheri, Perungalathur, Perungudi, Polichalur, Poonamallee, Porur, Puthagaram, Puzhal, Puzhithivakkam (Ullagaram), Ramapuram, Sembakkam, Senneerkuppam, Sholinganallur, Sikkarayapuram, Singaperumalkoil, Sirukalathur, Soorapattu, St.Thomas Mount and Pallavaram, Tambaram, Thandalam, Tharapakkam, Theerthagiriyampattu, Thirumazhisai, Thiruneermalai, Thirunindravur, Thiruvancheri, Tirusulam, Tiruverkadu, Tiruvottiyur, Urapakkam, Valasaravakkam, Vanagaram, Vandalur, Varadarajapuram, and Vengavasal