C-16: Population by mother tongue, Tamil Nadu - 2001
India, 2001
Reference ID
PC01_C16-33
Producer(s)
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
Metadata
Created on
Feb 13, 2021
Last modified
Feb 13, 2021
Page views
1203
Downloads
690
Description
Title
C-16: Population by mother tongue, Tamil Nadu - 2001
ID
PC01_C16-33
Downloads
Reference number(s)
| ORGI Census 2001 Tables |
| PC01_C16 |
Description
This tables gives the distribution of population by mother tongue and sex separately for total, rural and urban areas at State / District and Sub-District levels. The mother tongues are arranged in alphabetical order.
Data source(s)
| Source |
|---|
| Population Census 2001 |
Time periods
| Start year | End year |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2001 |
Series
| Name | Maintainer |
|---|---|
| Languages | Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI) |
Countries
| Name | Code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Authoring entity
| Agency Name | Affiliation | Abbreviation | URI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | ORGI | Link |
Publisher(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Abbreviation | URI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | ORGI | Link |
Language(s)
| Name | code |
|---|---|
| English | EN |
Geographic granularity
state, district, Sub-District
Statistics
Counts
Unit of observation
Individual (person)
Universe
All individuals in Tamil Nadu
Table columns
| Label |
|---|
| Area name |
| Mother Tongue Code |
| Mother Tongue |
| Total - Persons, Males, Females |
| Rural - Persons, Males, Females |
| Urban - Persons, Males, Females |
Table rows
| Label |
|---|
| 1 ASSAMESE |
| 1 Others |
| 2 BENGALI |
| 1 BENGALI |
| 2 Others |
| 3 BODO |
| 1 BODO |
| 3 Others |
| 4 DOGRI |
| 1 DOGRI |
| 5 GUJARATI |
| 1 GUJARATI |
| 2 GUJRAO/GUJRAU |
| 3 SAURASHTRA/SAURASHTRI |
| 5 Others |
| 6 HINDI |
| 1 AWADHI |
| 2 BAGHELI/BAGHEL KHANDI |
| 3 BAGRI RAJASTHANI |
| 4 BANJARI |
| 5 BHARMAURI/GADDI |
| 6 BHOJPURI |
| 7 BRAJBHASHA |
| 8 DHUNDHARI |
| 9 GARHWALI |
| 10 HARYANVI |
| 11 HINDI |
| 12 KUMAUNI |
| 13 KURMALI THAR |
| 14 LABANI |
| 15 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 16 LODHI |
| 17 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 18 MARWARI |
| 19 MEWATI |
| 20 PAHARI |
| 21 PANGWALI |
| 22 RAJASTHANI |
| 23 SADAN/SADRI |
| 6 Others |
| 7 KANNADA |
| 1 BADAGA |
| 2 KANNADA |
| 3 KURUBA/KURUMBA |
| 7 Others |
| 8 KASHMIRI |
| 1 KASHMIRI |
| 8 Others |
| 9 KONKANI |
| 1 KONKANI |
| 2 KUDUBI/KUDUMBI |
| 9 Others |
| 10 MAITHILI |
| 1 MAITHILI |
| 11 MALAYALAM |
| 1 MALAYALAM |
| 11 Others |
| 12 MANIPURI |
| 1 MANIPURI |
| 12 Others |
| 13 MARATHI |
| 1 MARATHI |
| 13 Others |
| 14 NEPALI |
| 1 NEPALI |
| 14 Others |
| 15 ORIYA |
| 1 ORIYA |
| 2 PROJA |
| 15 Others |
| 16 PUNJABI |
| 1 PUNJABI |
| 16 Others |
| 17 SANSKRIT |
| 1 SANSKRIT |
| 18 SANTALI |
| 1 SANTALI |
| 18 Others |
| 19 SINDHI |
| 1 KACHCHHI |
| 2 SINDHI |
| 19 Others |
| 20 TAMIL |
| 1 TAMIL |
| 20 Others |
| 21 TELUGU |
| 1 TELUGU |
| 21 Others |
| 22 URDU |
| 1 URDU |
| 23 ADI |
| 1 ADI |
| 23 Others |
| 26 ANGAMI |
| 1 ANGAMI |
| 26 Others |
| 27 AO |
| 1 AO |
| 28 ARABIC/ARBI |
| 1 ARABIC/ARBI |
| 30 BHILI/BHILODI |
| 1 BAORI |
| 2 DHODIA |
| 3 KOKNA/KOKNI/KUKNA |
| 4 MAWCHI |
| 5 TADAVI |
| 6 VASAVA |
| 30 Others |
| 31 BHOTIA |
| 1 BHOTIA |
| 32 BHUMIJ |
| 32 Others |
| 36 CHANG |
| 1 CHANG |
| 37 COORGI/KODAGU |
| 1 COORGI/KODAGU |
| 39 DIMASA |
| 39 Others |
| 40 ENGLISH |
| 1 ENGLISH |
| 41 GADABA |
| 1 GADABA |
| 43 GARO |
| 43 Others |
| 44 GONDI |
| 44 Others |
| 45 HALABI |
| 1 HALABI |
| 46 HALAM |
| 46 Others |
| 51 KABUI |
| 1 KABUI |
| 52 KARBI / MIKIR |
| 1 KARBI |
| 53 KHANDESHI |
| 1 GUJARI |
| 54 KHARIA |
| 1 KHARIA |
| 54 Others |
| 55 KHASI |
| 1 KHASI |
| 58 KHOND/KONDH |
| 58 Others |
| 59 KINNAURI |
| 1 KINNAURI |
| 59 Others |
| 61 KOCH |
| 61 Others |
| 62 KODA/KORA |
| 1 KODA/KORA |
| 65 KONDA |
| 1 KODU |
| 65 Others |
| 66 KONYAK |
| 1 KONYAK |
| 68 KORWA |
| 1 KORAKU |
| 68 Others |
| 71 KUKI |
| 1 KUKI |
| 72 KURUKH/ORAON |
| 1 KURUKH/ORAON |
| 73 LADAKHI |
| 1 LADAKHI |
| 74 LAHAULI |
| 74 Others |
| 75 LAHNDA |
| 1 MULTANI |
| 2 PUNCHHI |
| 75 Others |
| 78 LEPCHA |
| 1 LEPCHA |
| 79 LIANGMEI |
| 79 Others |
| 80 LIMBU |
| 1 LIMBU |
| 81 LOTHA |
| 1 LOTHA |
| 82 LUSHAI/MIZO |
| 1 LUSHAI/MIZO |
| 84 MARAM |
| 1 MARAM |
| 86 MIRI/MISHING |
| 86 Others |
| 87 MISHMI |
| 1 MISHMI |
| 87 Others |
| 89 MONPA |
| 1 MONPA |
| 90 MUNDA |
| 1 MUNDA |
| 90 Others |
| 91 MUNDARI |
| 1 MUNDARI |
| 92 NICOBARESE |
| 1 NICOBARESE |
| 93 NISSI/DAFLA |
| 1 APATANI |
| 2 BANGNI |
| 3 NISSI |
| 93 Others |
| 95 PAITE |
| 1 PAITE |
| 96 PARJI |
| 96 Others |
| 98 PERSIAN |
| 1 PERSIAN |
| 100 POCHURY |
| 1 POCHURY |
| 106 SEMA |
| 1 SEMA |
| 110 TAMANG |
| 1 TAMANG |
| 111 TANGKHUL |
| 1 TANGKHUL |
| 113 THADO |
| 1 THADO |
| 113 Others |
| 114 TIBETAN |
| 1 TIBETAN |
| 114 Others |
| 115 TRIPURI |
| 1 TRIPURI |
| 116 TULU |
| 1 TULU |
| 116 Others |
| 120 ZELIANG |
| 1 ZELIANG |
| 121 ZEMI |
| 121 Others |
| 123 OTHERS |
| 2 SAURASHTRA/SAURASHTRI |
| 1 BHOJPURI |
| 2 GARHWALI |
| 3 HINDI |
| 4 KUMAUNI |
| 5 LABANI |
| 6 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 7 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 8 MARWARI |
| 9 PAHARI |
| 10 RAJASTHANI |
| 11 SADAN/SADRI |
| 1 SINDHI |
| 2 TADAVI |
| 1 HINDI |
| 1 KANNADA |
| 2 MARWARI |
| 3 RAJASTHANI |
| 1 SAURASHTRA/SAURASHTRI |
| 2 HINDI |
| 3 LABANI |
| 4 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 5 MARWARI |
| 6 RAJASTHANI |
| 1 TADAVI |
| 2 BAGRI RAJASTHANI |
| 3 BANJARI |
| 4 BHARMAURI/GADDI |
| 5 BHOJPURI |
| 6 GARHWALI |
| 7 HARYANVI |
| 8 HINDI |
| 9 KUMAUNI |
| 10 LABANI |
| 11 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 12 LODHI |
| 13 MARWARI |
| 14 MEWATI |
| 15 PAHARI |
| 16 PANGWALI |
| 17 RAJASTHANI |
| 2 VASAVA |
| 2 NISSI |
| 3 BHOJPURI |
| 4 BRAJBHASHA |
| 5 GARHWALI |
| 6 HARYANVI |
| 7 HINDI |
| 8 KUMAUNI |
| 9 LABANI |
| 10 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 11 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 12 MARWARI |
| 13 PAHARI |
| 14 RAJASTHANI |
| 2 BHOJPURI |
| 3 BRAJBHASHA |
| 4 GARHWALI |
| 5 HARYANVI |
| 7 KUMAUNI |
| 8 LABANI |
| 9 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 10 MARWARI |
| 11 PAHARI |
| 12 RAJASTHANI |
| 4 HARYANVI |
| 5 HINDI |
| 6 LABANI |
| 7 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 9 RAJASTHANI |
| 4 HINDI |
| 5 KUMAUNI |
| 3 MARWARI |
| 4 RAJASTHANI |
| 3 HARYANVI |
| 5 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 6 MARWARI |
| 7 PAHARI |
| 8 RAJASTHANI |
| 1 KOKNA/KOKNI/KUKNA |
| 1 PUNCHHI |
| 2 RAJASTHANI |
| 1 BAGHELI/BAGHEL KHANDI |
| 7 MARWARI |
| 8 PAHARI |
| 1 BANGNI |
| 2 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 2 LABANI |
| 3 LAMANI/LAMBADI |
| 4 MARWARI |
| 5 RAJASTHANI |
| 2 KURUBA/KURUMBA |
| 6 PAHARI |
| 7 RAJASTHANI |
| 1 MAWCHI |
| 4 PANGWALI |
| 2 HARYANVI |
| 4 LABANI |
| 3 DHUNDHARI |
| 8 KURMALI THAR |
| 9 MARWARI |
| 10 PAHARI |
| 11 PANGWALI |
| 1 DHODIA |
| 2 KURMALI THAR |
| 3 PANGWALI |
| 1 DHUNDHARI |
| 4 PAHARI |
| 3 GARHWALI |
| 6 KUMAUNI |
| 5 PAHARI |
| 1 LABANI |
| 1 BAGRI RAJASTHANI |
| 4 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 3 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 5 MAGADHI/MAGAHI |
| 1 RAJASTHANI |
| 3 PAHARI |
Keywords
| Name |
|---|
| urban |
| rural |
| language |
Themes
| Name |
|---|
| language |
Tags
Census-2001
Geographic unit(s)
| Location name | Location code | Type |
|---|---|---|
| TAMIL NADU | 33 | State |
| Thiruvallur | 01 | District |
| Gummidipoondi | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Ponneri | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Uthukkottai | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Tiruttani | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Pallipattu | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Thiruvallur | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Poonamallee | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Ambattur | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Chennai | 02 | District |
| 0000 | ||
| Kancheepuram | 03 | District |
| Sriperumbudur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Tambaram | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Chengalpattu | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Kancheepuram | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Uthiramerur | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Tirukalukundram | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Maduranthakam | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Cheyyur | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Vellore | 04 | District |
| Gudiyatham | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Katpadi | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Wallajah | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Arakonam | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Arcot | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Vellore | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Vaniyambadi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Tirupathur | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Dharmapuri | 05 | District |
| Hosur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Krishnagiri | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Denkanikottai | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Palakkodu | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Pochampalli | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Uthangarai | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Harur | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Pappireddipatti | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Dharmapuri | 0009 | Tehsil |
| Pennagaram | 0010 | Tehsil |
| Tiruvannamalai | 06 | District |
| Arani | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Cheyyar | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Vandavasi | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Polur | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Chengam | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Tiruvannamalai | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Viluppuram | 07 | District |
| Gingee | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Tindivanam | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Vanur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Viluppuram | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Tirukkoyilur | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Sankarapuram | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Kallakkurichi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Ulundurpettai | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Salem | 08 | District |
| Mettur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Omalur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Edappadi | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Sankari | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Salem | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Yercaud | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Vazhapadi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Attur | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Gangavalli | 0009 | Tehsil |
| Namakkal * | 09 | District |
| Tiruchengode | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Rasipuram | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Namakkal | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Paramathi-Velur | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Erode | 10 | District |
| Sathyamangalam | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Bhavani | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Gobichettipalayam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Perundurai | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Erode | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Kangeyam | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Dharapuram | 0007 | Tehsil |
| The Nilgiris | 11 | District |
| Panthalur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Gudalur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Udhagamandalam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Kotagiri | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Coonoor | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Kundah | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Coimbatore | 12 | District |
| Mettupalayam | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Avanashi | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Tiruppur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Palladam | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Coimbatore North | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Coimbatore South | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Pollachi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Udumalaipettai | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Valparai | 0009 | Tehsil |
| Dindigul | 13 | District |
| Palani | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Oddanchatram | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Vedasandur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Natham | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Dindigul | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Kodaikanal | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Nilakkottai | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Karur * | 14 | District |
| Aravakurichi | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Karur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Krishnarayapuram | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Kulithalai | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Tiruchirappalli | 15 | District |
| Thottiyam | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Musiri | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Thuraiyur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Manachanallur | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Lalgudi | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Srirangam | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Tiruchirappalli | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Manapparai | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Perambalur * | 16 | District |
| Veppanthattai | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Perambalur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Kunnam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Ariyalur * | 17 | District |
| Sendurai | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Udayarpalayam | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Ariyalur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Cuddalore | 18 | District |
| Panruti | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Cuddalore | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Chidambaram | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Kattumannarkoil | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Virudhachalam | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Tittakudi | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Nagapattinam * | 19 | District |
| Sirkali | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Mayiladuthurai | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Tharangambadi | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Nagapattinam | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Kilvelur | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Thirukkuvalai | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Vedaranyam | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Thiruvarur | 20 | District |
| Valangaiman | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Kodavasal | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Nannilam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Thiruvarur | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Needamangalam | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Mannargudi | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Thiruthuraipoondi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Thanjavur | 21 | District |
| Thiruvidaimarudur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Kumbakonam | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Papanasam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Thiruvaiyaru | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Thanjavur | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Orathanadu | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Pattukkottai | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Peravurani | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Pudukkottai | 22 | District |
| Iluppur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Kulathur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Gandarvakkottai | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Pudukkottai | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Thirumayam | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Alangudi | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Aranthangi | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Manamelkudi | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Avudayarkoil | 0009 | Tehsil |
| Sivaganga | 23 | District |
| Tirupathur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Karaikkudi | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Devakottai | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Sivaganga | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Manamadurai | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Ilayangudi | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Madurai | 24 | District |
| Melur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Madurai North | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Vadipatti | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Usilampatti | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Peraiyur | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Thirumangalam | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Madurai South | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Theni * | 25 | District |
| Bodinayakanur | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Periyakulam | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Theni | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Uthamapalayam | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Andipatti | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Virudhunagar | 26 | District |
| Rajapalayam | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Srivilliputhur | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Sivakasi | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Virudhunagar | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Kariapatti | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Tiruchuli | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Aruppukkottai | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Sattur | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Ramanathapuram | 27 | District |
| Tiruvadanai | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Paramakudi | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Mudukulathur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Kamuthi | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Kadaladi | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Ramanathapuram | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Rameswaram | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Thoothukkudi | 28 | District |
| Kovilpatti | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Ettayapuram | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Vilathikulam | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Ottapidaram | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Thoothukkudi | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Srivaikuntam | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Tiruchendur | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Sathankulam | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Tirunelveli | 29 | District |
| Sivagiri | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Sankarankoil | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Veerakeralamputhur | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Tenkasi | 0004 | Tehsil |
| Shenkottai | 0005 | Tehsil |
| Alangulam | 0006 | Tehsil |
| Tirunelveli | 0007 | Tehsil |
| Palayamkottai | 0008 | Tehsil |
| Ambasamudram | 0009 | Tehsil |
| Nanguneri | 0010 | Tehsil |
| Radhapuram | 0011 | Tehsil |
| Kanniyakumari | 30 | District |
| Vilavancode | 0001 | Tehsil |
| Kalkulam | 0002 | Tehsil |
| Thovala | 0003 | Tehsil |
| Agastheeswaram | 0004 | Tehsil |
Citation
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Population Census 2001. Table C-16: Population by mother tongue, Tamil Nadu - 2001