Tamil Muslim population by cities
This is a list of the Tamil Muslim population per city. The population figures given is based on the number of people living within the town/city limits only.
| Town/City | District | Country | Percent | Numbers | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kattankudy | Batticaloa District |  Sri Lanka |
98.01% | 40,124 | 2012 | [1] | |
| Puttalam | Puttalam District | Sri Lanka |
86.02% | 39,148 | 2012 | ||
| Kilakarai | Ramanathapuram District |  India |
79.92% | 30,654 | 2011 | [1] | |
| Kayalpatnam | Thoothukudi District | India |
77.01% | 37,418 | 2011 | ||
| Adirampattinam | Thanjavur District | India |
72.25% | 34,728 | 2011 | ||
| Thondi | Ramanathapuram District | India |
51.68% | 9,543 | 2011 |
Districts with highest percentage of Tamil Muslims as per 2011 census
| District Name | Total Population | Muslim Population | Muslim Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramanathapuram | 1353445 | 208038 | 15.37 |
| Tirupathur | 1224467 | 170360 | 13.91 |
| The Nilgiris | 735394 | 78452 | 10.67 |
| Vellore | 1512563 | 157402 | 10.41 |
| Tenkasi | 1384937 | 137246 | 9.91 |
| Tirunelveli | 1692296 | 166122 | 9.82 |
| Chennai | 4646732 | 439270 | 9.45 |
| Nagapattinam | 698094 | 62387 | 8.94 |
| Thanjavur | 2405890 | 190814 | 7.93 |
| Thiruvarur | 1264277 | 96092 | 7.60 |
| Ranipet | 1199301 | 86998 | 7.25 |
| Mayiladuthurai | 918356 | 66230 | 7.21 |
| Pudukkottai | 1618345 | 114194 | 7.06 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 2722290 | 190964 | 7.01 |
| Krishnagiri | 1879809 | 115303 | 6.13 |
| Coimbatore | 3458045 | 211035 | 6.10 |
| Perambalur | 565223 | 32702 | 5.79 |
| Madurai | 3038252 | 168881 | 5.56 |
| Sivaganga | 1339101 | 74310 | 5.55 |
| Karur | 1064493 | 53292 | 5.01 |
| Tiruppur | 2479052 | 123983 | 5.00 |
| Dindigul | 2159775 | 105012 | 4.86 |
| Cuddalore | 2605914 | 123749 | 4.75 |
| Kancheepuram | 2362259 | 110992 | 4.70 |
| Thoothukkudi | 1750176 | 80740 | 4.61 |
| Theni | 1245899 | 56751 | 4.56 |
| Kanniyakumari | 1870374 | 78590 | 4.20 |
| Viluppuram | 1764615 | 71142 | 4.03 |
| Thiruvallur | 3728104 | 143093 | 3.84 |
| Chengalpattu | 1635993 | 62793 | 3.84 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 2464875 | 91636 | 3.72 |
| Kallakkurichi | 1694258 | 62754 | 3.70 |
| Erode | 2251744 | 76098 | 3.38 |
| Salem | 3482056 | 95487 | 2.74 |
| Dharmapuri | 1506843 | 38304 | 2.54 |
| Virudhunagar | 1942288 | 47838 | 2.46 |
| Namakkal | 1726601 | 32483 | 1.88 |
| Ariyalur | 754894 | 7942 | 1.05 |
See also
- Tamil population per nation
- Tamil population by cities
- States of India by Tamil speakers
- Tamil Christian population by cities
- Tamil Loanwords in other languages
- Tamil language
- Tamil people
- List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language
References
- ^ "Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.