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Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu

Namakkal is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 17.3 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Namakkal
Name in Hindi
नमक्कल जिला
Population (2011 census)
17,26,601
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
22nd of 37
Area
3,429 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
504
Official website
namakkal.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q15187
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 17,26,601 people in 2011, Namakkal ranks 22nd among the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Chennai (46,46,732) and the least populous is Perambalur (5,65,223).

District boundaries change. If Namakkal has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Namakkal to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Namakkal district in?

Namakkal district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Namakkal district?

The headquarters of Namakkal district is Namakkal, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Namakkal district?

Namakkal district had a population of 17,26,601 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.