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Salem district, Tamil Nadu

Salem 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 34.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Salem
Name in Hindi
सलेम जिला
Population (2011 census)
34,82,056
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
5th of 37
Area
5,219 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
667
Official website
salem.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q15192
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 34,82,056 people in 2011, Salem ranks 5th 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 Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem district in?

Salem district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Salem district?

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

What is the population of Salem district?

Salem district had a population of 34,82,056 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.