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Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli 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 30.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Tirunelveli
Name in Hindi
तिरूनेल्वेली जिला
Population (2011 census)
30,77,233
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
8th of 37
Area
6,191 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
497
Official website
nellai.tn.nic.in
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q15200
All districts of Tamil Nadu

Population in context

With 30,77,233 people in 2011, Tirunelveli ranks 8th 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 Tirunelveli has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Tirunelveli district in?

Tirunelveli district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Tirunelveli district?

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

What is the population of Tirunelveli district?

Tirunelveli district had a population of 30,77,233 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.