Coimbatore District

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Coimbatore. It covers 4,723 sq km and had a population of 34,58,045 at the 2011 census, a density of 732 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 9 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Coimbatore
Area
4,723 sq km
Population
34.58 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
732 /km²
Literacy Rate
83.98%
Sex Ratio
1,000
per 1,000 males
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Coimbatore District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Coimbatore district.

Total Population
34.58 Lakh
Male Population
17.29 Lakh
Female Population
17.29 Lakh
Rural Population
8.31 Lakh
Urban Population
26.27 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.38 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
28,100
Literacy Rate
83.98%
Population Density
732 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,000
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.1%Female literacy 78.9%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Coimbatore district.

11
Tehsils
12
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
228
Gram Panchayats
295
Villages
Headquarters
Coimbatore
Languages
Tamil, English, Malayalam, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.01° N, 76.95° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Coimbatore

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Coimbatore

Constituency No. 20 · General
Primary
GR
Ganapathi P. Rajkumar
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Coimbatore North
  • Thondamuthur
  • Coimbatore South
  • Singanallur
  • Kinathukadavu
  • Pollachi
  • Valparai
  • Mettupalayam
  • Kavundampalayam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Coimbatore

(9)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Coimbatore North
No. 118 · Coimbatore
AA
Amman K. Arjunan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Thondamuthur
No. 119 · Coimbatore
SV
S. P. Velumani
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Coimbatore South
No. 120 · Coimbatore
VS
Vanathi Srinivasan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Singanallur
No. 121 · Coimbatore
KJ
K. R. Jayaram
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Kinathukadavu
No. 122 · Coimbatore
SD
S. Damodaran
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Pollachi
No. 123 · Coimbatore
KJ
K. Pollachi Jayaraman
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Valparai
No. 124 · Coimbatore
TK
T. Amul Kandasami
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Mettupalayam
No. 111 · Coimbatore
AS
A. K. Selvaraj
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Kavundampalayam
No. 117 · Coimbatore
GA
G. Arunkumar
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Coimbatore

(10)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Coimbatore district.

  • GR
    Ganapathi P. Rajkumar
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MP
    Coimbatore · No. 20
  • AA
    Amman K. Arjunan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Coimbatore North · No. 118
  • SV
    S. P. Velumani
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Thondamuthur · No. 119
  • VS
    Vanathi Srinivasan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Coimbatore South · No. 120
  • KJ
    K. R. Jayaram
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Singanallur · No. 121
  • SD
    S. Damodaran
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Kinathukadavu · No. 122
  • KJ
    K. Pollachi Jayaraman
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Pollachi · No. 123
  • TK
    T. Amul Kandasami
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Valparai · No. 124
  • AS
    A. K. Selvaraj
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Mettupalayam · No. 111
  • GA
    G. Arunkumar
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Kavundampalayam · No. 117

Election History

Lok Sabha

Coimbatore · No. 20

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaDMKGanapathi P. Rajkumar
    Votes 5,68,200Vote share 41.4%Margin 1,18,068
    1. 1. Ganapathi P. Rajkumar · DMK5,68,200 (41.4%)
    2. 2. K. Annamalai · BJP4,50,132 (32.8%)
    3. 3. Singai G. Ramachandran · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,36,490 (17.23%)
    4. 4. Kawalamalai Kalam · Naan Tamilar Katchi85,120 (6.2%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaCPI(M)P. R. Natarajan
    Votes 5,71,150Vote share 45.66%Margin 1,79,143
    1. 1. P. R. Natarajan · CPI(M)5,71,150 (45.66%)
    2. 2. C. P. Radhakrishnan · BJP3,92,007 (31.34%)
    3. 3. R. Mahendran · MNTM1,45,104 (11.6%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamP. Nagarajan
    Votes 4,31,717Vote share 36.69%Margin 42,016
    1. 1. P. Nagarajan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,31,717 (36.69%)
    2. 2. C. P. Radhakrishnan · BJP3,89,701 (33.12%)
    3. 3. K. Pongalur Palanisamy · DMK2,17,083 (18.45%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Coimbatore
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 20
9 Assembly
No. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 111, 117

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Coimbatore District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Coimbatore
Area
4,723 sq km
Population
34.58 Lakh
Population density
732 per km²
Sex ratio
1,000 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
83.98%
Languages
Tamil, English, Malayalam, Telugu
Tehsils
11
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
228
Villages
295
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
9
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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