Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Thoothukudi is the 12^th highest ranked in Tamil Script   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

• 2.
• The average Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 29. Thoothukudi is the 17^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Thoothukudi is the 28^th highest ranked in # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   . This indicates that the people in this district have shown a greater focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Thoothukudi is the 434^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)   . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Thoothukudi is the 30^th worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Thoothukudi is the 667^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Thoothukudi is the 645^th worst ranked in Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)   .This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Thoothukudi is the 635^th worst ranked in # of Companies,2023   .This implies that this district is not highly urbanized compared to other districts.