Salem AI Report
Date: June 7, 2025
Salem, located in Tamil Nadu, has 6.6% of the state's population.
Salem is the 57th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Salem District in Tamil Nadu State. Salem District is 84th highest ranked in population and 195th ranked in area, in India.
Salem is the 4th highest ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a better police infrastructure compared to other districts.
Salem is the 5th highest ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Salem is the 7th highest ranked in . This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.
Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)
No of Sub Divisional Hospital
Tamil Script
Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)
Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023
# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)
Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Salem is the 107th worst ranked in . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
Salem is the 689th worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies low private sector growth.
The Average of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 593. Salem is the 612th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Salem is the 554th worst ranked in . This implies that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.
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Salem Nature Highlights
| Nature Metrics | % of India | Rank Out of 768 | City / Districts Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) | 0.97% | 26th | 4398 |
|
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) | 0.73% | 26th | 5050 |
|
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) | 0.47% | 37th | 1940 |
|
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) | 0.40% | 43rd | 3490 |
|
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) | 0.60% | 45th | 8399 |
|
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) | 0.08% | 227th | 4052 |
|
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) | 0.03% | 272nd | 3500 |
|
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) | 0.03% | 334th | 6770 |
|
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) | 0.05% | 357th | 9765 |
Salem Culture Highlights
| Sr.No | Culture Metrics | Counts | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Famous Forts |
Famous Forts | 1 | Attur Fort |
|
Famous Church Name |
Famous Church Name | 1 | Infant Jesus Cathedral of the Diocese of Salem |
Airports
| Name | City | IATA Code | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Airport Name |
Tiruchirappalli International Airport | Tiruchirappalli | TRZ | 74 Km |
Salem
Health Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital | 2 | 5th | 6423 |
| 2 | No of Nurses | 3392 | 19th | 11042 |
| 3 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 24th | 1503 |
| 4 | No of Doctors | 1795 | 25th | 10841 |
| 5 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 46th | 8316 |
| 6 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 55th | 8918 |
| 7 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 57th | 8264 |
| 8 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 162nd | 9705 |
Salem
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 18th | 10831 |
| 2 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 22nd | 8179 |
| 3 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 25th | 7787 |
| 4 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 30th | 1904 |
| 5 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 183 | 56th | 6389 |
| 6 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 23154 | 57th | 1390 |
| 7 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 61st | 7371 |
| 8 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 67th | 2008 |
| 9 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 81st | 5610 |
| 10 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 89th | 3258 |
| 11 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 91st | 10015 |
| 12 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 99th | 5189 |
| 13 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024) | 1 | 101st | 6924 |
| 14 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 28688 | 113th | 11244 |
| 15 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 204th | 9966 |
| 16 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 223rd | 9083 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024) | 5533 | 11th | 4565 |
| 2 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024) | 23 | 47th | 10024 |
| 3 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 137th | 9858 |
| 4 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 14 | 320th | 1558 |
| 5 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 450th | 8991 |
| 6 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 542nd | 5145 |
| 7 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 11 | 548th | 3771 |
Salem
Demography Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 357th | 2721 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 323rd | 8646 |
| 2 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 554th | 4318 |
Salem
Education Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 16th | 6850 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 17th | 2977 |
| 3 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 17th | 9432 |
| 4 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 17th | 10094 |
| 5 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 21st | 3952 |
| 6 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 33rd | 9007 |
| 7 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 34th | 3481 |
| 8 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 39th | 6284 |
| 9 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 46th | 9614 |
| 10 | # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) | 1920 | 47th | 5467 |
| 11 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 48th | 6972 |
| 12 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 48th | 10151 |
| 13 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 48th | 6683 |
| 14 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 53rd | 5051 |
| 15 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 56th | 5060 |
| 16 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 57th | 6039 |
| 17 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 61st | 1817 |
| 18 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 65th | 9124 |
| 19 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 66th | 2351 |
| 20 | # of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 684 | 66th | 4858 |
| 21 | # of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 759 | 66th | 4819 |
| 22 | # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 6151 | 70th | 4337 |
| 23 | # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 1085 | 70th | 7687 |
| 24 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 99th | 5234 |
| 25 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 180th | 5911 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 442 | 486th | 8711 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 5042 | 487th | 9858 |
| 3 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 612th | 10296 |
Salem
Governance Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 4th | 5782 |
| 2 | Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 2654 | 107th | 5382 |
| 3 | Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) | 285 | 130th | 4004 |
| 4 | Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 29 | 163rd | 2943 |
| 5 | Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) | 24 | 198th | 2304 |
| 6 | Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 321st | 5566 |
| 7 | Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 362nd | 3041 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 362nd | 1958 |
Salem
Internet Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025) | 135164 | 28th | 8886 |
| 2 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024) | 411790 | 60th | 2385 |
| 3 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025) | 172612 | 68th | 1942 |
| 4 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 97th | 2983 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 197th | 3917 |
| 2 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024) | 122 | 223rd | 7726 |
Salem
Language Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 7th | 6296 |
| 2 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 13th | 2826 |
| 3 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 27th | 6103 |
| 4 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 32nd | 9523 |
| 5 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 38th | 6883 |
| 6 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 43rd | 2252 |
| 7 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 57th | 6591 |
| 8 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 88th | 10920 |
| 9 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 390th | 2506 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 312th | 9185 |
| 2 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 351st | 4304 |
| 3 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 373rd | 2169 |
| 4 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 432nd | 2291 |
| 5 | Odia Script | 5442 | 544th | 3841 |
| 6 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 619th | 9170 |
| 7 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 677th | 8841 |
| 8 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 719th | 6584 |
Salem
Media Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 31st | 5558 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 78th | 8527 |
| 3 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 246th | 11146 |
Salem
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 12th | 7241 |
| 2 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 31st | 4921 |
| 3 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 33rd | 9679 |
| 4 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 37th | 8582 |
| 5 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 41st | 4221 |
| 6 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 45th | 5849 |
| 7 | # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking | 566 | 49th | 1788 |
| 8 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 94th | 6499 |
| 9 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 97th | 6629 |
| 10 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 173rd | 7943 |
| 11 | # of Uninhabited Villages | 64 | 175th | 7102 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 361st | 5528 |
| 2 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy | 1508 | 476th | 2285 |
Salem
Work Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 24th | 4113 |
| 2 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 30th | 5772 |
| 3 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 35th | 1753 |
| 4 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 40th | 2817 |
| 5 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 62nd | 2308 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 678th | 3385 |
| 2 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 689th | 9286 |
languages
City (district
capitals)/DHQ
- 1. Tamil : 612,355
- 2. English Multilingual Population : 229,537
- 3. Telugu : 89,336
Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 4
Basic Details
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population : |
: | 829,267 |
|---|---|---|
| City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank) |
: | 57th |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 5,245 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 195th |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 68 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 585 |
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Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their
respective
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politically
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took
place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T.
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approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its
respective
DHQ
(District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations)
where
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