Analytics: India


Tirunelveli AI Report

Date: June 12, 2026

Tirunelveli city is the capital of Tirunelveli district, which has 2.4% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 28.6% of State's Rice production(2.2% of India's production), 7.7% of State's Sugarcane production, and 1.8% of State's Onion production. Nellaiappar Temple is one of the famous sites in the city. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport in Trivandrum, located 60 Km away.

Tirunelveli is the 102nd ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu State. Tirunelveli District is ranked 293rd in population and 322nd in area across India.

Tirunelveli is the 7th highest ranked in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Tirunelveli is the 9th highest ranked in Tamil Script   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Tirunelveli is the 12th highest ranked in # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)   . This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

The average Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 660. Tirunelveli is the 424th highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)
Tamil Script Tamil Script
# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)
Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023)

# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)
Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023
Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Tirunelveli is the 673rd worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)   . This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Tirunelveli is the 670th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   . This implies relatively low structured employment due to this location not being a highly urbanized district and/or not a high GDP top 40 metropolis.

The Average Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 25201. Tirunelveli is the 649th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Tamil   :   484,518
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   137,796
  • 3. Telugu   :   5,996

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
497,826
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
102nd
District
Area (km2)  
:
3,842
District
Area (Rank)
:
322nd
No.of Towns  
in District
: 53
No. of Villages  
in District
: 465