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Madurai AI Report

Date: February 17, 2026

Madurai city, located in Tamil Nadu, has 4.2% of the state's population. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Gandhi Memorial Museum. Known for it's spiritual landmarks Kazimar Big Mosque and Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai are some of the religious sites. The city has an airport named Madurai International Airport, located 7 Km away.

Madurai is the 43rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Madurai District in Tamil Nadu State. Madurai District is ranked 99th in population and 347th in area across India.

Madurai is the 4th 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.

Madurai is the 8th highest ranked in Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a better police infrastructure compared to other districts.

Madurai is the 8th highest ranked in No of Sub Divisional Hospital   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.

Tamil Script Tamil Script
Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)
No of Sub Divisional Hospital No of Sub Divisional Hospital

Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)
Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)
Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)
# of Uninhabited Villages # of Uninhabited Villages

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Madurai is the 63rd worst ranked in Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)   . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Madurai is the 618th worst ranked in Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that standard of living of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Madurai is the 610th worst ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)   . This implies that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.

Madurai is the 525th worst ranked in # of Uninhabited Villages   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Tamil   :   905,611
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   281,740
  • 3. Gujarati   :   55,064

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 3

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
1,017,865
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
43rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
3,676
District
Area (Rank)
:
347th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 39
No. of Villages  
in District
: 570