Tamil population by cities explained

This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home

scope=col	City	scope=col	Country	scope=col	Numbers	scope=col	Percent	scope=col	Year	scope=col	Notes	scope=col class=unsortable	Refs
		137,452	4.58%	2011 census
		8,309	1.74%	2011 census
		10,041	3.40%	2011 census
		2,379,697	16.34%	2011 census
		38,813	1.18%	2011 census
		74,910	1.1%	2011 census
		4,720	9.33%	2012 census
		38,086	24.01%	2012 census		^[1]
		19,881	30.64%	2012 census		^[2]
		32,860	23.19%	2012 census
		13,511	12.57%	2012 census		^[3]
		7,260	4.1%	2012 census
		49,839	27.24%	2012 census		^[4]
		378,000	11.3%
		200,000	2.35%
		200,000	7.52%
		198,449	4.91%	2020 census		^[5] ^[6]
		457,820	60.8%	2012 census		^[7]
		166,000	10.0%
		142,300	10.3%
		100,000	1.00%
		80,743	98.43%	2004 census		^[8]
		516,144	98.30%	2012 census		^[9]
		73,220	11.3%
		40,000	1.67%
		35,605	93.45%	2012 census		^[10]
		21,597	88.45%	2012 census		^[11]
		15,000	12%			^[12]
		10,000	0.82%
		9,500	20.1%
		8,500	20.3%
		7,200	1.29%
		6,950	20.2%
		4,500	0.60%

See also

• List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language
• Tamil population by nation
• States of India by Tamil speakers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
3. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
4. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
5. Web site: Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex. Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Department of Statistics, Singapore. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130908091821/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications_and_papers/cop2010/census_2010_release1/excel/t1-11.xls. 2013-09-08.
6. Web site: CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex.
7. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
8. Web site: Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile. United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. Annex 4.
9. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Batticaloa District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
10. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Vavuniya District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
11. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Mannar District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
12. Web site: Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May. The Times of India.