Tamil population by cities

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

City Country Numbers Percent Year Notes Refs
Mysore  India 137,452 4.58% 2011 census
Ballari  India 8,309 1.74% 2011 census
Tirupati  India 10,041 3.40% 2011 census
Bangalore  India 2,379,697 16.34% 2011 census
Thiruvananthapuram  India 38,813 1.18% 2011 census
Hyderabad  India 74,910 1.1% 2011 census
Anuradhapura  Sri Lanka 4,720 9.33% 2012 census
Kandy  Sri Lanka 38,086 24.01% 2012 census [1]
Kolonnawa  Sri Lanka 19,881 30.64% 2012 census [2]
Negombo  Sri Lanka 32,860 23.19% 2012 census
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte  Sri Lanka 13,511 12.57% 2012 census [3]
Moratuwa  Sri Lanka 7,260 4.1% 2012 census
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia  Sri Lanka 49,839 27.24% 2012 census [4]
Durban  South Africa 378,000 11.3%
London  United Kingdom 200,000 2.35%
Toronto  Canada 200,000 7.52%
Singapore  Singapore 198,449 4.91% 2020 census [a] [6][7]
Colombo  Sri Lanka 457,820 60.8% 2012 census [b][c] [8]
Penang  Malaysia 166,000 10.0%
Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 142,300 10.3%
Paris  France 100,000 1.00%
Jaffna  Sri Lanka 80,743 98.43% 2004 census [d] [9]
Batticaloa  Sri Lanka 516,144 98.30% 2012 census [d][e] [10]
Ipoh  Malaysia 73,220 11.3%
Medan  Indonesia 40,000 1.67%
Vavuniya  Sri Lanka 35,605 93.45% 2012 census [d][f] [11]
Mannar  Sri Lanka 21,597 88.45% 2012 census [d][f] [12]
Thaton  Myanmar 15,000 12% [13]
Montreal  Canada 10,000 0.82%
Sungai Siput  Malaysia 9,500 20.1%
Kuala Selangor  Malaysia 8,500 20.3%
Oslo  Norway 7,200 1.29%
Bagan Datoh  Malaysia 6,950 20.2%
Palermo  Italy 4,500 0.60%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000.[5]
  2. ^ Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Moorsonly. Excludes other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  3. ^ Tamil population in Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DS Divisions which together make up the Colombo municipality.
  4. ^ a b c d Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  5. ^ Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.
  6. ^ a b Tamil population in urban council area.

References

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  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. ^ Sivasupramaniam, V. "History of the Tamil Diaspora". International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
  6. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08.
  7. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  9. ^ "Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. p. Annex 4.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Batticaloa District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Vavuniya District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Mannar District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  13. ^ "Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May". The Times of India.