| Tehsil Name | Total Population | 1 = No. of Illiterates | % 1 = Illiterates | 2 = No. of Literates but below primary | % 2 = Literates but below primary | 3 = No. of Primary | % 3 = Primary | 4 = No. of Middle | % 4 = Middle | 5 = No. of Secondary | % 5 = Secondary | 6 = No. of Higher Secondary | % 6 = Higher Secondary | 7 = No. of Graduate or Higher | % 7 = Graduate or Higher | 8 = No. of Other (Specify) | % 8 = Other (Specify) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India | 886692406 | 316795697 | 35.73% | 123835207 | 13.97% | 157572788 | 17.77% | 119909955 | 13.52% | 85021861 | 9.59% | 48018733 | 5.42% | 30589123 | 3.45% | 4744685 | 0.54% |
| State Total | 39644183 | 10461562 | 26.39% | 3330208 | 8.4% | 7470404 | 18.84% | 6693655 | 16.88% | 5586909 | 14.09% | 2848172 | 7.18% | 2618641 | 6.61% | 631390 | 1.59% |
| District Total | 2948961 | 910772 | 30.88% | 176981 | 6% | 566537 | 19.21% | 466146 | 15.81% | 427234 | 14.49% | 202244 | 6.86% | 167104 | 5.67% | 31840 | 1.08% |
| Gingee (001) | 399492 | 111019 | 27.79% | 21084 | 5.28% | 77163 | 19.32% | 63257 | 15.83% | 63621 | 15.93% | 33689 | 8.43% | 23686 | 5.93% | 5973 | 1.5% |
| Tindivanam (002) | 351164 | 102586 | 29.21% | 20401 | 5.81% | 60237 | 17.15% | 56335 | 16.04% | 55945 | 15.93% | 27957 | 7.96% | 24346 | 6.93% | 3314 | 0.94% |
| Vanur (003) | 160994 | 43194 | 26.83% | 8097 | 5.03% | 30372 | 18.87% | 27697 | 17.2% | 24858 | 15.44% | 13364 | 8.3% | 12195 | 7.57% | 1217 | 0.76% |
| Viluppuram (004) | 525783 | 145495 | 27.67% | 32428 | 6.17% | 95558 | 18.17% | 86574 | 16.47% | 84036 | 15.98% | 39557 | 7.52% | 33496 | 6.37% | 8639 | 1.64% |
| Tirukkoyilur (005) | 400110 | 133531 | 33.37% | 21762 | 5.44% | 83401 | 20.84% | 63617 | 15.9% | 52140 | 13.03% | 23818 | 5.95% | 18580 | 4.64% | 3261 | 0.82% |
| Sankarapuram (006) | 400577 | 140202 | 35% | 25474 | 6.36% | 79076 | 19.74% | 61215 | 15.28% | 50055 | 12.5% | 22003 | 5.49% | 19175 | 4.79% | 3377 | 0.84% |
| Kallakkurichi (007) | 352551 | 113002 | 32.05% | 22295 | 6.32% | 68512 | 19.43% | 53217 | 15.09% | 49270 | 13.98% | 22466 | 6.37% | 20094 | 5.7% | 3670 | 1.04% |
| Ulundurpettai (008) | 358290 | 121743 | 33.98% | 25440 | 7.1% | 72218 | 20.16% | 54234 | 15.14% | 47309 | 13.2% | 19390 | 5.41% | 15532 | 4.34% | 2389 | 0.67% |