| 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 | 1619860 | 366062 | 22.6% | 104737 | 6.47% | 316111 | 19.51% | 296765 | 18.32% | 256871 | 15.86% | 120203 | 7.42% | 124504 | 7.69% | 34597 | 2.14% |
| Thiruvidaimarudur (001) | 169184 | 35270 | 20.85% | 11898 | 7.03% | 34122 | 20.17% | 34021 | 20.11% | 27888 | 16.48% | 10960 | 6.48% | 12105 | 7.15% | 2919 | 1.73% |
| Kumbakonam (002) | 242545 | 48625 | 20.05% | 16101 | 6.64% | 47998 | 19.79% | 47057 | 19.4% | 40463 | 16.68% | 17685 | 7.29% | 19229 | 7.93% | 5381 | 2.22% |
| Papanasam (003) | 208226 | 46412 | 22.29% | 13381 | 6.43% | 42865 | 20.59% | 43417 | 20.85% | 32564 | 15.64% | 13528 | 6.5% | 12792 | 6.14% | 3267 | 1.57% |
| Thiruvaiyaru (004) | 142888 | 27656 | 19.36% | 8474 | 5.93% | 31494 | 22.04% | 29042 | 20.33% | 23788 | 16.65% | 9675 | 6.77% | 9794 | 6.85% | 2965 | 2.08% |
| Thanjavur (005) | 242525 | 45146 | 18.61% | 13768 | 5.68% | 43939 | 18.12% | 42426 | 17.49% | 43035 | 17.74% | 20354 | 8.39% | 27770 | 11.45% | 6087 | 2.51% |
| Orathanadu (006) | 238329 | 69201 | 29.04% | 15387 | 6.46% | 42771 | 17.95% | 36990 | 15.52% | 34198 | 14.35% | 17333 | 7.27% | 18436 | 7.74% | 4010 | 1.68% |
| Pattukkottai (007) | 276782 | 68067 | 24.59% | 18687 | 6.75% | 53016 | 19.15% | 47046 | 17% | 40776 | 14.73% | 23287 | 8.41% | 17952 | 6.49% | 7951 | 2.87% |
| Peravurani (008) | 99381 | 25685 | 25.84% | 7041 | 7.08% | 19906 | 20.03% | 16766 | 16.87% | 14159 | 14.25% | 7381 | 7.43% | 6426 | 6.47% | 2017 | 2.03% |