| 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 | 1314931 | 462470 | 35.17% | 114951 | 8.74% | 207342 | 15.77% | 188809 | 14.36% | 148741 | 11.31% | 85855 | 6.53% | 85810 | 6.53% | 20953 | 1.59% |
| Palakkodu (001) | 311340 | 115740 | 37.17% | 32439 | 10.42% | 46752 | 15.02% | 43459 | 13.96% | 33685 | 10.82% | 18890 | 6.07% | 14994 | 4.82% | 5381 | 1.73% |
| Harur (002) | 208053 | 70800 | 34.03% | 17923 | 8.61% | 33863 | 16.28% | 29499 | 14.18% | 24173 | 11.62% | 14111 | 6.78% | 14735 | 7.08% | 2949 | 1.42% |
| Pappireddipatti (003) | 205233 | 68428 | 33.34% | 16133 | 7.86% | 30223 | 14.73% | 30914 | 15.06% | 24482 | 11.93% | 14979 | 7.3% | 16275 | 7.93% | 3799 | 1.85% |
| Dharmapuri (004) | 379901 | 123535 | 32.52% | 27027 | 7.11% | 62703 | 16.51% | 56598 | 14.9% | 46494 | 12.24% | 26691 | 7.03% | 30652 | 8.07% | 6201 | 1.63% |
| Pennagaram (005) | 210404 | 83967 | 39.91% | 21429 | 10.18% | 33801 | 16.06% | 28339 | 13.47% | 19907 | 9.46% | 11184 | 5.32% | 9154 | 4.35% | 2623 | 1.25% |