According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ambattur had a population of 924,474 out of which 469,137 are males and 455,337 are females. There were 971 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 81.9%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 45,980 males and 43,831 females.[2]