According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Kanchipuram had a population of 497,149 with 248,632 males and 248,517 females. There were 1,000 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.92%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 24,301 Males and 23,737 Females.[1]