| Rank in 2011 | District | Sex- Ratio (Number of Females per 1000 Males) | Rank in 2001 | |
| 2011 | 2001 | |||
| 1 | The Nilgiris | 1041 | 1014 | 7 |
| 2 | Thanjavur | 1031 | 1021 | 5 |
| 3 | Nagapattinam | 1025 | 1014 | 8 |
| 4 | Thoothukkudi | 1024 | 1050 | 1 |
| 5 | Tirunelveli | 1024 | 1042 | 2 |
| 6 | Thiruvarur | 1020 | 1014 | 9 |
| 7 | Ariyalur | 1016 | 1006 | 14 |
| 8 | Pudukkottai | 1015 | 1015 | 6 |
| 9 | Karur | 1015 | 1010 | 12 |
| 10 | Tiruchirappalli | 1013 | 1001 | 15 |
| 11 | Kanniyakumari | 1010 | 1014 | 10 |
| 12 | Virudhunagar | 1009 | 1012 | 11 |
| 13 | Perambalur | 1006 | 1006 | 13 |
| 14 | Vellore | 1004 | 997 | 16 |
| 15 | Coimbatore | 1001 | 968 | 26 |
| 16 | Sivaganga | 1000 | 1038 | 3 |
| 17 | Dindigul | 998 | 986 | 18 |
| 18 | Tiruvannamalai | 993 | 995 | 17 |
| 19 | Erode | 992 | 968 | 25 |
| 20 | Madurai | 990 | 978 | 21 |
| 21 | Theni | 990 | 978 | 22 |
| 22 | Tiruppur | 988 | 963 | 28 |
| 23 | Namakkal | 986 | 966 | 27 |
| 24 | Chennai | 986 | 957 | 29 |
| 25 | Viluppuram | 985 | 984 | 20 |
| 26 | Kancheepuram | 985 | 975 | 23 |
| 27 | Cuddalore | 984 | 986 | 19 |
| 28 | Thiruvallur | 983 | 971 | 24 |
| 29 | Ramanathapuram | 977 | 1036 | 4 |
| 30 | Krishnagiri | 956 | 944 | 30 |
| 31 | Salem | 954 | 929 | 32 |
| 32 | Dharmapuri | 946 | 932 | 31 |