<page_title> Virudhunagar </page_title> <section_title> Demographics and economy </section_title> <table> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 72,296 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> </table>
According to 2011 census, Virudhunagar had a population of 72,296.