Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Andhra Pradesh) - Census 2011

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh has total population of 2,963,557 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,492,974 are males while 1,470,583 are females. In 2011 there were total 776,854 families residing in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. The Average Sex Ratio of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 985.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.9% people lives in Urban areas while 71.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.6% while that in the rural areas is 63.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 985 while that of Rural areas is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 304309 which is 10% of the total population. There are 156907 male children and 147402 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

The total literacy rate of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 68.9%. The male literacy rate is 67.78% and the female literacy rate is 55.78% in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

Population
2,963,557
Families
776,854
Literacy
68.9%
Sex Ratio
985

To facilitate the administration, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is further divided into 46 Mandals (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Mandals consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 304,309 156,907 147,402
Literacy 68.9% 67.78% 55.78%
Scheduled Caste 666,588 332,673 333,915
Scheduled Tribe 285,997 145,168 140,829
Illiterate 1,131,368 481,052 650,316

Caste-wise Population - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.7% of total population in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 666,588 332,673 333,915
Schedule Tribe 285,997 145,168 140,829

Religion-wise Population - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,639,737 (89.07%) 1,330,215 1,309,522
Muslim 288,378 (9.73%) 145,390 142,988
Christian 26,202 (0.88%) 12,592 13,610
Sikh 678 (0.02%) 407 271
Buddhist 239 (0.01%) 123 116
Jain 2,610 (0.09%) 1,339 1,271
Other Religion 146 (0%) 68 78
No Religion Specified 5,567 (0.19%) 2,840 2,727

Literacy Rate - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

The total literacy rate of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district was 68.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 1,832,189 literates, males were 1,011,922 while females were 820,267. Also the male literacy rate was 75.74% and the female literacy rate was 61.99% in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

  Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district Andhra Pradesh
Female 61.99% 59.15%
Male 75.74% 74.88%
Total 68.9% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

The Sex Ratio of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 985 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 985 females in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 985 ) of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district.

Population Density - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

The total area of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 13,076 km2. Thus the density of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 227 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 232 sq. km. area is under urban region while 12,844 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, 28.94% people lived in urban regions while 71.06% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 857,630 out of which 432,164 were males while remaining 425,466 were females. In rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, male population was 1,060,810 while female population was 1,045,117.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was 985 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was 940 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore were 80,228 which is 9.35% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was 985 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was 939 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore for urban regions was 81.63 percent in which males were 86.74% literate while female literacy stood at 76.46%. The total literate population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was 1,832,189. Similarly in rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, the average literacy rate was 63.64 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 71.19% and 56.02% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore were 1,197,619.

Rural Urban
Population % 71.06% 28.94%
Total population 2,105,927 857,630
Male population 1,060,810 432,164
Female population 1,045,117 425,466
Sex ratio 985 985
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 939 940
Child population 224,081 80,228
Literates 1,197,619 634,570
Average literacy 63.64% 81.63%
Male literacy 71.19% 86.74%
Female literacy 56.02% 76.46%

Child Population - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

According to Census 2011, there were 304,309 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Out of which 156,907 were male while 147,402 were female.

Working Population - Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

In Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district out of total population, 1,314,561 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,314,561 workers engaged in Main Work, 153,132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 456,592 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,076,544 761,278 315,266
Cultivators 153,132 129,917 23,215
Agriculture Labourer 456,592 258,347 198,245
Household Industries 28,276 17,302 10,974
Other Workers 438,544 355,712 82,832
Marginal Workers 238,017 98,602 139,415
Non Working 1,648,996 633,094 1,015,902

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