Vizianagaram District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Andhra Pradesh) - Census 2011

Vizianagaram Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vizianagaram district.

Caste-wise Population - Vizianagaram district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10% of total population in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

Religion-wise Population - Vizianagaram district

Literacy Rate - Vizianagaram district

The total literacy rate of Vizianagaram district was 58.89% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 1,238,388 literates, males were 707,503 while females were 530,885. Also the male literacy rate was 68.15% and the female literacy rate was 49.87% in Vizianagaram district.

Sex Ratio - Vizianagaram district

The Sex Ratio of Vizianagaram district is 1,019 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,019 females in Vizianagaram district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,019 ) of Vizianagaram district.

Population Density - Vizianagaram district

The total area of Vizianagaram district is 6,539 km². Thus the density of Vizianagaram district is 359 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 140 sq. km. area is under urban region while 6,399 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Vizianagaram district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Vizianagaram, 20.94% people lived in urban regions while 79.06% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 490,911 out of which 241,049 were males while remaining 249,862 were females. In rural areas of Vizianagaram, male population was 920,428 while female population was 933,135.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Vizianagaram was 1,037 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Vizianagaram was 951 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Vizianagaram were 46,798 which is 9.53% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Vizianagaram was 1,014 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Vizianagaram was 962 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Vizianagaram for urban regions was 78.03 percent in which males were 84.85% literate while female literacy stood at 71.51%. The total literate population of Vizianagaram was 1,238,388. Similarly in rural areas of Vizianagaram, the average literacy rate was 53.77 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 63.73% and 44% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Vizianagaram were 891,838.

Child Population - Vizianagaram district

According to Census 2011, there were 241,657 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vizianagaram district. Out of which 123,300 were male while 118,357 were female.

Working Population - Vizianagaram district

In Vizianagaram district out of total population, 1,157,962 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,157,962 workers engaged in Main Work, 197,018 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 419,339 were Agricultural labourer.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia