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Chidiga Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Chidiga is a Census Town city situated in Kakinada mandal of East Godavari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,746 families residing in the Chidiga city. The total population of Chidiga is 6,365 out of which 3,199 are males and 3,166 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chidiga is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chidiga city is 570 which is 9% of the total population. There are 289 male children and 281 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chidiga is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chidiga is 86.6%. Thus Chidiga has higher literacy rate compared to 71% of East Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 90.96% and the female literacy rate is 82.18% in Chidiga.

Chidiga Census Town has total administration over 1,746 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chidiga Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chidiga Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 570 289 281
Literacy 86.6% 82.7% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 560 286 274
Scheduled Tribe 60 31 29
Illiterate 1,347 552 795

Caste-wise Population - Chidiga

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Chidiga.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 560 286 274
Schedule Tribe 60 31 29

Religion-wise Population - Chidiga

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chidiga is 6,125 which is 96.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chidiga is 111 which is 1.74% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chidiga as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,125 (96.23%) 3,077 3,048
Muslim 111 (1.74%) 61 50
Christian 123 (1.93%) 58 65
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.08%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Chidiga

The total literacy rate of Chidiga was 86.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 5,018 literates, males were 2,647 while females were 2,371. Also the male literacy rate was 90.96% and the female literacy rate was 82.18% in Chidiga.

  Chidiga Andhra Pradesh
Female 82.18% 59.15%
Male 90.96% 74.88%
Total 86.59% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Chidiga

The Sex Ratio of Chidiga is 990. Thus per every 1000 men there were 990 females in Chidiga. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Chidiga.

Child Population - Chidiga

According to Census 2011, there were 570 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chidiga. Out of which 289 were male while 281 were female.

Working Population - Chidiga

In Chidiga Census Town out of total population, 2,175 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,175 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 356 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,851 1,564 287
Cultivators 43 40 3
Agriculture Labourer 356 285 71
Household Industries 44 36 8
Other Workers 1,408 1,203 205
Marginal Workers 324 256 68
Non Working 4,190 1,379 2,811

Chidiga Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chidiga is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,365 78.8% 990

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