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Kanuru Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Krishna, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Kanuru is a Census Town city situated in Penamaluru mandal of Krishna district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,330 families residing in the Kanuru city. The total population of Kanuru is 49,006 out of which 26,574 are males and 22,432 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanuru is 844.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanuru city is 4401 which is 9% of the total population. There are 2248 male children and 2153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanuru is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (844).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanuru is 85.1%. Thus Kanuru has higher literacy rate compared to 73.7% of Krishna district. The male literacy rate is 88.71% and the female literacy rate is 80.71% in Kanuru.

Kanuru Census Town has total administration over 11,330 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.

Kanuru Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,401 2,248 2,153
Literacy 85.1% 81.2% 73%
Scheduled Caste 4,053 2,058 1,995
Scheduled Tribe 357 219 138
Illiterate 11,059 4,995 6,064

Caste-wise Population - Kanuru

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Kanuru.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,053 2,058 1,995
Schedule Tribe 357 219 138

Religion-wise Population - Kanuru

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanuru is 36,762 which is 75.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanuru is 10,653 which is 21.74% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanuru as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,762 (75.02%) 20,210 16,552
Muslim 10,653 (21.74%) 5,527 5,126
Christian 1,495 (3.05%) 775 720
Sikh 27 (0.06%) 19 8
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 62 (0.13%) 39 23

Literacy Rate - Kanuru

The total literacy rate of Kanuru was 85.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 37,947 literates, males were 21,579 while females were 16,368. Also the male literacy rate was 88.71% and the female literacy rate was 80.71% in Kanuru.

  Kanuru Andhra Pradesh
Female 80.71% 59.15%
Male 88.71% 74.88%
Total 85.07% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Kanuru

The Sex Ratio of Kanuru is 844. Thus per every 1000 men there were 844 females in Kanuru. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 844 ) of Kanuru.

Child Population - Kanuru

According to Census 2011, there were 4,401 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanuru. Out of which 2,248 were male while 2,153 were female.

Working Population - Kanuru

In Kanuru Census Town out of total population, 15,455 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,455 workers engaged in Main Work, 231 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,042 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,770 12,081 2,689
Cultivators 231 211 20
Agriculture Labourer 1,042 663 379
Household Industries 205 154 51
Other Workers 13,292 11,053 2,239
Marginal Workers 685 403 282
Non Working 33,551 14,090 19,461

Kanuru Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 49,006 77.4% 844

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