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

Pedana is a Municipality city situated in Pedana mandal of Krishna district. The Pedana city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,664 families residing in the Pedana city. The total population of Pedana is 30,721 out of which 15,083 are males and 15,638 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pedana is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pedana city is 3037 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1489 male children and 1548 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pedana is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,037).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pedana is 70.6%. Thus Pedana has lower literacy rate compared to 73.7% of Krishna district. The male literacy rate is 75.91% and the female literacy rate is 65.43% in Pedana.

Pedana Municipality has total administration over 8,664 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pedana Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pedana Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,037 1,489 1,548
Literacy 70.6% 68.4% 59%
Scheduled Caste 1,759 888 871
Scheduled Tribe 559 274 285
Illiterate 11,183 4,764 6,419

Caste-wise Population - Pedana

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Pedana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,759 888 871
Schedule Tribe 559 274 285

Religion-wise Population - Pedana

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pedana is 24,637 which is 80.2% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pedana is 5,442 which is 17.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pedana as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,637 (80.2%) 12,092 12,545
Muslim 5,442 (17.71%) 2,670 2,772
Christian 318 (1.04%) 164 154
Sikh 12 (0.04%) 7 5
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 306 (1%) 148 158

Literacy Rate - Pedana

The total literacy rate of Pedana was 70.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 19,538 literates, males were 10,319 while females were 9,219. Also the male literacy rate was 75.91% and the female literacy rate was 65.43% in Pedana.

  Pedana Andhra Pradesh
Female 65.43% 59.15%
Male 75.91% 74.88%
Total 70.58% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Pedana

The Sex Ratio of Pedana is 1,037. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,037 females in Pedana. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,037 ) of Pedana.

Child Population - Pedana

According to Census 2011, there were 3,037 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pedana. Out of which 1,489 were male while 1,548 were female.

Working Population - Pedana

In Pedana Municipality out of total population, 15,920 were engaged in work activities. 88% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,920 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,855 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,004 8,555 5,449
Cultivators 204 166 38
Agriculture Labourer 2,855 1,606 1,249
Household Industries 5,234 2,659 2,575
Other Workers 5,711 4,124 1,587
Marginal Workers 1,916 868 1,048
Non Working 14,801 5,660 9,141

Pedana Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pedana is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,195 70.7% 994
2 Ward No - 2 1,393 66% 1,061
3 Ward No - 3 1,304 67.4% 1,063
4 Ward No - 4 1,896 64% 1,079
5 Ward No - 5 1,685 70.3% 1,018
6 Ward No - 6 1,130 66.8% 976
7 Ward No - 7 1,249 62% 919
8 Ward No - 8 809 71.8% 1,028
9 Ward No - 9 1,104 65.7% 1,103
10 Ward No - 10 1,020 54.8% 1,040
11 Ward No - 11 2,022 66.8% 1,087
12 Ward No - 12 1,751 64.3% 974
13 Ward No - 13 1,115 68.3% 1,061
14 Ward No - 14 857 77.7% 1,070
15 Ward No - 15 1,178 72.8% 1,056
16 Ward No - 16 3,303 54.5% 1,063
17 Ward No - 17 6,710 57.2% 1,036

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