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

East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh has a total population of 5,154,296 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 2,569,688 are males while 2,584,608 are females. In 2011 there were a total 1,428,528 families residing in East Godavari district. The Average Sex Ratio of East Godavari district is 1,006.

East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 25.5% people live in Urban areas while 74.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.8% while that in rural areas is 67.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in East Godavari district is 1,030 while that of Rural areas is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in East Godavari district is 522054 which is 10% of the total population. There are 265244 male children and 256810 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of East Godavari is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006) of East Godavari district.

The total literacy rate of East Godavari district is 70.99%. The male literacy rate is 66.81% and the female literacy rate is 60.81% in East Godavari district.

Population
5,154,296
Literacy
70.99%
Sex Ratio
1,006

To facilitate the administration, East Godavari district is further divided into 60 Mandals (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Mandals consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

East Godavari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 522,054 265,244 256,810
Literacy 70.99% 66.81% 60.81%
Scheduled Caste 945,269 468,883 476,386
Scheduled Tribe 213,195 104,422 108,773
Illiterate 1,865,719 852,755 1,012,964

Caste-wise Population - East Godavari district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 945,269 468,883 476,386
Schedule Tribe 213,195 104,422 108,773

Religion-wise Population - East Godavari district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,983,330 (96.68%) 2,487,132 2,496,198
Muslim 77,777 (1.51%) 38,695 39,082
Christian 77,825 (1.51%) 36,362 41,463
Sikh 738 (0.01%) 404 334
Buddhist 413 (0.01%) 214 199
Jain 4,149 (0.08%) 2,139 2,010
Other Religion 403 (0.01%) 201 202
No Religion Specified 9,661 (0.19%) 4,541 5,120

Literacy Rate - East Godavari district

The total literacy rate of East Godavari district was 70.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,288,577 literates, males were 1,716,933 while females were 1,571,644. Also the male literacy rate was 74.51% and the female literacy rate was 67.52% in East Godavari district.

  East Godavari district Andhra Pradesh
Female 67.52% 59.15%
Male 74.51% 74.88%
Total 70.99% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - East Godavari district

The Sex Ratio of East Godavari district is 1,006 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in East Godavari district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of East Godavari district.


Population Density - East Godavari district

The total area of East Godavari district is 10,807 km2. Thus the density of East Godavari district is 477 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 300 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,507 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - East Godavari district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of East Godavari, 25.49% people lived in urban regions while 74.51% in rural areas. The total urban population was 1,313,972 out of which 647,395 were males while the remaining 666,577 were females. In rural areas of East Godavari, male population was 1,922,293 while the female population was 1,918,031.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of East Godavari was 1,030 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in East Godavari was 968 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of East Godavari were 126,976 which is 9.66% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of East Godavari was 998 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in East Godavari was 968 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in East Godavari for urban regions was 80.78 percent in which males were 84.62% literate while female literacy stood at 77.07%. The total literate population of East Godavari was 3,288,577. Similarly in rural areas of East Godavari, the average literacy rate was 67.62 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 71.08% and 64.17% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of East Godavari were 2,329,761.

Rural Urban
Population % 74.51% 25.49%
Total population 3,840,324 1,313,972
Male population 1,922,293 647,395
Female population 1,918,031 666,577
Sex ratio 998 1,030
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 968 968
Child population 395,078 126,976
Literates 2,329,761 958,816
Average literacy 67.62% 80.78%
Male literacy 71.08% 84.62%
Female literacy 64.17% 77.07%

Child Population - East Godavari district

According to Census 2011, there were 522,054 children between age 0 to 6 years in East Godavari district. Out of which 265,244 were male while 256,810 were female.


Working Population - East Godavari district

In East Godavari district out of total population, 2,093,681 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,093,681 workers engaged in Main Work, 152,451 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 878,084 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,748,117 1,377,605 370,512
Cultivators 152,451 137,260 15,191
Agriculture Labourer 878,084 648,809 229,275
Household Industries 46,366 30,550 15,816
Other Workers 671,216 560,986 110,230
Marginal Workers 345,564 168,226 177,338
Non Working 3,060,615 1,023,857 2,036,758

Nearby Districts from East Godavari

Below are the list of Districts near East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.


East Godavari district Map


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