Gooty Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Gooty is a Census Town city situated in Gooty mandal of Anantapur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 11,419 families residing in the Gooty city. The total population of Gooty is 48,658 out of which 23,943 are males and 24,715 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gooty is 1,032.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gooty city is 5216 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2662 male children and 2554 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gooty is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gooty is 76.9%. Thus Gooty has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Anantapur district. The male literacy rate is 85.5% and the female literacy rate is 68.66% in Gooty.

Population
48,658
Literacy
76.9%
Sex Ratio
1,032

Gooty Census Town has total administration over 11,419 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gooty Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,216 2,662 2,554
Literacy 76.9% 76% 61.6%
Scheduled Caste 9,154 4,471 4,683
Scheduled Tribe 1,115 525 590
Illiterate 15,247 5,748 9,499

Caste-wise Population - Gooty

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Gooty.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,154 4,471 4,683
Schedule Tribe 1,115 525 590

Religion-wise Population - Gooty

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gooty is 36,124 which is 74.24% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gooty is 10,966 which is 22.54% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gooty as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,124 (74.24%) 17,719 18,405
Muslim 10,966 (22.54%) 5,475 5,491
Christian 1,390 (2.86%) 665 725
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 7 (0.01%) 4 3
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 159 (0.33%) 72 87

Literacy Rate - Gooty

The total literacy rate of Gooty was 76.91% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 33,411 literates, males were 18,195 while females were 15,216. Also the male literacy rate was 85.5% and the female literacy rate was 68.66% in Gooty.

  Gooty Andhra Pradesh
Female 68.66% 59.15%
Male 85.5% 74.88%
Total 76.91% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Gooty

The Sex Ratio of Gooty is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Gooty. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Gooty.


Child Population - Gooty

According to Census 2011, there were 5,216 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gooty. Out of which 2,662 were male while 2,554 were female.


Working Population - Gooty

In Gooty Census Town out of total population, 17,745 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,745 workers engaged in Main Work, 239 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,223 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,167 10,837 3,330
Cultivators 239 198 41
Agriculture Labourer 1,223 662 561
Household Industries 497 303 194
Other Workers 12,208 9,674 2,534
Marginal Workers 3,578 2,010 1,568
Non Working 30,913 11,096 19,817

Gooty Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 48,658 68.7% 1,032

Map of Gooty, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh


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