District of Andhra Pradesh

Anantapur: 40.8 lakh people, one story

People
40,81,148
Area
19,130 km²
Literacy
63.57%
Sex ratio
977
#1 in Andhra PradeshHousehold industry workers: 5.2 % of workers. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshArea: 19,130 km². Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshSex ratio: 977 females per 1000 males. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 927 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →

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AnantapurAndhra Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Anantapur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Anantapur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.8 lakh#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area19,130 km²#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density213 per km²#11/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 308
Sex ratio977 females per 1000 males#13/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)927 girls per 1000 boys#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate63.57%#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy53.97%#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 60.01
Urban population28.1%#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

63.6% can read. 977 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.074.8
Female literacy
54.060.0
Scheduled Castes
14.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
3.85.3
Living in towns
28.129.6

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.2%
  • Muslim 10.9%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    20.4 lakh workers, 49.9% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.3%
    • Farm labourers 43.2%
    • Household industry 5.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 72% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.274.8
      Latrine at home
      28.438.7
      Tap water
      65.954.7
      LPG / PNG
      17.928.7
      Phone
      46.746.4
      Television
      45.047.7
      Bicycle
      16.627.3
      Two-wheeler
      11.612.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.