District of Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor: 41.7 lakh people, one story

People
41,74,064
Area
15,152 km²
Literacy
71.53%
Sex ratio
997
Top 3 in Andhra PradeshLiteracy rate: 71.53%. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Big number41.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 275 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChittoorAndhra Pradesh

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

Chittoor in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population41.7 lakh#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area15,152 km²#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density275 per km²#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 308
Sex ratio997 females per 1000 males#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)931 girls per 1000 boys#11/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate71.53%#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 67.41
Female literacy63.28%#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population29.5%#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

71.5% can read. 997 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.874.8
Female literacy
63.360.0
Scheduled Castes
18.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
3.85.3
Living in towns
29.529.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.5%
  • Muslim 9.5%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    19.3 lakh workers, 46.3% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 22.5%
    • Farm labourers 38.7%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.474.8
      Latrine at home
      29.338.7
      Tap water
      64.154.7
      LPG / PNG
      24.928.7
      Phone
      48.546.4
      Television
      46.947.7
      Bicycle
      17.327.3
      Two-wheeler
      14.312.5

      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.