District of Andhra Pradesh

East Godavari: 51.5 lakh people, one story

People
51,54,296
Area
10,807 km²
Literacy
70.99%
Sex ratio
1,006
#1 in Andhra PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 968 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshPopulation: 51,54,296. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 80.8 % of households. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshPopulation density: 477 per km². Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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East GodavariAndhra Pradesh

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

East Godavari in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population51.5 lakh#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area10,807 km²#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density477 per km²#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio1,006 females per 1000 males#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 944
Literacy rate70.99%#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 67.41
Female literacy67.52%#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population25.5%#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

71.0% can read. 1,006 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.574.8
Female literacy
67.560.0
Scheduled Castes
18.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
4.15.3
Living in towns
25.529.6

Gender literacy gap: 7.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.7%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 1.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    20.9 lakh workers, 40.6% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 7.7%
    • Farm labourers 53.6%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 81% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      80.874.8
      Latrine at home
      49.838.7
      Tap water
      56.654.7
      LPG / PNG
      29.928.7
      Phone
      45.646.4
      Television
      51.247.7
      Bicycle
      48.527.3
      Two-wheeler
      14.512.5

      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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