District of Andhra Pradesh

Guntur: 48.9 lakh people, one story

People
48,87,813
Area
11,391 km²
Literacy
67.40%
Sex ratio
1,003
Top 3 in Andhra PradeshPopulation: 48,87,813. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshHousehold industry workers: 2.0 % of workers. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →Big number48.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 429 to every km².See the numbers →

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GunturAndhra Pradesh

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

Guntur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population48.9 lakh#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area11,391 km²#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density429 per km²#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio1,003 females per 1000 males#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)945 girls per 1000 boys#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 944
Literacy rate67.40%#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy60.09%#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population33.8%#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 29.6

People & society

67.4% can read. 1,003 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.874.8
Female literacy
60.160.0
Scheduled Castes
19.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
5.15.3
Living in towns
33.829.6

Gender literacy gap: 14.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.3%
  • Muslim 11.5%
  • Christian 1.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    23.8 lakh workers, 48.7% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 12.7%
    • Farm labourers 51.6%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 75% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.974.8
      Latrine at home
      48.238.7
      Tap water
      46.754.7
      LPG / PNG
      41.028.7
      Phone
      46.346.4
      Television
      51.647.7
      Bicycle
      28.727.3
      Two-wheeler
      12.012.5

      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.