District of Andhra Pradesh

Krishna: 45.2 lakh people, one story

People
45,17,398
Area
8,727 km²
Literacy
73.74%
Sex ratio
992
#1 in Andhra PradeshPopulation density: 518 per km². Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshLiteracy rate: 73.74%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshFemale literacy: 69.18%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshUrban population: 40.8%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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KrishnaAndhra Pradesh

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

Krishna in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population45.2 lakh#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area8,727 km²#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density518 per km²#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio992 females per 1000 males#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)935 girls per 1000 boys#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate73.74%#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 67.41
Female literacy69.18%#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population40.8%#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 29.6

People & society

73.7% can read. 992 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.374.8
Female literacy
69.260.0
Scheduled Castes
19.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.95.3
Living in towns
40.829.6

Gender literacy gap: 9.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.1%
  • Muslim 6.8%
  • Christian 3.2%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    20.5 lakh workers, 45.4% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 7.3%
    • Farm labourers 49.1%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 79% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      78.874.8
      Latrine at home
      58.538.7
      Tap water
      61.254.7
      LPG / PNG
      42.928.7
      Phone
      50.446.4
      Television
      53.847.7
      Bicycle
      35.627.3
      Two-wheeler
      14.412.5

      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.