District of Andhra Pradesh

Kurnool: 40.5 lakh people, one story

People
40,53,463
Area
17,658 km²
Literacy
59.97%
Sex ratio
988
Top 3 in Andhra PradeshArea: 17,658 km². Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshFemale literacy: 49.78%. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshScheduled Tribes: 2.0 % of people. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshHousehold industry workers: 3.0 % of workers. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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KurnoolAndhra Pradesh

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

Kurnool in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.5 lakh#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area17,658 km²#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density230 per km²#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 308
Sex ratio988 females per 1000 males#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)938 girls per 1000 boys#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate59.97%#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy49.78%#13/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 60.01
Urban population28.4%#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

60.0% can read. 988 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.174.8
Female literacy
49.860.0
Scheduled Castes
18.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.05.3
Living in towns
28.429.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.1%
  • Muslim 16.5%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    20.3 lakh workers, 50.1% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 15.3%
    • Farm labourers 51.1%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.6%

      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
      32.438.7
      Tap water
      63.954.7
      LPG / PNG
      17.928.7
      Phone
      52.546.4
      Television
      49.847.7
      Bicycle
      24.927.3
      Two-wheeler
      10.812.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.