District of Andhra Pradesh

Prakasam: 34 lakh people, one story

People
33,97,448
Area
17,626 km²
Literacy
63.08%
Sex ratio
981
#1 in Andhra PradeshScheduled Castes: 23.2 % of people. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshWorkers in farming: 68.8 % of workers. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshArea: 17,626 km². Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshPopulation density: 193 per km². Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →

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PrakasamAndhra Pradesh

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

Prakasam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34 lakh#9/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area17,626 km²#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density193 per km²#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 308
Sex ratio981 females per 1000 males#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate63.08%#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy53.11%#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 60.01
Urban population19.6%#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

63.1% can read. 981 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.974.8
Female literacy
53.160.0
Scheduled Castes
23.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
4.45.3
Living in towns
19.629.6

Gender literacy gap: 19.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.7%
  • Muslim 6.5%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17 lakh workers, 50.1% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 16.5%
    • Farm labourers 52.3%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.274.8
      Latrine at home
      29.538.7
      Tap water
      44.254.7
      LPG / PNG
      26.828.7
      Phone
      45.546.4
      Television
      43.047.7
      Bicycle
      20.827.3
      Two-wheeler
      9.712.5

      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.