District of Andhra Pradesh

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore: 29.6 lakh people, one story

People
29,63,557
Area
13,076 km²
Literacy
68.90%
Sex ratio
985
Top 3 in Andhra PradeshScheduled Castes: 22.5 % of people. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshScheduled Tribes: 9.7 % of people. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Big number29.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 227 to every km².See the numbers →

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Sri Potti Sriramulu NelloreAndhra Pradesh

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

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population29.6 lakh#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area13,076 km²#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density227 per km²#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 308
Sex ratio985 females per 1000 males#11/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)939 girls per 1000 boys#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 944
Literacy rate68.90%#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 67.41
Female literacy61.99%#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population28.9%#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

68.9% can read. 985 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.774.8
Female literacy
62.060.0
Scheduled Castes
22.517.1
Scheduled Tribes
9.75.3
Living in towns
28.929.6

Gender literacy gap: 13.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.1%
  • Muslim 9.7%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.1 lakh workers, 44.4% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 12.6%
    • Farm labourers 47.6%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 73% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      73.074.8
      Latrine at home
      32.138.7
      Tap water
      55.654.7
      LPG / PNG
      24.528.7
      Phone
      46.546.4
      Television
      51.047.7
      Bicycle
      17.127.3
      Two-wheeler
      11.312.5

      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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