District of Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam: 42.9 lakh people, one story

People
42,90,589
Area
11,161 km²
Literacy
66.91%
Sex ratio
1,006
#1 in Andhra PradeshUrban population: 47.5%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshScheduled Tribes: 14.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshScheduled Castes: 7.7 % of people. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshWorkers in farming: 47.7 % of workers. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →

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VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh

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

Visakhapatnam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population42.9 lakh#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area11,161 km²#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density384 per km²#6/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio1,006 females per 1000 males#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#3/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 944
Literacy rate66.91%#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy59.34%#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 60.01
Urban population47.5%#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 29.6

People & society

66.9% can read. 1,006 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.674.8
Female literacy
59.360.0
Scheduled Castes
7.717.1
Scheduled Tribes
14.45.3
Living in towns
47.529.6

Gender literacy gap: 15.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.7%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 1.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    18.9 lakh workers, 44.0% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 17.0%
    • Farm labourers 30.6%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.4%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      73.274.8
      Latrine at home
      41.938.7
      Tap water
      46.054.7
      LPG / PNG
      35.928.7
      Phone
      47.746.4
      Television
      48.447.7
      Bicycle
      21.627.3
      Two-wheeler
      17.512.5

      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.