District of Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram: 23.4 lakh people, one story

People
23,44,474
Area
6,539 km²
Literacy
58.89%
Sex ratio
1,019
#1 in Andhra PradeshSex ratio: 1,019 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshScheduled Tribes: 10.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshLiteracy rate: 58.89%. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in Andhra PradeshPopulation: 23,44,474. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →

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VizianagaramAndhra Pradesh

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

Vizianagaram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.4 lakh#13/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area6,539 km²#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density359 per km²#7/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio1,019 females per 1000 males#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#4/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 944
Literacy rate58.89%#13/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 67.41
Female literacy49.87%#12/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 60.01
Urban population20.9%#10/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

58.9% can read. 1,019 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.174.8
Female literacy
49.960.0
Scheduled Castes
10.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
10.05.3
Living in towns
20.929.6

Gender literacy gap: 18.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.1%
  • Muslim 0.7%
  • 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

    11.6 lakh workers, 49.4% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 18.3%
    • Farm labourers 48.1%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.474.8
      Latrine at home
      17.538.7
      Tap water
      34.654.7
      LPG / PNG
      18.728.7
      Phone
      35.446.4
      Television
      37.147.7
      Bicycle
      22.527.3
      Two-wheeler
      8.312.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.