District of Andhra Pradesh

West Godavari: 39.4 lakh people, one story

People
39,36,966
Area
7,742 km²
Literacy
74.63%
Sex ratio
1,004
#1 in Andhra PradeshLiteracy rate: 74.63%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshFemale literacy: 71.36%. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Andhra PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 81.0 % of households. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Andhra PradeshPopulation density: 509 per km². Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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West GodavariAndhra Pradesh

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

West Godavari in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.4 lakh#8/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Area7,742 km²#11/13 in Andhra Pradesh
Population density509 per km²#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 308
Sex ratio1,004 females per 1000 males#5/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#2/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 944
Literacy rate74.63%#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 67.41
Female literacy71.36%#1/13 in Andhra Pradesh▲ state 60.01
Urban population20.5%#11/13 in Andhra Pradesh▼ state 29.6

People & society

74.6% can read. 1,004 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.974.8
Female literacy
71.460.0
Scheduled Castes
20.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.85.3
Living in towns
20.529.6

Gender literacy gap: 6.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.8%
  • Muslim 2.2%
  • Christian 2.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17.7 lakh workers, 45.0% of all people

    This district
    Andhra Pradesh
    • Cultivators 8.8%
    • Farm labourers 59.9%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 81% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      81.074.8
      Latrine at home
      55.338.7
      Tap water
      71.754.7
      LPG / PNG
      34.728.7
      Phone
      46.146.4
      Television
      51.747.7
      Bicycle
      48.227.3
      Two-wheeler
      14.612.5

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.