District of Telangana

Adilabad: 27.4 lakh people, one story

People
27,41,239
Area
16,105 km²
Literacy
61.01%
Sex ratio
1,001
Top 3 in TelanganaScheduled Tribes: 18.1 % of people. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaArea: 16,105 km². Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in TelanganaPopulation density: 170 per km². Rank 10 of 10.See the numbers →Lowest in TelanganaHomes with electricity (2011): 69.2 % of households. Rank 10 of 10.See the numbers →

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AdilabadTelangana

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

Adilabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population27.4 lakh#9/10 in Telangana
Area16,105 km²#2/10 in Telangana
Population density170 per km²#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 306
Sex ratio1,001 females per 1000 males#4/10 in Telangana▲ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#5/10 in Telangana▲ state 933
Literacy rate61.01%#9/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy51.31%#9/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population27.7%#4/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

61.0% can read. 1,001 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.875.0
Female literacy
51.357.9
Scheduled Castes
17.815.4
Scheduled Tribes
18.19.3
Living in towns
27.738.7

Gender literacy gap: 19.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.5%
  • Muslim 10.1%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Buddhist 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.2 lakh workers, 48.3% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 27.5%
    • Farm labourers 36.6%
    • Household industry 6.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.277.1
      Latrine at home
      23.443.8
      Tap water
      33.161.5
      LPG / PNG
      23.830.4
      Phone
      49.360.1
      Television
      37.549.2
      Bicycle
      18.425.0
      Two-wheeler
      11.919.5

      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.