District of Telangana

Khammam: 28 lakh people, one story

People
27,97,370
Area
16,029 km²
Literacy
64.81%
Sex ratio
1,011
#1 in TelanganaChild sex ratio (0–6): 958 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TelanganaScheduled Tribes: 27.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TelanganaWorkers in farming: 73.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaSex ratio: 1,011 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →

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KhammamTelangana

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

Khammam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28 lakh#8/10 in Telangana
Area16,029 km²#3/10 in Telangana
Population density175 per km²#9/10 in Telangana▼ state 306
Sex ratio1,011 females per 1000 males#2/10 in Telangana▲ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)958 girls per 1000 boys#1/10 in Telangana▲ state 933
Literacy rate64.81%#4/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy57.44%#3/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population23.4%#7/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

64.8% can read. 1,011 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.375.0
Female literacy
57.457.9
Scheduled Castes
16.515.4
Scheduled Tribes
27.49.3
Living in towns
23.438.7

Gender literacy gap: 14.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.8%
  • Muslim 5.7%
  • Christian 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.1 lakh workers, 50.4% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 16.0%
    • Farm labourers 57.1%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 77% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      76.877.1
      Latrine at home
      41.443.8
      Tap water
      53.861.5
      LPG / PNG
      25.230.4
      Phone
      49.160.1
      Television
      47.949.2
      Bicycle
      30.825.0
      Two-wheeler
      13.219.5

      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.