District of Telangana

Nalgonda: 34.9 lakh people, one story

People
34,88,809
Area
14,240 km²
Literacy
64.20%
Sex ratio
983
Top 3 in TelanganaScheduled Castes: 18.3 % of people. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaWorkers in farming: 68.2 % of workers. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in TelanganaUrban population: 19.0%. Rank 9 of 10.See the numbers →Big number34.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 245 to every km².See the numbers →

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NalgondaTelangana

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

Nalgonda in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.9 lakh#6/10 in Telangana
Area14,240 km²#4/10 in Telangana
Population density245 per km²#7/10 in Telangana▼ state 306
Sex ratio983 females per 1000 males#7/10 in Telangana▼ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#8/10 in Telangana▼ state 933
Literacy rate64.20%#5/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy54.19%#6/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population19.0%#9/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

64.2% can read. 983 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.175.0
Female literacy
54.257.9
Scheduled Castes
18.315.4
Scheduled Tribes
11.39.3
Living in towns
19.038.7

Gender literacy gap: 19.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.1%
  • Muslim 5.4%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17.4 lakh workers, 49.9% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 18.7%
    • Farm labourers 49.6%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      76.677.1
      Latrine at home
      34.543.8
      Tap water
      58.061.5
      LPG / PNG
      22.230.4
      Phone
      57.160.1
      Television
      45.049.2
      Bicycle
      27.825.0
      Two-wheeler
      13.919.5

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.