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district · Census 2011 · code 545

East Godavari population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Andhra Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population5,154,296people
Households1,428,528PCA households
Literacy rate70.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.62%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople5,154,2963,840,3241,313,972
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds1,428,5281,073,773354,755
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6522,054395,078126,976
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.13%10.29%9.66%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0069981,030
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6968968968
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,288,5772,329,761958,816
Literacy rate%70.99%67.62%80.78%
Male literacy rate%74.51%71.08%84.62%
Female literacy rate%67.52%64.17%77.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople945,269785,984159,285
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople213,195198,69814,497
Total workersCensus workers2,093,6811,636,455457,226
Work participation rate%40.62%42.61%34.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,748,1171,341,940406,177
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months345,564294,51551,049
Non-workerspeople3,060,6152,203,869856,746

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1721, 1722, 1723; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,428,528 households and 5,154,296 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 25.49% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.51%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.51% for males and 67.52% for females.
  • Of 2,093,681 workers, 83.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators152,4517,956
Agricultural labourers878,084243,962
Household industry workers46,36611,487
Other workers671,21682,159

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802955

Kakinada

384,182 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802952

Rajahmundry

376,333 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802953

Samalkot

56,864 people within this district · Town

Census code 802956

Mandapeta

56,063 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802954

Pithapuram

54,859 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802950

Tuni

53,425 people within this district · Town

Census code 802958

Amalapuram

53,231 people within this district · Town

Census code 802951

Peddapuram

49,477 people within this district · Town

Census code 587400

Dowleswaram

44,637 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587502

Ramanayyapeta

28,369 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587503

Suryaraopeta

24,112 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587397

Katheru

23,572 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587399

Hukumpeta

16,985 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587398

Morampudi

15,346 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587890

Bandarulanka

11,470 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587205

Rampachodavaram

9,952 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587504

Chidiga

6,365 people within this district · Census town

Census code 587055

Arempudi

5,073 people within this district · Census town