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district · Census 2011 · code 550

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 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.
Population2,963,557people
Households776,854PCA households
Literacy rate68.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.36%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,963,5572,105,927857,630
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds776,854567,120209,734
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6304,309224,08180,228
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.27%10.64%9.35%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males985985985
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6939939940
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,832,1891,197,619634,570
Literacy rate%68.9%63.64%81.63%
Male literacy rate%75.74%71.19%86.74%
Female literacy rate%61.99%56.02%76.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople666,588544,770121,818
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople285,997240,97245,025
Total workersCensus workers1,314,5611,024,318290,243
Work participation rate%44.36%48.64%33.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,076,544815,907260,637
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months238,017208,41129,606
Non-workerspeople1,648,9961,081,609567,387

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1736, 1737, 1738; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 776,854 households and 2,963,557 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 28.94% of the population. Rural residents made up 71.06%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.74% for males and 61.99% for females.
  • Of 1,314,561 workers, 81.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators153,13212,381
Agricultural labourers456,592168,670
Household industry workers28,2767,127
Other workers438,54449,839

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 802991

Nellore

547,621 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802990

Kavali

90,099 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802992

Gudur

74,037 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802993

Venkatagiri

52,688 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 592766

Sulluru

27,504 people within this district · Town

Census code 592649

Vinnamala

20,924 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592650

L.A.Sagaram

19,904 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592765

Yerrabalem

7,803 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592791

Tada Khandrika

6,123 people within this district · Census town