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Chittoor 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.
Population 4,174,064 people
Households 1,039,953 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.53% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.32% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,174,064 2,942,678 1,231,386 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 1,039,953 737,322 302,631 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 444,572 320,194 124,378 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.65% 10.88% 10.1% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 997 996 999 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 932 926 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,667,878 1,757,216 910,662 Literacy rate% 71.53% 67.01% 82.26% Male literacy rate% 79.83% 76.34% 88.12% Female literacy rate% 63.28% 57.72% 76.45% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 785,760 647,424 138,336 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 159,165 128,753 30,412 Total workersCensus workers 1,933,357 1,490,519 442,838 Work participation rate% 46.32% 50.65% 35.96% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,669,852 1,274,062 395,790 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 263,505 216,457 47,048 Non-workerspeople 2,240,707 1,452,159 788,548
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,039,953 households and 4,174,064 residents. Urban residents made up 29.5% of the population. Rural residents made up 70.5%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.83% for males and 63.28% for females. Of 1,933,357 workers, 86.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 404,573 29,971 Agricultural labourers 605,110 142,983 Household industry workers 46,139 11,130 Other workers 614,030 79,421
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 803014 295,323 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803015 180,180 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803019 160,722 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803013 80,056 people within this district · Town
Census code 803016 62,253 people within this district · Town
Census code 803018 54,746 people within this district · Town
Census code 803017 54,092 people within this district · Town
Census code 803020 54,035 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 596012 44,219 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596063 41,489 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596011 37,968 people within this district · Town
Census code 595773 26,031 people within this district · Census town
Census code 595740 24,839 people within this district · Census town
Census code 595741 22,963 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596973 21,963 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596013 19,318 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596289 11,253 people within this district · Census town
Census code 595739 11,127 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596725 8,113 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596010 7,741 people within this district · Census town
Census code 596726 6,812 people within this district · Census town
Census code 595738 6,143 people within this district · Census town