Chittoor District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Andhra Pradesh) - Census 2011

Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh has total population of 4,174,064 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 2,090,204 are males while 2,083,860 are females. In 2011 there were total 1,039,953 families residing in Chittoor district. The Average Sex Ratio of Chittoor district is 997.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29.5% people lives in Urban areas while 70.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.3% while that in the rural areas is 67%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chittoor district is 999 while that of Rural areas is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chittoor district is 444572 which is 11% of the total population. There are 230283 male children and 214289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chittoor is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Chittoor district.

The total literacy rate of Chittoor district is 71.53%. The male literacy rate is 71.04% and the female literacy rate is 56.77% in Chittoor district.

Population
4,174,064
Families
1,039,953
Literacy
71.53%
Sex Ratio
997

To facilitate the administration, Chittoor district is further divided into 66 Mandals (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Mandals consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Chittoor Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chittoor district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 444,572 230,283 214,289
Literacy 71.53% 71.04% 56.77%
Scheduled Caste 785,760 389,582 396,178
Scheduled Tribe 159,165 79,756 79,409
Illiterate 1,506,186 605,410 900,776

Caste-wise Population - Chittoor district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 785,760 389,582 396,178
Schedule Tribe 159,165 79,756 79,409

Religion-wise Population - Chittoor district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,737,588 (89.54%) 1,871,606 1,865,982
Muslim 397,870 (9.53%) 199,721 198,149
Christian 24,129 (0.58%) 11,667 12,462
Sikh 867 (0.02%) 466 401
Buddhist 253 (0.01%) 134 119
Jain 1,322 (0.03%) 664 658
Other Religion 358 (0.01%) 180 178
No Religion Specified 11,677 (0.28%) 5,766 5,911

Literacy Rate - Chittoor district

The total literacy rate of Chittoor district was 71.53% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 2,667,878 literates, males were 1,484,794 while females were 1,183,084. Also the male literacy rate was 79.83% and the female literacy rate was 63.28% in Chittoor district.

  Chittoor district Andhra Pradesh
Female 63.28% 59.15%
Male 79.83% 74.88%
Total 71.53% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Chittoor district

The Sex Ratio of Chittoor district is 997 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 997 females in Chittoor district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Chittoor district.

Population Density - Chittoor district

The total area of Chittoor district is 15,152 km2. Thus the density of Chittoor district is 275 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 319 sq. km. area is under urban region while 14,833 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Chittoor district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Chittoor, 29.5% people lived in urban regions while 70.5% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 1,231,386 out of which 616,152 were males while remaining 615,234 were females. In rural areas of Chittoor, male population was 1,474,052 while female population was 1,468,626.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Chittoor was 999 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Chittoor was 926 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Chittoor were 124,378 which is 10.1% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Chittoor was 996 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Chittoor was 932 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Chittoor for urban regions was 82.26 percent in which males were 88.12% literate while female literacy stood at 76.45%. The total literate population of Chittoor was 2,667,878. Similarly in rural areas of Chittoor, the average literacy rate was 67.01 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.34% and 57.72% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Chittoor were 1,757,216.

Rural Urban
Population % 70.5% 29.5%
Total population 2,942,678 1,231,386
Male population 1,474,052 616,152
Female population 1,468,626 615,234
Sex ratio 996 999
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 932 926
Child population 320,194 124,378
Literates 1,757,216 910,662
Average literacy 67.01% 82.26%
Male literacy 76.34% 88.12%
Female literacy 57.72% 76.45%

Child Population - Chittoor district

According to Census 2011, there were 444,572 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chittoor district. Out of which 230,283 were male while 214,289 were female.

Working Population - Chittoor district

In Chittoor district out of total population, 1,933,357 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,933,357 workers engaged in Main Work, 404,573 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 605,110 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,669,852 1,087,163 582,689
Cultivators 404,573 263,643 140,930
Agriculture Labourer 605,110 319,664 285,446
Household Industries 46,139 27,079 19,060
Other Workers 614,030 476,777 137,253
Marginal Workers 263,505 115,060 148,445
Non Working 2,240,707 887,981 1,352,726

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