Chirala Mandal Population, Caste, Religion Data - Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh

Chirala Mandal of Prakasam district has total population of 172,826 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,735 are males while 87,091 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,878 families residing in Chirala Mandal. The Average Sex Ratio of Chirala Mandal is 1,016.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 69.6% people lives in Urban areas while 30.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.6% while that in the rural areas is 61%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chirala Mandal is 1,032% while that of Rural areas is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chirala Mandal is 17229 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8852 male children and 8377 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chirala Mandal is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,016 ) of Chirala Mandal.

The total literacy rate of Chirala Mandal is 72.57%. The male literacy rate is 71.55% and the female literacy rate is 59.21% in Chirala Mandal.

Population
172,826
Families
46,878
Literacy
72.57%
Sex Ratio
1,016

To facilitate the administration, Chirala Mandal is further divided into 3 towns and 3 villages.

Chirala Mandal Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chirala Mandal.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,229 8,852 8,377
Literacy 72.57% 71.55% 59.21%
Scheduled Caste 26,260 12,885 13,375
Scheduled Tribe 9,206 4,529 4,677
Illiterate 59,915 24,388 35,527

Caste-wise Population - Chirala Mandal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Chirala Mandal of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,260 12,885 13,375
Schedule Tribe 9,206 4,529 4,677

Religion-wise Population - Chirala Mandal

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 158,366 (91.63%) 78,562 79,804
Muslim 11,280 (6.53%) 5,610 5,670
Christian 2,533 (1.47%) 1,202 1,331
Sikh 17 (0.01%) 11 6
Buddhist 8 (0%) 5 3
Jain 15 (0.01%) 11 4
Other Religion 12 (0.01%) 8 4
No Religion Specified 595 (0.34%) 326 269

Literacy Rate - Chirala Mandal

Average literacy rate of Chirala Mandal in 2011 were 72.57% in which, male and female literacy were 79.79% and 65.51% respectively. Total literate in Chirala Mandal were 112,911 of which male and female were 61,347 and 51,564 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chirala Mandal

The Sex Ratio of Chirala Mandal is 1,016 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,016 females in Chirala Mandal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,016 ) of Chirala Mandal.

Child Population - Chirala Mandal

According to Census 2011, there were 17,229 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chirala Mandal. Out of which 17,229 were male while 17,229 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chirala Mandal

As per Census 2011, there are total 32,159 families under Chirala Mandal living in urban areas while 32,159 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 69.6% of total population of Chirala Mandal lives in Urban areas while 30.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 11,598 while that in rural region is 5,631.

Total Urban Rural
Population 172,826 120,236 52,590
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,229 11,598 5,631
Schedule Caste 26,260 20,359 5,901
Schedule Tribe 9,206 7,261 1,945
Literacy 72.57% 77.55% 61.03%
Sex Ratio 1,016 1,032 981

Working Population - Chirala Mandal

In Chirala Mandal out of total population, 76,133 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,133 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,953 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,519 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 67,176 46,105 21,071
Cultivators 1,953 1,581 372
Agriculture Labourer 14,519 7,742 6,777
Household Industries 11,580 5,967 5,613
Other Workers 39,124 30,815 8,309
Marginal Workers 8,957 3,851 5,106
Non Working 96,693 35,779 60,914

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