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

Markapur Mandal of Prakasam district has total population of 122,984 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,117 are males while 60,867 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,906 families residing in Markapur Mandal. The Average Sex Ratio of Markapur Mandal is 980.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 57.8% people lives in Urban areas while 42.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.3% while that in the rural areas is 57.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Markapur Mandal is 992% while that of Rural areas is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Markapur Mandal is 14627 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7515 male children and 7112 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Markapur Mandal is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Markapur Mandal.

The total literacy rate of Markapur Mandal is 67.66%. The male literacy rate is 69.12% and the female literacy rate is 49.92% in Markapur Mandal.

Population
122,984
Families
29,906
Literacy
67.66%
Sex Ratio
980

To facilitate the administration, Markapur Mandal is further divided into 1 town and 23 villages.

Markapur Mandal Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,627 7,515 7,112
Literacy 67.66% 69.12% 49.92%
Scheduled Caste 21,723 10,881 10,842
Scheduled Tribe 2,668 1,336 1,332
Illiterate 49,666 19,182 30,484

Caste-wise Population - Markapur Mandal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Markapur Mandal of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,723 10,881 10,842
Schedule Tribe 2,668 1,336 1,332

Religion-wise Population - Markapur Mandal

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 107,546 (87.45%) 54,454 53,092
Muslim 14,465 (11.76%) 7,185 7,280
Christian 592 (0.48%) 273 319
Sikh 6 (0%) 1 5
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 365 (0.3%) 198 167

Literacy Rate - Markapur Mandal

Average literacy rate of Markapur Mandal in 2011 were 67.66% in which, male and female literacy were 78.63% and 56.52% respectively. Total literate in Markapur Mandal were 73,318 of which male and female were 42,935 and 30,383 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Markapur Mandal

The Sex Ratio of Markapur Mandal is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Markapur Mandal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Markapur Mandal.

Child Population - Markapur Mandal

According to Census 2011, there were 14,627 children between age 0 to 6 years in Markapur Mandal. Out of which 14,627 were male while 14,627 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Markapur Mandal

As per Census 2011, there are total 17,208 families under Markapur Mandal living in urban areas while 17,208 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 57.8% of total population of Markapur Mandal lives in Urban areas while 42.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 8,197 while that in rural region is 6,430.

Total Urban Rural
Population 122,984 71,092 51,892
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,627 8,197 6,430
Schedule Caste 21,723 9,052 12,671
Schedule Tribe 2,668 1,928 740
Literacy 67.66% 75.29% 57.11%
Sex Ratio 980 992 964

Working Population - Markapur Mandal

In Markapur Mandal out of total population, 53,528 were engaged in work activities. 91.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,528 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,849 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49,005 32,005 17,000
Cultivators 5,849 3,916 1,933
Agriculture Labourer 16,154 6,908 9,246
Household Industries 624 477 147
Other Workers 26,378 20,704 5,674
Marginal Workers 4,523 1,709 2,814
Non Working 69,456 28,403 41,053

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