Bethamcherla Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Bethamcherla is a Census Town city situated in Bethamcherla mandal of Kurnool district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,941 families residing in the Bethamcherla city. The total population of Bethamcherla is 38,994 out of which 19,424 are males and 19,570 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bethamcherla is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bethamcherla city is 4882 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2516 male children and 2366 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bethamcherla is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bethamcherla is 65.6%. Thus Bethamcherla has higher literacy rate compared to 60% of Kurnool district. The male literacy rate is 75.03% and the female literacy rate is 56.34% in Bethamcherla.

Bethamcherla Census Town has total administration over 8,941 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bethamcherla Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bethamcherla Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 4,882 2,516 2,366
Literacy 65.6% 65.3% 49.5%
Scheduled Caste 4,705 2,337 2,368
Scheduled Tribe 394 193 201
Illiterate 16,615 6,738 9,877

Caste-wise Population - Bethamcherla

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Bethamcherla.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,705 2,337 2,368
Schedule Tribe 394 193 201

Religion-wise Population - Bethamcherla

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bethamcherla is 29,644 which is 76.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bethamcherla is 9,094 which is 23.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bethamcherla as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,644 (76.02%) 14,757 14,887
Muslim 9,094 (23.32%) 4,551 4,543
Christian 151 (0.39%) 60 91
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 3 4
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 91 (0.23%) 50 41

Literacy Rate - Bethamcherla

The total literacy rate of Bethamcherla was 65.6% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 22,379 literates, males were 12,686 while females were 9,693. Also the male literacy rate was 75.03% and the female literacy rate was 56.34% in Bethamcherla.

  Bethamcherla Andhra Pradesh
Female 56.34% 59.15%
Male 75.03% 74.88%
Total 65.6% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Bethamcherla

The Sex Ratio of Bethamcherla is 1,008. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,008 females in Bethamcherla. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,008 ) of Bethamcherla.

Child Population - Bethamcherla

According to Census 2011, there were 4,882 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bethamcherla. Out of which 2,516 were male while 2,366 were female.

Working Population - Bethamcherla

In Bethamcherla Census Town out of total population, 15,761 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,761 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,463 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,287 10,638 3,649
Cultivators 223 172 51
Agriculture Labourer 1,463 831 632
Household Industries 235 138 97
Other Workers 12,366 9,497 2,869
Marginal Workers 1,474 526 948
Non Working 23,233 8,260 14,973

Bethamcherla Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bethamcherla is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 38,994 57.4% 1,008

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