Dharmavaram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Dharmavaram is a Municipality city situated in Dharmavaram mandal of Anantapur district. The Dharmavaram city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 30,096 families residing in the Dharmavaram city. The total population of Dharmavaram is 121,874 out of which 62,250 are males and 59,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharmavaram is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharmavaram city is 12730 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6834 male children and 5896 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharmavaram is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharmavaram is 71.1%. Thus Dharmavaram has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Anantapur district. The male literacy rate is 79.5% and the female literacy rate is 62.37% in Dharmavaram.

Dharmavaram Municipality has total administration over 30,096 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dharmavaram Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dharmavaram Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 12,730 6,834 5,896
Literacy 71.1% 70.8% 56.2%
Scheduled Caste 5,004 2,493 2,511
Scheduled Tribe 2,353 1,185 1,168
Illiterate 44,310 18,195 26,115

Caste-wise Population - Dharmavaram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Dharmavaram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,004 2,493 2,511
Schedule Tribe 2,353 1,185 1,168

Religion-wise Population - Dharmavaram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharmavaram is 104,484 which is 85.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharmavaram is 16,669 which is 13.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharmavaram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 104,484 (85.73%) 53,369 51,115
Muslim 16,669 (13.68%) 8,548 8,121
Christian 384 (0.32%) 185 199
Sikh 20 (0.02%) 8 12
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 6 3
Jain 25 (0.02%) 11 14
Other Religion 17 (0.01%) 8 9
No Religion Specified 266 (0.22%) 115 151

Literacy Rate - Dharmavaram

The total literacy rate of Dharmavaram was 71.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 77,564 literates, males were 44,055 while females were 33,509. Also the male literacy rate was 79.5% and the female literacy rate was 62.37% in Dharmavaram.

  Dharmavaram Andhra Pradesh
Female 62.37% 59.15%
Male 79.5% 74.88%
Total 71.07% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Dharmavaram

The Sex Ratio of Dharmavaram is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Dharmavaram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Dharmavaram.

Child Population - Dharmavaram

According to Census 2011, there were 12,730 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharmavaram. Out of which 6,834 were male while 5,896 were female.

Working Population - Dharmavaram

In Dharmavaram Municipality out of total population, 52,406 were engaged in work activities. 87.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52,406 workers engaged in Main Work, 780 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,849 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,685 33,279 12,406
Cultivators 780 641 139
Agriculture Labourer 2,849 1,588 1,261
Household Industries 17,685 12,238 5,447
Other Workers 24,371 18,812 5,559
Marginal Workers 6,721 3,276 3,445
Non Working 69,468 25,695 43,773

Dharmavaram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dharmavaram is further divided into 32 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,519 60.2% 965
2 Ward No - 2 5,991 54.7% 943
3 Ward No - 3 4,310 60.9% 952
4 Ward No - 4 5,550 57.9% 948
5 Ward No - 5 3,147 67.2% 926
6 Ward No - 6 4,641 58.6% 935
7 Ward No - 7 3,879 64.6% 940
8 Ward No - 8 2,391 69% 989
9 Ward No - 9 2,510 72.8% 910
10 Ward No - 10 3,154 63% 968
11 Ward No - 11 2,073 75.8% 943
12 Ward No - 12 1,667 68.9% 1,008
13 Ward No - 13 3,043 65.7% 958
14 Ward No - 14 2,550 73.9% 948
15 Ward No - 15 2,384 80.3% 977
16 Ward No - 16 1,311 78.3% 939
17 Ward No - 17 2,616 69.2% 942
18 Ward No - 18 3,732 72.6% 990
19 Ward No - 19 2,443 56.2% 834
20 Ward No - 20 4,806 63.8% 939
21 Ward No - 21 2,692 67.6% 984
22 Ward No - 22 2,430 68.7% 993
23 Ward No - 23 2,837 66.2% 974
24 Ward No - 24 4,448 66.3% 943
25 Ward No - 25 4,082 61.6% 944
26 Ward No - 26 9,300 53.4% 972
27 Ward No - 27 4,942 62.9% 1,014
28 Ward No - 28 5,325 62.1% 989
29 Ward No - 29 4,686 62.6% 951
30 Ward No - 30 4,486 67.9% 959
31 Ward No - 31 6,887 66.6% 945
32 Ward No - 32 4,042 55.5% 1,007

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