Eluru Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Eluru is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Eluru mandal of West Godavari district. The Eluru city is divided into 29 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 55,187 families residing in the Eluru city. The total population of Eluru is 218,020 out of which 107,511 are males and 110,509 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Eluru is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Eluru city is 19619 which is 9% of the total population. There are 10045 male children and 9574 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Eluru is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Eluru is 83.4%. Thus Eluru has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of West Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 87.76% and the female literacy rate is 79.26% in Eluru.

Eluru Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 55,187 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Eluru Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Eluru Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 19,619 10,045 9,574
Literacy 83.4% 79.6% 72.4%
Scheduled Caste 23,569 11,439 12,130
Scheduled Tribe 1,957 972 985
Illiterate 52,485 21,974 30,511

Caste-wise Population - Eluru

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Eluru.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,569 11,439 12,130
Schedule Tribe 1,957 972 985

Religion-wise Population - Eluru

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Eluru is 195,160 which is 89.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Eluru is 15,296 which is 7.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Eluru as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 195,160 (89.51%) 96,290 98,870
Muslim 15,296 (7.02%) 7,534 7,762
Christian 5,982 (2.74%) 2,827 3,155
Sikh 63 (0.03%) 35 28
Buddhist 46 (0.02%) 25 21
Jain 419 (0.19%) 214 205
Other Religion 6 (0%) 5 1
No Religion Specified 1,048 (0.48%) 581 467

Literacy Rate - Eluru

The total literacy rate of Eluru was 83.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 165,535 literates, males were 85,537 while females were 79,998. Also the male literacy rate was 87.76% and the female literacy rate was 79.26% in Eluru.

  Eluru Andhra Pradesh
Female 79.26% 59.15%
Male 87.76% 74.88%
Total 83.43% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Eluru

The Sex Ratio of Eluru is 1,028. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,028 females in Eluru. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Eluru.

Child Population - Eluru

According to Census 2011, there were 19,619 children between age 0 to 6 years in Eluru. Out of which 10,045 were male while 9,574 were female.

Working Population - Eluru

In Eluru Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 76,401 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,401 workers engaged in Main Work, 606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,080 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 67,094 53,208 13,886
Cultivators 606 566 40
Agriculture Labourer 5,080 3,595 1,485
Household Industries 1,748 1,117 631
Other Workers 59,660 47,930 11,730
Marginal Workers 9,307 5,358 3,949
Non Working 141,619 48,945 92,674

Eluru Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Eluru is further divided into 29 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,841 75.7% 1,026
2 Ward No - 2 7,998 67.9% 849
3 Ward No - 3 12,924 81.5% 934
4 Ward No - 4 2,145 89.5% 1,029
5 Ward No - 6 15,338 75.7% 1,215
6 Ward No - 7 20,536 76.9% 982
7 Ward No - 8 1,702 70.7% 1,038
8 Ward No - 9 2,412 71.3% 1,055
9 Ward No - 10 1,894 63.2% 1,140
10 Ward No - 11 3,207 73.1% 1,072
11 Ward No - 12 3,305 65.8% 1,067
12 Ward No - 13 1,000 69.2% 1,020
13 Ward No - 14 2,359 76% 1,034
14 Ward No - 15 2,347 74.3% 1,050
15 Ward No - 16 25,729 69.6% 1,047
16 Ward No - 17 3,376 84.4% 1,351
17 Ward No - 18 3,010 73.9% 1,414
18 Ward No - 19 461 75.3% 1,105
19 Ward No - 20 27,195 73.2% 1,066
20 Ward No - 21 1,686 76.2% 1,472
21 Ward No - 22 10,236 80.2% 1,211
22 Ward No - 23 9,373 85.1% 1,212
23 Ward No - 24 17,757 77.7% 1,114
24 Ward No - 25 8,480 89.1% 559
25 Ward No - 26 2,250 84% 656
26 Ward No - 27 7,365 82% 819
27 Ward No - 28 6,854 81.7% 982
28 Ward No - 29 1,774 66.1% 1,018
29 Ward No - 30 12,466 67.9% 1,028

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