Guntur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Guntur is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Guntur mandal of Guntur district. The Guntur city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 169,007 families residing in the Guntur city. The total population of Guntur is 670,073 out of which 331,435 are males and 338,638 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Guntur is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Guntur city is 66124 which is 10% of the total population. There are 33923 male children and 32201 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Guntur is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Guntur is 80%. Thus Guntur has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Guntur district. The male literacy rate is 85.38% and the female literacy rate is 74.81% in Guntur.

Guntur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 169,007 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.

Guntur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 66,124 33,923 32,201
Literacy 80% 76.6% 67.7%
Scheduled Caste 75,584 36,818 38,766
Scheduled Tribe 14,716 7,392 7,324
Illiterate 186,812 77,417 109,395

Caste-wise Population - Guntur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Guntur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 75,584 36,818 38,766
Schedule Tribe 14,716 7,392 7,324

Religion-wise Population - Guntur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Guntur is 522,030 which is 77.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Guntur is 120,974 which is 18.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Guntur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 522,030 (77.91%) 257,959 264,071
Muslim 120,974 (18.05%) 60,533 60,441
Christian 21,787 (3.25%) 10,330 11,457
Sikh 210 (0.03%) 115 95
Buddhist 62 (0.01%) 30 32
Jain 2,312 (0.35%) 1,175 1,137
Other Religion 93 (0.01%) 52 41
No Religion Specified 2,605 (0.39%) 1,241 1,364

Literacy Rate - Guntur

The total literacy rate of Guntur was 80.02% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 483,261 literates, males were 254,018 while females were 229,243. Also the male literacy rate was 85.38% and the female literacy rate was 74.81% in Guntur.

  Guntur Andhra Pradesh
Female 74.81% 59.15%
Male 85.38% 74.88%
Total 80.02% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Guntur

The Sex Ratio of Guntur is 1,022. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Guntur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Guntur.

Child Population - Guntur

According to Census 2011, there were 66,124 children between age 0 to 6 years in Guntur. Out of which 33,923 were male while 32,201 were female.

Working Population - Guntur

In Guntur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 251,811 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 251,811 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,413 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 230,864 178,005 52,859
Cultivators 2,147 1,859 288
Agriculture Labourer 12,413 6,494 5,919
Household Industries 6,514 4,468 2,046
Other Workers 209,790 165,184 44,606
Marginal Workers 20,947 10,573 10,374
Non Working 418,262 142,857 275,405

Guntur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Guntur is further divided into 30 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 25,593 74.4% 1,053
2 Ward No - 2 15,368 75.6% 1,004
3 Ward No - 3 27,019 86.9% 1,075
4 Ward No - 4 71,895 83.1% 1,089
5 Ward No - 5 38,916 84.2% 997
6 Ward No - 6 12,992 82.4% 981
7 Ward No - 7 62,526 71% 1,020
8 Ward No - 8 39,458 70.6% 1,023
9 Ward No - 9 11,929 83.1% 1,041
10 Ward No - 10 429 88.8% 1,053
11 Ward No - 11 2,195 78.5% 1,409
12 Ward No - 12 1,463 75.3% 1,001
13 Ward No - 13 13,015 68.2% 1,060
14 Ward No - 14 6,475 73.3% 991
15 Ward No - 15 20,633 68% 1,002
16 Ward No - 16 58,572 68.4% 1,001
17 Ward No - 17 18,358 60.5% 993
18 Ward No - 18 16,187 67.8% 986
19 Ward No - 19 31,872 56.9% 986
20 Ward No - 20 10,789 56.3% 966
21 Ward No - 21 8,657 80.3% 967
22 Ward No - 22 7,546 81.4% 1,021
23 Ward No - 23 3,310 84.9% 963
24 Ward No - 24 29,054 63.2% 1,018
25 Ward No - 25 42,458 63.2% 1,007
26 Ward No - 26 64,979 71.7% 993
27 Ward No - 27 4,443 83.8% 992
28 Ward No - 28 1,377 78.1% 999
29 Ward No - 29 8,912 76.4% 1,159
30 Ward No - 30 13,653 52.6% 1,073

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