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

Kovvur is a Municipality city situated in Kovvur mandal of West Godavari district. The Kovvur city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,919 families residing in the Kovvur city. The total population of Kovvur is 39,667 out of which 19,244 are males and 20,423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kovvur is 1,061.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kovvur city is 3768 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1859 male children and 1909 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kovvur is 1,027 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,061).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kovvur is 82.1%. Thus Kovvur has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of West Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 86.12% and the female literacy rate is 78.41% in Kovvur.

Kovvur Municipality has total administration over 10,919 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.

Kovvur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,768 1,859 1,909
Literacy 82.1% 77.8% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 8,296 3,922 4,374
Scheduled Tribe 616 316 300
Illiterate 10,178 4,272 5,906

Caste-wise Population - Kovvur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Kovvur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,296 3,922 4,374
Schedule Tribe 616 316 300

Religion-wise Population - Kovvur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kovvur is 37,288 which is 94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kovvur is 1,342 which is 3.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kovvur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,288 (94%) 18,096 19,192
Muslim 1,342 (3.38%) 680 662
Christian 922 (2.32%) 414 508
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 87 (0.22%) 42 45
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 21 (0.05%) 8 13

Literacy Rate - Kovvur

The total literacy rate of Kovvur was 82.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 29,489 literates, males were 14,972 while females were 14,517. Also the male literacy rate was 86.12% and the female literacy rate was 78.41% in Kovvur.

  Kovvur Andhra Pradesh
Female 78.41% 59.15%
Male 86.12% 74.88%
Total 82.14% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Kovvur

The Sex Ratio of Kovvur is 1,061. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,061 females in Kovvur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,027 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,061 ) of Kovvur.

Child Population - Kovvur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,768 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kovvur. Out of which 1,859 were male while 1,909 were female.

Working Population - Kovvur

In Kovvur Municipality out of total population, 14,101 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,101 workers engaged in Main Work, 297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,004 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,435 10,426 3,009
Cultivators 297 283 14
Agriculture Labourer 4,004 2,633 1,371
Household Industries 120 80 40
Other Workers 9,014 7,430 1,584
Marginal Workers 666 370 296
Non Working 25,566 8,448 17,118

Kovvur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kovvur is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,654 77.2% 1,055
2 Ward No - 2 3,088 77.4% 987
3 Ward No - 3 2,558 78.7% 1,068
4 Ward No - 4 4,807 66% 1,052
5 Ward No - 5 2,434 75% 1,032
6 Ward No - 6 818 85.1% 1,076
7 Ward No - 7 961 84.3% 1,019
8 Ward No - 8 1,736 80.1% 1,154
9 Ward No - 9 2,418 77.5% 1,070
10 Ward No - 10 2,447 82.2% 1,001
11 Ward No - 11 2,995 64.8% 1,074
12 Ward No - 12 2,377 83.3% 1,074
13 Ward No - 13 2,877 71.5% 1,025
14 Ward No - 14 2,931 55.2% 1,019
15 Ward No - 15 3,852 81.7% 1,227
16 Ward No - 16 1,714 74.8% 1,024

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