Samalkot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Samalkot is a Municipality city situated in Samalkota mandal of East Godavari district. The Samalkot city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,044 families residing in the Samalkot city. The total population of Samalkot is 56,864 out of which 28,115 are males and 28,749 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samalkot is 1,023.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samalkot city is 5793 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2974 male children and 2819 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samalkot is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,023).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samalkot is 74.6%. Thus Samalkot has higher literacy rate compared to 71% of East Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 78.77% and the female literacy rate is 70.51% in Samalkot.

Samalkot Municipality has total administration over 16,044 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.

Samalkot Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,793 2,974 2,819
Literacy 74.6% 70.4% 63.6%
Scheduled Caste 10,343 5,070 5,273
Scheduled Tribe 855 459 396
Illiterate 18,777 8,312 10,465

Caste-wise Population - Samalkot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Samalkot.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,343 5,070 5,273
Schedule Tribe 855 459 396

Religion-wise Population - Samalkot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Samalkot is 54,064 which is 95.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Samalkot is 1,630 which is 2.87% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Samalkot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 54,064 (95.08%) 26,762 27,302
Muslim 1,630 (2.87%) 803 827
Christian 892 (1.57%) 420 472
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Jain 123 (0.22%) 58 65
Other Religion 10 (0.02%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 133 (0.23%) 62 71

Literacy Rate - Samalkot

The total literacy rate of Samalkot was 74.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 38,087 literates, males were 19,803 while females were 18,284. Also the male literacy rate was 78.77% and the female literacy rate was 70.51% in Samalkot.

  Samalkot Andhra Pradesh
Female 70.51% 59.15%
Male 78.77% 74.88%
Total 74.58% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Samalkot

The Sex Ratio of Samalkot is 1,023. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,023 females in Samalkot. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,023 ) of Samalkot.

Child Population - Samalkot

According to Census 2011, there were 5,793 children between age 0 to 6 years in Samalkot. Out of which 2,974 were male while 2,819 were female.

Working Population - Samalkot

In Samalkot Municipality out of total population, 19,902 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,902 workers engaged in Main Work, 383 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,868 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,031 14,508 2,523
Cultivators 383 371 12
Agriculture Labourer 5,868 4,782 1,086
Household Industries 347 252 95
Other Workers 10,433 9,103 1,330
Marginal Workers 2,871 1,853 1,018
Non Working 36,962 11,754 25,208

Samalkot Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Samalkot is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,425 66% 1,063
2 Ward No - 2 2,650 64.4% 1,077
3 Ward No - 3 2,108 54.1% 1,031
4 Ward No - 4 3,474 61.9% 997
5 Ward No - 5 2,152 79.4% 1,032
6 Ward No - 6 1,475 69.6% 1,043
7 Ward No - 7 4,335 52.8% 1,012
8 Ward No - 8 3,102 64.9% 1,029
9 Ward No - 9 1,255 76.4% 967
10 Ward No - 10 1,725 66.4% 1,044
11 Ward No - 11 2,398 62.5% 1,025
12 Ward No - 12 2,171 63.2% 1,027
13 Ward No - 13 1,163 81.3% 1,058
14 Ward No - 14 1,655 72.3% 1,036
15 Ward No - 15 1,717 67.6% 940
16 Ward No - 16 4,722 75.2% 978
17 Ward No - 17 1,710 75.7% 1,055
18 Ward No - 18 11,627 69.1% 1,012

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