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State · Census 2011

Andhra Pradesh population.
Census 2011.

Andhra Pradesh recorded 8,45,80,777 people in the final, revised Census 2011 population table. That is 6.99% of India’s census population. Explore the counts and their context below.

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Read this geography carefully. Undivided Andhra Pradesh on Census 2011 boundaries, including the areas later forming Telangana. This is not the population of present-day Andhra Pradesh alone. About boundary changes.
8,45,80,777
Population
8.46 crore
308
Population density
People per square kilometre
993
Sex ratio
Females per 1,000 males
2011
Census reference
Final / revised published totals

Households, literacy, children and work

The Primary Census Abstract adds a detailed view of the same Census 2011 geography. Literacy rates use people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople84,580,77756,361,70228,219,075
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds21,022,58814,234,3876,788,201
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,142,8026,152,0222,990,780
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.81%10.92%10.6%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males993996987
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6939941935
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+50,556,76030,351,06520,205,695
Literacy rate%67.02%60.45%80.09%
Male literacy rate%74.88%69.38%85.79%
Female literacy rate%59.15%51.54%74.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople13,878,07810,846,3333,031,745
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,918,0735,232,129685,944
Total workersCensus workers39,422,90629,052,30710,370,599
Work participation rate%46.61%51.55%36.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months33,037,37824,142,9688,894,410
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,385,5284,909,3391,476,189
Non-workerspeople45,157,87127,309,39517,848,476

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1679, 1680, 1681; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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Worker categories

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6,087,607403,915
Agricultural labourers13,201,9893,765,765
Household industry workers1,164,314274,823
Other workers12,583,4681,941,025
Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Religious composition · Census 2011

Reported religious communities within the same historical state/UT boundary. These are 2011 counts and shares.

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Published categoryPeopleShare of this state / UT
Hindu74,824,14988.46%
Muslim8,082,4129.56%
Christian1,129,7841.34%
Sikh40,2440.05%
Buddhist36,6920.04%
Jain53,8490.06%
Other religions and persuasions9,5470.01%
Religion not stated404,1000.48%

Religion not stated is retained separately; it is not a count of atheists. Rounded shares may not sum exactly to 100%. Aggregate place composition does not identify the religion of a person.

Census C-01 · original religious-community table. C01!H92:AH92; Andhra Pradesh, Total

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The census snapshot

This profile uses final, revised Census 2011 population totals reproduced in the Ministry of Home Affairs’ July 2014 table. These are historical counts. The reference year and the geographic boundaries remain 2011.

Andhra Pradesh Census 2011 key figures
Total population8,45,80,777
Published male column¹4,24,42,146
Female population4,21,38,631
Population density308 people / km²
Sex ratio993 females / 1,000 males
Census code28
Population rank5 of 35 census-era states / UTs
Share of India6.99%

¹ The source includes people recorded as “Others” within its published male column. We retain that official table convention. Read the definitions.

Putting Andhra Pradesh in perspective

With 8.46 crore residents, Andhra Pradesh ranked 5 among the 35 states and union territories in this 2011 dataset. Its published density of 308 people per square kilometre was lower than the national figure of 382.

Density relates the number of people to the geographic area used in the source. It does not show how evenly people are distributed within Andhra Pradesh. The sex ratio is a separate measure: this table reports 993 females for every 1,000 males.

Using these figures today

For a current-year population question, start with our India after 2011 data guide. It brings together official projections, surveys, birth and death statistics, and administrative data, with a reference period for each. Relabelling this census count with a newer year would give it a meaning it does not have.

For comparisons over time, check whether boundaries, definitions or the data release have changed. Our guide to counts and estimates explains how to choose a suitable measure.

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PopulationIndia · https://www.populationindia.com/census/2011/states/andhra-pradesh/ · Census 2011 · Sources checked 11 October 2026