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district · Census 2011 · code 547

Krishna population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Andhra Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population4,517,398people
Households1,243,293PCA households
Literacy rate73.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.36%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,517,3982,673,7381,843,660
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds1,243,293753,922489,371
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6435,884258,921176,963
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.65%9.68%9.6%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males992990996
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6935934938
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,009,7181,657,5921,352,126
Literacy rate%73.74%68.64%81.13%
Male literacy rate%78.3%73.71%84.96%
Female literacy rate%69.18%63.56%77.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople871,063665,621205,442
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople132,46493,91538,549
Total workersCensus workers2,048,8801,363,685685,195
Work participation rate%45.36%51%37.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,744,9781,142,008602,970
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months303,902221,67782,225
Non-workerspeople2,468,5181,310,0531,158,465

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1727, 1728, 1729; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 1,243,293 households and 4,517,398 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 40.81% of this area’s population, compared with 59.19% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 9.65% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 78.3% and female literacy was 69.18%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 2,048,880 Census workers, 85.17% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators140,2209,946
Agricultural labourers813,137193,839
Household industry workers39,9888,456
Other workers751,63391,661

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

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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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802969

Vijayawada

1,143,232 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802972

Machilipatnam

169,892 people within this district · Town

Census code 802970

Gudivada

118,167 people within this district · Town

Census code 802968

Nuzvid

58,590 people within this district · Town

Census code 802967

Jaggaiahpet

53,530 people within this district · Town

Census code 589508

Kanuru

49,006 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589511

Yenamalakuduru

34,177 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589205

Kondapalle

33,373 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802971

Pedana

30,721 people within this district · Town

Census code 589206

Ibrahimpatnam

29,432 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589509

Poranki

25,545 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589215

Ramavarappadu

22,222 people within this district · Census town

Census code 588980

Nadim Tiruvuru

18,567 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589510

Tadigadapa

17,462 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589503

Kankipadu

14,616 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589216

Prasadampadu

13,941 people within this district · Census town

Census code 589207

Guntupalle

11,187 people within this district · Census town