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district · Census 2011 · code 548

Guntur 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.
Population4,887,813people
Households1,296,609PCA households
Literacy rate67.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.73%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,887,8133,235,0751,652,738
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds1,296,609877,464419,145
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6495,729332,761162,968
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.14%10.29%9.86%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0039951,018
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6945945947
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,960,4411,797,9341,162,507
Literacy rate%67.4%61.95%78.03%
Male literacy rate%74.79%70.14%83.97%
Female literacy rate%60.09%53.77%72.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople957,407740,117217,290
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople247,089190,90556,184
Total workersCensus workers2,381,6241,744,176637,448
Work participation rate%48.73%53.91%38.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,106,3261,527,631578,695
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months275,298216,54558,753
Non-workerspeople2,506,1891,490,8991,015,290

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 1730, 1731, 1732; 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 1,296,609 households and 4,887,813 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 33.81% of this area’s population, compared with 66.19% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.14% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 74.79% and female literacy was 60.09%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 2,381,624 Census workers, 88.44% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators289,82912,512
Agricultural labourers1,035,569192,387
Household industry workers40,0937,343
Other workers740,83563,056

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 802981

Guntur

670,073 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802982

Tenali

164,937 people within this district · Town

Census code 802979

Narasaraopet

117,489 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802976

Mangalagiri

107,197 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802980

Chilakaluripet

101,398 people within this district · Town

Census code 802984

Bapatla

70,777 people within this district · Town

Census code 802975

Tadepalle

64,149 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802974

Piduguralla

63,103 people within this district · Town

Census code 802978

Vinukonda

62,550 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802983

Ponnur

59,913 people within this district · Town

Census code 802973

Macherla

57,290 people within this district · Town

Census code 802977

Sattenapalle

56,721 people within this district · Town

Census code 802985

Repalle

50,866 people within this district · Town

Census code 589981

Vaddeswaram

6,275 people within this district · Census town