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district · Census 2011 · code 550

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 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.
Population2,963,557people
Households776,854PCA households
Literacy rate68.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.36%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,963,5572,105,927857,630
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds776,854567,120209,734
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6304,309224,08180,228
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.27%10.64%9.35%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males985985985
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6939939940
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,832,1891,197,619634,570
Literacy rate%68.9%63.64%81.63%
Male literacy rate%75.74%71.19%86.74%
Female literacy rate%61.99%56.02%76.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople666,588544,770121,818
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople285,997240,97245,025
Total workersCensus workers1,314,5611,024,318290,243
Work participation rate%44.36%48.64%33.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,076,544815,907260,637
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months238,017208,41129,606
Non-workerspeople1,648,9961,081,609567,387

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 1736, 1737, 1738; 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 776,854 households and 2,963,557 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 28.94% of this area’s population, compared with 71.06% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.27% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 75.74% and female literacy was 61.99%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,314,561 Census workers, 81.89% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators153,13212,381
Agricultural labourers456,592168,670
Household industry workers28,2767,127
Other workers438,54449,839

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 802991

Nellore

547,621 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802990

Kavali

90,099 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802992

Gudur

74,037 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802993

Venkatagiri

52,688 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 592766

Sulluru

27,504 people within this district · Town

Census code 592649

Vinnamala

20,924 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592650

L.A.Sagaram

19,904 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592765

Yerrabalem

7,803 people within this district · Census town

Census code 592791

Tada Khandrika

6,123 people within this district · Census town