Rangareddy District, with population of about 25.7 lakh is Telangana's the 3rd most populous district, located in the state Telangana in India. Total geographical area of Rangareddy district is 7493 km2 and it is the 2nd smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 343 persons per km2. There are 16 sub districts in the district, among them Saroornagar is the most populous sub district with population of about 5.5 lakh and Manchal is the least populous sub district with population of about 46 thousand.
Demographics
The district is home to about 25.7 lakh people, among them about 13.2 lakh (51%) are male and about 12.5 lakh (49%) are female. 84% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 4% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Rangareddy district is 12%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 6 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 72% (about 18.6 lakh) live in Rangareddy District urban part and 28% (about 7.1 lakh) population live in the Rangareddy District rural part. Rural population density of Rangareddy district is 110 and urban population density is 1797 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
2,567,349 |
2,165,717 |
304,147 |
97,485 |
317,134 |
| Male |
1,316,373 |
1,111,193 |
154,400 |
50,780 |
164,379 |
| Female |
1,250,976 |
1,054,524 |
149,747 |
46,705 |
152,755 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 83% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 13% of the total population and Christians are the third largest religious community here with 2% population all other religious communities contribute 2% of the total population. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 946 in Muslims are 960 and in Christians are 989
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
2,567,349 |
2,133,037 |
338,545 |
61,038 |
4,102 |
854 |
1,445 |
836 |
27,492 |
| Male |
1,316,373 |
1,095,868 |
172,753 |
30,683 |
2,225 |
464 |
764 |
456 |
13,160 |
| Female |
1,250,976 |
1,037,169 |
165,792 |
30,355 |
1,877 |
390 |
681 |
380 |
14,332 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has decreased by -28.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 35.8 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is -27.9% which is 0.5% higher than male population growth rate of -28.4%. General caste population has decreased by -25.6%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -41.5%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -33.3% and child population has decreased by -36.6% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-28.2% |
-25.6% |
-41.5% |
-33.3% |
-36.6% |
| Male |
-28.4% |
-25.9% |
-41.4% |
-32.3% |
-35.6% |
| Female |
-27.9% |
-25.1% |
-41.6% |
-34.2% |
-37.6% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 961 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 958, in schedule caste is 991 and in schedule tribe is 939. There are 933 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 17 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 26 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
17 |
19 |
18 |
-7 |
-26 |
| 2011 |
961 |
958 |
991 |
939 |
933 |
| 2001 |
944 |
939 |
973 |
946 |
959 |
Literacy
Total about 17 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 9.4 lakh are male and about 7.6 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Rangareddy is 76%. 82% of male and 69% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 10%. Male literacy has gone up by 7% and female literacy rate has gone up by 13%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
9.3% |
6.4% |
12.5% |
| 2011 |
75.5% |
81.7% |
69% |
| 2001 |
66.2% |
75.3% |
56.5% |
Workers profile
Rangareddy has 40% (about 10.4 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 55% male and 25% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 6% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 19% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
40.5% |
34.2% |
6.3% |
59.5% |
| Male |
54.7% |
48.5% |
6.2% |
45.3% |
| Female |
25.5% |
19.1% |
6.4% |
74.5% |