Guntur District, with population of about 48.9 lakh is Andhra Pradesh's the 2nd most populous district, located in the state Andhra Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Guntur district is about 11 thousand km2 and it is the 7th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 429 persons per km2. There are 57 sub districts in the district, among them Guntur is the most populous sub district with population of about 7.8 lakh and Savalyapuram H/O Kanamarlapudi is the least populous sub district with population of about 38 thousand.
There are 17 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Guntur Municipal Corporation and Out Growth; Guntur Municipal Corporation; Tenali, Narasaraopet, Chilakaluripet, Mangalagiri and Bapatla Municipalities (limited to 5 most populous) Narasaraopet, Mangalagiri, Tadepalle and Vinukonda Municipality and Out Growths.
Demographics
The district is home to about 48.9 lakh people, among them about 24.4 lakh (50%) are male and about 24.5 lakh (50%) are female. 75% of the whole population are from general caste, 20% are from schedule caste and 5% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Guntur district is 10%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 13 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 66% (about 32.4 lakh) live in Guntur District rural part and 34% (about 16.5 lakh) population live in the Guntur District urban part. Rural population density of Guntur district is 292 and urban population density is 5239 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
4,887,813 |
3,683,317 |
957,407 |
247,089 |
495,729 |
| Male |
2,440,521 |
1,839,083 |
476,333 |
125,105 |
254,833 |
| Female |
2,447,292 |
1,844,234 |
481,074 |
121,984 |
240,896 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 86% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 11% of the total population and Christians are the third largest religious community here with 2% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1002 in Muslims are 1001 and in Christians are 1064.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
4,887,813 |
4,217,597 |
559,770 |
89,763 |
764 |
323 |
3,282 |
332 |
15,982 |
| Male |
2,440,521 |
2,107,089 |
279,693 |
43,496 |
428 |
199 |
1,707 |
168 |
7,741 |
| Female |
2,447,292 |
2,110,508 |
280,077 |
46,267 |
336 |
124 |
1,575 |
164 |
8,241 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 9.5% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 44.7 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 10.5% which is 2% higher than male population growth rate of 8.5%. General caste population has increased by 7.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 17%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 18.7% and child population has decreased by -7.9% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
9.5% |
7.1% |
17% |
18.7% |
-7.9% |
| Male |
8.5% |
6.3% |
14.9% |
17.9% |
-7.3% |
| Female |
10.5% |
7.9% |
19.3% |
19.5% |
-8.6% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 1003 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 1003, in schedule caste is 1010 and in schedule tribe is 975. There are 945 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 19 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 14 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
19 |
15 |
38 |
13 |
-14 |
| 2011 |
1003 |
1003 |
1010 |
975 |
945 |
| 2001 |
984 |
988 |
972 |
962 |
959 |
Literacy
Total about 29.6 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 16.3 lakh are male and about 13.3 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Guntur is 67%. 75% of male and 60% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 4%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 6%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
4.9% |
3.6% |
6.4% |
| 2011 |
67.4% |
74.8% |
60.1% |
| 2001 |
62.5% |
71.2% |
53.7% |
Workers profile
Guntur has 49% (about 23.8 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 59% male and 38% female population are working population. 55% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 32% of total female population are main and 7% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
48.7% |
43.1% |
5.6% |
51.3% |
| Male |
59.1% |
54.7% |
4.4% |
40.9% |
| Female |
38.4% |
31.5% |
6.9% |
61.6% |