Poduru Mandal, with population of about 66 thousand is West Godavari district's the 16th least populous sub district, located in West Godavari district of the state Andhra Pradesh in India. There are 14 villages in the sub district, among them Poduru is the most populous village with population of 9578 and Miniminchilipadu is the least populous village with population of 781. Poduru is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 12 km2 and Miniminchilipadu is the smallest with 1 km2.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 66 thousand people, among them about 33 thousand (50%) are male and about 33 thousand (50%) are female. 72% of the whole population are from general caste, 27% are from schedule caste and 1% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Poduru mandal is 9%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 18 thousand households in the sub district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
100% population of Poduru mandal live in the Poduru Sub District rural part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
65,706 |
47,546 |
17,675 |
485 |
6,106 |
| Male |
33,128 |
24,032 |
8,855 |
241 |
3,154 |
| Female |
32,578 |
23,514 |
8,820 |
244 |
2,952 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 98% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Christians which contribute 1% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 982 in Christians are 1154.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
65,706 |
64,714 |
339 |
575 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
65 |
| Male |
33,128 |
32,654 |
167 |
267 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
31 |
| Female |
32,578 |
32,060 |
172 |
308 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has decreased by -1.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 67 thousand. Female population growth rate of the sub district is -1.9% which is -1.3% lower than male population growth rate of -0.6%. General caste population has decreased by -4.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 6.3%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 39% and child population has decreased by -26.6% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-1.3% |
-4.1% |
6.3% |
39% |
-26.6% |
| Male |
-0.6% |
-3.6% |
7.6% |
41.8% |
-24.9% |
| Female |
-1.9% |
-4.6% |
5% |
36.3% |
-28.3% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 983 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 978, in schedule caste is 996 and in schedule tribe is 1012. There are 936 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has decreased by 14 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 45 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-14 |
-10 |
-25 |
-41 |
-45 |
| 2011 |
983 |
978 |
996 |
1012 |
936 |
| 2001 |
997 |
988 |
1021 |
1053 |
981 |
Literacy
Total about 48 thousand people in the sub district are literate, among them about 25 thousand are male and about 22 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Poduru is 80%. 84% of male and 76% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 6%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 8%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
5.9% |
4.0% |
7.7% |
| 2011 |
80% |
84.1% |
75.8% |
| 2001 |
74.1% |
80.1% |
68.1% |
Workers profile
Poduru has 47% (about 31 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 62% male and 32% female population are working population. 53% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 9% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 18% of total female population are main and 14% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
47.3% |
36% |
11.3% |
52.7% |
| Male |
62.3% |
53.5% |
8.8% |
37.7% |
| Female |
32% |
18.2% |
13.9% |
68% |