About Anantapur District

Anantapur is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Anantapur was 4,081,148 with a growth rate of 12.10%. Anantapur covers 19,130 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Anantapur's population is 977 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 927 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Anantapur, Urban/Rural population of Anantapur, Literacy data of Anantapur and Religion wise data of Anantapur. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Anantapur,Andhra Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Anantapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 4,081,148 Growth (%) 12.10
Male Population 2,064,495 Sex Ratio 977
Female Population 2,016,653 Child Sex Ratio 927
Area ( In Km. Square ) 19,130

Anantapur has a total population of 4,081,148 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 2,064,495 while the female population 2,016,653. The state area is 19,130 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Anantapur has sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 927. Anantapur makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Anantapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,145,711 Rural Population 2,935,437
Urban Population (%) 28.07 Rural Population (%) 71.93
Urban male Population 575,338 Rural Male Population 1,489,157
Urban Female Population 570,373 Rural Female Population 1,446,280
Urban Sex Ratio 991 Rural Sex Ratio 971

Anantapur urban population is 1,145,711 (28.07% of the total), while the rural population is 2,935,437 (71.93% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 575,338 are males, and 570,373 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,489,157 are males and 1,446,280 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Anantapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 2,310,960 Literacy (%) 63.57
Male Literate 1,338,474 Male Literacy (%) 73.02
Female Literate 972,486 Female Literacy (%) 53.97
Urban Literate 764,566 Rural Literate 1,546,394
Urban Male Literates 421,416 Urban Male Literacy (%) 82.32
Rural Male Literates 917,058 Rural Male Literacy (%) 69.41
Urban Female Literates 343,150 Urban Female Literacy (%) 67.06
Rural Female Literates 629,336 Rural Female Literacy (%) 48.77

The literacy data of Anantapur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 63.57% with 2,310,960 literate individuals. Male literacy is 73.02% while female literacy is lower at 53.97% among them, 1,338,474 males and 972,486 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 764,566 people being literate, with men at 82.32% and female at 67.06%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,546,394 people are literate, with male at 69.41% and female at 48.77%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Anantapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 3,599,372 Hindu (%) 88.20
Muslim 443,456 Muslim (%) 10.87
Sikh 932 Sikh (%) 0.02
Christian 20,463 Christian (%) 0.50
Jain 1,417 Jain (%) 0.03
Buddhist 341 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 309 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 14,858 Not Avaiable (%) 0.36

Anantapur population is mostly hindu (88.20%) with a total 3,599,372 people. Muslim(10.87%) with a total 443,456 people. Sikh are (0.02%) with a total 932 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.50% with 20,463 people). Jain (0.03% with 1,417 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 341 people) and Other (0.01% with 309 people). Around (0.36% with 14,858 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Anantapur

63

Chilamathur

Area: 250 Km2

Population

51,456

Male

25,759%

Females

25,697

D Hirehal

Area: 337 Km2

Population

46,613

Male

23,598%

Females

23,015

Dharmavaram

Area: 375 Km2

Population

172,479

Male

88,233%

Females

84,246

Gandlapenta

Area: 190 Km2

Population

26,183

Male

13,191%

Females

12,992

Garladinne

Area: 294 Km2

Population

53,780

Male

27,299%

Females

26,481

Gooty

Area: 309 Km2

Population

88,887

Male

44,362%

Females

44,525

Gorantla

Area: 357 Km2

Population

77,271

Male

39,009%

Females

38,262

Gudibanda

Area: 242 Km2

Population

52,610

Male

26,964%

Females

25,646

Gummagatta

Area: 224 Km2

Population

49,207

Male

24,958%

Females

24,249

Guntakal

Area: 402 Km2

Population

171,655

Male

86,048%

Females

85,607

Hindupur

Area: 200 Km2

Population

203,538

Male

102,664%

Females

100,874

Kadiri

Area: 243 Km2

Population

125,373

Male

62,448%

Females

62,925