Anantapur Population

Anantapur is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 356 km from Hyderabad, 484 km from Vijayawada, 148 km from Kurnool, and 210 km from Bangalore. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Anantapur City in 2011 was 262,340 (2.62 Lakh), and the estimated population of Anantapur in 2023 is 2.80 lakh.

Let’s have a look at the last census figures held in the year 2011.

Anantapur CityCensus 2011
Total Population262,340 ( 2.62 lacs)
Male Population131,506
Female Population130,834
Density of Population21000 per sq. km
Average Literacy (%)81.88 %
% of Male Literates88.54 %
% of Female Literates75.24%
Sex Ratio995
Child Sex Ratio904
Children (0-6 years)23,630
Boys (0-6yrs)12,409
Girls  (0-6 Yrs)11,221

Sources: Census 2011

Census 2011 Details

As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of  Anantapur City in 2011 was 262,340 (2.62Lakhs) of which the male population was 131,506 and the female population was 130,834

DENSITY

The initial provisional data released by Census India 2011, shows that the density of Anantapur for 2011 is 21000 people per sq. km. Anantapur  city administers area is 15.98 sq. km

LITERACY RATE

The average literacy rate of Anantapur City in 2011 was 81.88%. If things are looked at gender-wise, male and female literacy was 88.54 % and 75.24%. respectively. Total literate in Anantapur city was 195,452 of which 105,452 are males while 90,000 are females.

SEX RATIO

With regards to the Sex Ratio in Anantapur, it stood at 905 per 1000 males. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per the latest reports of the Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child sex ratio is 904 girls per 1000 boys

CHILD POPULATION

In the census enumeration, data regarding children under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 23,630 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of the total  12,409 are boys while 11,221 are girls. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 904. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 9 % of the total population of Anantapur City

Sources: Census 2011

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