Salient Features of Nellore Dist

• Geographical area – 13,076 Sq.Kms.
• Revenue Villages – 1200
• Grampanchyats – 968
• Mandals – 46
• Revenue Divisions – 3
• Total Population – 29,66,082
• Forest Area – 18.7%

Origin of the Name

Historically the district was under the rule of mouryas, sathavahanas, pallavas, cholas, telugcholas, kakatias, pandyans etc. The great Telugu poet Tikkana Somayaji translated 15 parvas of Sanskrit Mahabharata into Telugu in Nellore.

Location

Nellore District, the Southern most Coastal District of Andhra Pradesh lies between 13-30’ and 15-6’ of the Northern latitude and 70-5’ and 80-15’ of the Eastern Longitude and extending over an area of 13076 Sq.Kms, accounting for 4.75% of the total area of the state.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the north by Prakasam District on the East by Bay of Bengal on the South by Chittoor District and Chengalpattu District of Tamilanadu and on the West by Veligonda Hills which separate it from Kadapa District.

Rivers

Pennar, Swarnamukhi and Kandaleru are the rivers in the District, which flows West to East direction and merge into the Bay of Bengal. The Pennar River is the most important river in the District. It has two anicuts one at Sangam and the other at Nellore.

Area of Nellore District

Administrative setup

Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (Nellore), a district of Andhra Pradesh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Andhra Pradesh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh.

Population

In 2011, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore had population of 2,963,557 of which male and female were 1,492,974 and 1,470,583 respectively. In 2001 census, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore had a population of 2,668,564 of which males were 1,344,935 and remaining 1,323,629 were females. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District population constituted 3.50 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District was at 3.50 percent of Maharashtra population.

Population Growth Rate

There was change of 11.05 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District recorded increase of 11.55 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Density of Population

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district for 2011 is 227 people per sq. km. In 2001, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district density was at 204 people per sq. km. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district administers 13,076 square kilometers of areas.

Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in 2011 were 68.90 compared to 65.08 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 75.74 and 61.99 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 73.67 and 56.38 in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. Total literate in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District were 1,832,189 of which male and female were 1,011,922 and 820,267 respectively. In 2001, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District had 1,522,866 in its district.

Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, it stood at 985 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 984. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 939 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 954 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore. There were total 304,309 children under age of 0-6 against 328,412 of 2001 census. Of total 304,309 male and female were 156,907 and 147,402 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 939 compared to 954 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10.27 percent of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District compared to 12.31 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.04 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Rural Vs Urban as per 2011 Census

Urban Population

Out of the total Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore population for 2011 census, 28.94 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 857,630 people lives in urban areas of which males are 432,164 and females are 425,466. Sex Ratio in urban region of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 985 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district was 940 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 80,228 of which males and females were 41,351 and 38,877. This child population figure of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 9.57 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district as per census 2011 is 81.63 % of which males and females are 86.74 % and 76.46 % literates respectively. In actual number 634,570 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 338,976 and 295,594 respectively.

Rural Population

As per 2011 census, 71.06 % population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district population living in rural areas is 2,105,927 of which males and females are 1,060,810 and 1,045,117 respectively. In rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, sex ratio is 985 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is considered, figure is 939 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 224,081 in rural areas of which males were 115,556 and females were 108,525. The child population comprises 10.89 % of total rural population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is 63.64 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 71.19 and 56.02 percent respectively. In total, 1,197,619 people were literate of which males and females were 672,946 and 524,673 respectively. All details regarding Nellore District have been processed by us after receiving from Govt. of India. We are not responsible for errors to population census details of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District.