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 Lakhs) of which the male population is 131,506 and the female population is 130,834.
Population of Anantapur in 2023 – 2.80 lakhs (approx)
Let’s have a look at the last census figures held in the year 2011.
| Anantapur City | Census 2011 |
| Total Population | 262,340 ( 2.62 lacs) |
| Male Population | 131,506 |
| Female Population | 130,834 |
| Density of Population | 21000 per sq. km |
| Average Literacy (%) | 81.88 % |
| % of Male Literates | 88.54 % |
| % of Female Literates | 75.24% |
| Sex Ratio | 995 |
| Child Sex Ratio | 904 |
| 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 is 262,340 (2.62Lakhs) of which the male population is 131,506 and the female population is 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 out 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 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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