Demographics of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is one of the southern state of Indian sub continent. There are a total of 13 districts in the two regions of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. The capital of the state is the Amaravati alongside, Hyderabad being the joint capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years from the date 2 June 2014.

The census over the years grown steadily in terms of population. It shares borders with states like Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Telangana and Karnataka. Based on the Census of India (2011), the state has a population of 49,471,555 residents.^[1] The sex ratio is way above the national average at 992 as against 978 in 2001.

Spread over an area of 160,205 km², the state has a population density of 308 as against 277 in 2001 Census, which is below the national average.^[2] Registered growth rate of the population is 11.10 as against 14.59 recorded in the 2001 census.^[3] The decadal growth rate has come down by 3.49 during the 2001-2011.

Literacy rate in 2011 was 67.77% as against 60.47% recorded in 2001 census. It is an increase of 7.19%. The official language of the state is Telugu.

Religion[edit]

Religion in Andhra Pradesh
Religion	2001^[4]	2011^[5]
Hinduism	67,836,652	74,824,149
Islam	6,986,856	8,082,412
Christianity	1,181,917	1,129,784
Jainism	41,846	53,849
Sikhism	30,998	40,244
Buddhism	32,037	36,692
Other	4,768	9,547
Not stated	n/a	404,100
Total	76,210,007	84,580,777

Religion in Andhra Pradesh (%)
Religion	2001^[4]	2011^[4]
Hinduism	89.01	88.46
Islam	9.17	9.55
Christianity	1.55	1.34
Jainism	0.05	0.06
Sikhism	0.04	0.05
Buddhism	0.04	0.04
Other	0.01	0.01
Not stated	n/a	0.48

References[edit]

↑ "Andhra Pradesh Profile" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "Census of India : Provisional Population Totals : India :Census 2011". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "Andhra Pradesh's population growth rate down; sex ratio increases". dna. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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[1] "Andhra Pradesh Profile" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[2] "Census of India : Provisional Population Totals : India :Census 2011". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[3] "Andhra Pradesh's population growth rate down; sex ratio increases". dna. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[religion1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[religion2-5] "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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