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CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES 2 ANDHRA PRADESH PAPER 1 OF 1991 PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS R.P. SINGH Director of Census Operations Andhra Pradesh FIGURES AT A GLANCE CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 - PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS A. POPULATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH Total 66.304.854 Males 33.623.738 Females 32.681.116 B. DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH 1981-1991 (1) Absolute 12.755.181 (2) Percentage 23.82\ per Sq.km. C. DENSITY OF POPULATION 241 D. SEX RATIO 972 Females per 1000 Males E. NUMBER OF LITERATES Total 24.840.456 Males 15.675.060 Females 9.165.396 Percentage of literates to Total 45.11\ estimated total population Males 56.24\ aged 7+ Females 33.71\ F. URBAN/RURAL COMPOSITION' OF POPULATION Urban 17.764.266 Rural 48.540.588 Percentage of urban population to total population 26.79\ TRENDS IN OECAOAL GROWTH OF POPULATION (1901~S1) INOlA ____ _ AI{)HRA PRADESH_ VI - ---- - ---- ~ .", - "::.-" V Vli'Ir. ~ - 0 ~ !/" -~ - C£NSU5 OECAI)£S CON TEN T 5 Page No 4 Bar chart showing population and literates by districts 5 Statement giving com parative picture of the population of the districts 6 Pie charts showing comparative area and population of the districts 7 A Background note - what preceded Census 1991 ') 13 Map showing decennial growth rates of districts during 1981-1991 14 Map showing density of population in dHferent districts 15 Map showing sex-ratio for different districts 16 Map showing the urban spread and degree of urbanisation in dHferent districts 17 Analysis of results 22 TABLE 1 Distribution of population, Sex Ratio, Growth Rate and Density of population by districts 23 TABLE 2 Decadal variation in population since 1901 24 TABLE 3 Cities with a population of 100,000 and above 25 TABLE 4 Literacy 26-27 TABLE 5 A comparative all India picture of popUlation, sex ratio, density, growth rate and literacy 28 ANNEXURE I List of Urban Agglomerations 29 ANNEXURE II Individual slip 30 Acknowledgements, list of officers of the Directorate and those who worked on provisional totals ANDHRA PRADESH 1901 ,it.lt·ft,tt,ft·fHt·IHi i1 GROWTH OF POPULATION 19" ,ft,IUt,ft,It-H.ft.1t,fHHf 1921 ,tHt,ij,ft.ft,ij,fHt,tHt." 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AGAIIAM ~ ••••••.•••••• ···1 [ I··· .._:.:. .... ;,:~:W$~ SRIKAAUlAM ~-;-.~~~~ _y~~ ~ ____ =----"=1 ,_--,-,- ----,---.----. r-----r---'----'---l-----.--r _._ r 2 4 6 8 10 i2 14 16 18' 20 22 2L " n 20 18 16 11. 12 10 B 6 I. 2 0 o DISTRICTS POPULATION IN '00.000 POPULATION IN '00.000 ~'98' L<~.cL4____ ..Jh991 ~DEN()ffS WMflER OF lITI flAlf" STATEMENT SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE PICTURE OF THE POPULATION (1991 CENSUS - Provisional Figures) Decennial Total Population Growth Rates Density of ( Percentage) STATE/ population DISTRICT 1991 Z Population in Population in 1971-81 1981-91 (per Km ) 1981 (and Rank) 1991 (and Rank) 1 2 3 4 5 6 AHDHRA PRADESH 53,549.673 66.304,854 +23.10 +23.82 241 1 Srikakulam 1,959,352 (16) 2,314,442 (17) +10.70 +18.12 397 2 Vizianagaram 1,804,196 (19) 2,101,394 (21) +13.50 +16.47 321 3 Visakhapatnam 2,576,474 (06) 3,272,110 (05) +26.56 +27.00 293 4 East Godavari 3,701,040 (01) 4,541,306 (01) +19.88 +22.70 420 5 West Godavari 2,873,958 (04) 3,513,979 (04) +21. 04 +22.27 454 6 Krishna 3,048,463 (03) 3,693,179 (03) +22.25 +21.15 423 7 Gnntur 3,434,724 (02) 4,085,904 (02) +20.75 +18.96 359 8 Prakasam 2,329,571 (11) 2,750,340 (14) +21. 33 +18.06 156 9 Nellore 2,014,879 (15) 2,390,485 (16) +23.78 +18.64 183 10 Chittoor 2,737,316 (05) 3,249,565 (06) +20.72 +18.71 214 11 Cuddapah 1,930,468 (17) 2,259,154 (19) +22.59 +17.03 147 12 Anantapur 2,550,848 (07) 3,183,781 (07) +20.44 +24.81 166 13 Kurnool 2,407,299 (10) 2,973,709 (11) +21.45 +23.53 168 14 Mahbubnagar 2,444,619 (08) 3,071,765 (09) +26.53 +25.65 167 15 Rangareddi 1,591,755 (23) 2,528,208 (15) +43.47 +58.83 377 16 Hyderabad 2,251,009 (14) 3,091,718 (08) +33.81 +37.35 14,248 17 Medak 1,807,139 (18) 2,264,124 (18) +7.3.11 +25.29 233 18 Nizamabad 1,679,683 (21) 2,034,794 (23) +27.90 +21.14 256 19 Adilabad 1,639,003 (22) 2,080,231 (22) +27.22 +26.92 129 20 Karimnagar 2,436,323 (09) 3,043,228 (10) +24.05 +24.91 257 21 Warangal 2,300,295 (12) 2,811,174 (13) +22.95 +22.21 219 22 Khammam 1,751,574 (20) 2,200,081 (20) +27.80 +25.61 137 23 Nalgooda 2,279,685 (3) 2,850,183 (12) +25.28 +25.03 200 5 PRO VISIONAL POPULATION 199. 2 AREA IN Km 1991 Area Ftvurn of Hydcrabod OI,.lrlcI I.e. 2171<rnl (O.OS·'.)coutd not be _ In the plcch«t. Area Fi~n en !"l4Jplled by Ihe Surveyor G.l'lOral of Indio. A BACKGROUND NOTE - what preceded the Census 1991? This paper, as the title suggests, also provided a frame for canvassing is the very first publication a~ .1991 the 'Enterprise list I on behalf of the Census and gives only provIsIonal Central Statistical Organisation. figures. We present here what could be quickly compiled at the charge During the main enumeration, two level from the abstracts' prepared by schedules namely, the I Household the enumerators immediately after schedule' and the 'Ind ividual sl ip I completion of the census. Therefore, were canvassed. There were signi not only the scope of the paper is ficant changes in these two schedules limited, the figures have to be sub- compared to the schedules canvassed in jected to scrutiny and processed 1981. The questions on num ber of further in the regional tabulation married couples residing in the offices before the same can be con household, cultivation particulars and firmed as final. This paper furnishes type of tenancy for households engaged only the population totals for the in cultivation were not canvassed in the districts and cities with more than one household schedule. Information on lakh population giving sex wise break number of living rooms available to the up and number of literates. This will household and access to civic amenities be followed by a supplement, again was shifted to the 'Houselist giving provisional data on the rural- schedule' A new question on the type urban composition and work of fuel used for cooking in the characteristics. of the population. household was added to the houselist After completion of the tabulation, the schedule. It was possible to other publications of the 1991 Census accommodate these extra items in the will be brought out to present the houselist as three columns concerning demographic, social and economic physically handicapped persons in the characteristics of the population to household were dropped. meet the needs of planners and researchers. Before we attempt, whatever analysis, these scanty details In the individual slip, there permit, it may be worthwhile to look were important changes in the economic back and recount what all has preceded questions. Question 16, viz., 'seeking/ the actual count. available for work?' was confined only to non-wrokers, unlike in 1981 when it The 1991 Census was the 13th was canvassed for the marginal workers decennial Census of India and the 5th also. An additional query was added after Independence. The main enumera for those seeking work to find out tion wa~ conducted from 9th February whether they had ever worked before. to 28th February 1991. This was Two extra questions were added to find followed by a revision'al round from 1st out whether an ex-servicemen is a March, 1991 to 5th March, 1991 to pensioner or not. For studying the update the data with reference to reasons for migration, 1\'<10 extra codes sunrise of 1st of March, 1991. The were added to classify separately the main enumeration was preceded by an cases where. people migrated for operation called I Houselisting I which reasons of business or due to natural was conducted in Andhra Pradesh State calam it ies 1 ike floods, d rough t, etc. from 15th June to 14th July, 1990. Certain details like mother tongue, The houselisting operation which provi religion, etc. were repeated in the ded a base for the main enumeration household schedule with a view to was also made use of to collect data on facilitate tabulation directly from the housing stock, civic amenities, etc.