District of Andhra Pradesh

Alluri Sitharama Raju District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,66,000 (6.66 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Alluri Sitharama Raju's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,04,047.

Q: What was the population of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in Census 2011?

6,04,047: 2,95,696 males and 3,08,351 females, of whom 28,021 lived in towns and 5,76,026 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.66 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,66,000 666,000 1 March 2026

Alluri Sitharama Raju district's population is estimated at ≈6.66 lakh (6,66,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,04,047 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Andhra Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Alluri Sitharama Raju district

Census 2011: 6,04,047
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 6.66 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 28,021

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 5,76,026

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 6.66 lakh 6,66,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 6.04 lakh 6,04,047 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 212per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 1043 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6): 1004 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate: 44.7% Male 55.8% · Female 34.1%
Urban share: 4.6% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11: +12.0% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area: ≈ 2,851km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 1.47 lakh 4.1 people per household
Villages: 2,459 Census 2011
Towns: 4 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

6.8 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	4,62,489
2001	5,39,532
2011	6,04,047
2016 *	6,29,000
2021 *	6,50,000
2026 *	6,66,000
2031 *	6,75,000
2036 *	6,80,000

* Estimate

How Alluri Sitharama Raju's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Alluri Sitharama Raju's 2011 population was spread
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1	Chintapalle	71,640	11.9%	1034	42.6%	11.0%
2	Gudem Kotha Veedhi	63,174	10.5%	1072	43.1%	7.3%
3	Paderu	58,983	9.8%	1059	60.0%	14.9%
4	Araku Valley	56,674	9.4%	1061	53.5%	11.8%
5	G.Madugula	53,884	8.9%	998	38.5%	0.0%
6	Peda Bayalu	51,890	8.6%	1032	39.0%	0.0%
7	Hukumpeta	51,697	8.6%	1057	43.1%	0.0%
8	Koyyuru	50,639	8.4%	1022	48.8%	0.0%
9	Dumbriguda	49,029	8.1%	1060	41.8%	0.0%
10	Ananthagiri	49,019	8.1%	1007	38.9%	0.0%
11	Munchingi Puttu	47,418	7.9%	1067	39.1%	0.0%

Largest towns in Alluri Sitharama Raju (Census 2011)

Gudivada CT 8,787
Chintapalle CT 7,888
Kantabamsuguda CT 6,714
Upper Sileru Project Site Camp CT 4,632

How people in Alluri Sitharama Raju worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.4%

Agricultural labourers

40.3%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

11.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 58.7%.

Age structure of Alluri Sitharama Raju

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	22,397	21,576
5-9	25,833	24,700
10-14	28,997	27,606
15-19	27,811	26,938
20-24	27,922	29,409
25-29	27,589	29,443
30-34	24,465	24,584
35-39	24,050	25,166
40-44	21,557	20,038
45-49	18,474	17,031
50-54	13,793	13,214
55-59	9,959	11,054
60-64	10,337	11,982
65-69	7,012	7,823
70-74	4,072	4,490
75-79	1,550	1,799
80+	1,578	2,148

Children (0–14): 25.3%; Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59): 65.8%; Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+): 8.9%; Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age: 28.1years; Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio: 43.8; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Alluri Sitharama Raju

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Telugu 66.5%
Odia 17.4%
Konda 8.6%
Khond/Kondh 5.9%
Gadaba 0.6%
Kui 0.3%
Hindi 0.1%
Tamil 0.1%
All other languages 0.4%

Largest mother tongues

Telugu66.5%
Odia17.4%
Kuvi5.6%
Kodu5.2%
Konda3.2%
Gadaba0.6%
Khond/Kondh0.3%
Kui0.3%

Housing and amenities in Alluri Sitharama Raju

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 61.6%

Andhra Pradesh 91.8%
Tap water 10.4%

Andhra Pradesh 65.5%
Water source within premises 4.7%

Andhra Pradesh 34.1%
Toilet within premises 8.1%

Andhra Pradesh 45.6%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 87.0%

Andhra Pradesh 51.3%
Bathing area within premises 12.8%

Andhra Pradesh 64.7%
Closed drainage 1.6%

Andhra Pradesh 14.5%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.8%

Andhra Pradesh 33.5%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.6%

Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 15.8%

Andhra Pradesh 52.5%
Television 16.7%

Andhra Pradesh 57.6%
Scooter or motorcycle 4.2%

Andhra Pradesh 14.9%
Computer or laptop 5.8%

Andhra Pradesh 6.1%
Car, jeep or van 1.1%

Andhra Pradesh 1.4%
Use banking services 31.3%

Andhra Pradesh 51.3%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 63.5%

Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

Own their home 93.2%

Andhra Pradesh 79.9%
Rent their home 5.6%

Andhra Pradesh 18.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 24.5%

Andhra Pradesh 73.1%
House in good condition 54.5%

Andhra Pradesh 70.6%
Concrete roof 4.9%

Andhra Pradesh 50.7%
Cement or tiled floor 21.2%

Andhra Pradesh 46.6%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 66.0%

Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

Alluri Sitharama Raju district held 1.2% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 27th of 28 districts.
Literacy is 44.7%, 22.7 points below the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 55.8% of men but only 34.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 1043 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 997.
4.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
The population grew 12.0% in 2001–11, faster than Andhra Pradesh's 9.2% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.66 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.

How this district was formed

Alluri Sitharama Raju covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Visakhapatnam (2011) 100.0% of this district
14.1% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Andhra Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Alluri Sitharama Raju, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Alluri Sitharama Raju (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Alluri Sitharama Raju (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Andhra Pradesh
Hindu	≈ 5,88,000	97.3%	90.9%
Muslim	≈ 3,800	0.6%	7.3%
Christian	≈ 9,100	1.5%	1.4%
Sikh	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 100	0.0%	0.1%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 0	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,800	0.5%	0.3%
Total	6,04,047	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,66,000 (6.66 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Alluri Sitharama Raju's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,04,047.

What was the population of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in Census 2011?

6,04,047: 2,95,696 males and 3,08,351 females, of whom 28,021 lived in towns and 5,76,026 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Alluri Sitharama Raju?

Literacy was 44.7% in 2011 (men 55.8%, women 34.1%). The sex ratio was 1043 females per 1,000 males, and 1004 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Alluri Sitharama Raju district?

Gudivada, with 8,787 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Alluri Sitharama Raju district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 2,459 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction