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District of Andhra Pradesh

Bapatla District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 14.05 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

14,05,000 1.41 million 1 March 2026

Bapatla district's population is estimated at ≈14.05 lakh (14,05,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,90,893 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

Bapatla district

Census 2011
12,90,893
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.05 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,84,114

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,06,779

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 14.05 lakh 14,05,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12.91 lakh 12,90,893 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 278per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1016 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
951 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
68.8% Male 75.4% · Female 62.2%
Urban share
22.0% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+10.1% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 4,639km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
3.64 lakh 3.6 people per household
Villages
205 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

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.

Bapatla: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199110,69,606
200111,72,287
201112,90,893
2016 *13,39,000
2021 *13,78,000
2026 *14,05,000
2031 *14,20,000
2036 *14,24,000

* Estimate

How Bapatla'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 Bapatla's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chirala1,72,82613.4%101672.6%69.6%
2 Bapatla1,43,82511.1%103071.8%49.2%
3 Repalle1,11,9898.7%105673.0%45.4%
4 Vetapalem75,2195.8%101472.0%56.1%
5 Martur73,8625.7%99261.1%0.0%
6 Cherukupalle H/O Arumbaka60,3854.7%102366.9%0.0%
7 Nizampatnam59,9734.6%96462.6%0.0%
8 Kollur55,3234.3%99769.3%0.0%
9 Parchur54,6684.2%105367.7%0.0%
10 Karlapalem50,3203.9%99460.7%0.0%
11 Nagaram50,2623.9%101164.6%0.0%
12 Bhattiprolu50,2523.9%99970.7%0.0%
13 Inkollu49,5463.8%98970.4%0.0%
14 Tsundur45,7783.5%102667.7%0.0%
15 Amruthalur44,7133.5%102172.7%0.0%
16 Vemuru43,5863.4%100470.7%0.0%
17 Chinaganjam42,4683.3%99961.2%0.0%
18 Karamchedu38,9163.0%100467.6%0.0%
19 Pittalavanipalem38,6093.0%101467.6%0.0%
20 Yeddana Pudi28,3732.2%111565.3%0.0%

Largest towns in Bapatla (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bapatla (Census 2011)
  1. Chirala 92,942
  2. Bapatla 70,777
  3. Repalle 50,866
  4. Vetapalem CT 38,671
  5. Chirala CT 30,858

How people in Bapatla worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

11.6%

Agricultural labourers

55.2%

Household industry

5.2%

Other work

28.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.5%.

Age structure of Bapatla

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 →

Age structure of Bapatla
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-448,08345,405
5-956,73653,076
10-1462,36758,398
15-1962,92156,914
20-2462,02862,547
25-2958,75560,904
30-3450,21949,190
35-3947,96051,026
40-4443,04140,740
45-4937,10937,317
50-5430,98429,349
55-5921,94125,163
60-6423,71427,288
65-6916,56618,588
70-7413,51113,787
75-795,3285,677
80+5,4147,324
Children (0–14)
25.1%
Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59)
64.2%
Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+)
10.6%
Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age
28.2years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
46.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Bapatla

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bapatla
  1. Telugu 92.8%
  2. Urdu 6.3%
  3. Tamil 0.5%
  4. Hindi 0.3%
  5. Odia 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu93.0%
  2. Urdu6.2%
  3. Yerukala/Yerukula0.2%
  4. Hindi0.1%
  5. Tamil0.1%
  6. Lamani/Lambadi0.1%
  7. Odia0.1%
  8. Sugali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Bapatla

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 90.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 47.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 32.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 53.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 45.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 61.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 5.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 43.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 53.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 48.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 59.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 50.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 83.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 13.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 65.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 66.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 47.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 5.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 58.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Bapatla district held 2.6% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 24th of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.8%, 1.4 points above the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The sex ratio of 1016 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 997.
  • 22.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.05 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Guntur, Prakasam); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 205 village and 5 town records.
  • Its largest town, Chirala, had 92.9 thousand people in 2011, 7.2% of the district.

How this district was formed

Bapatla covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Guntur (2011) 58.5% of this district
    15.5% of the 2011 district
  • Prakasam (2011) 41.5% of this district
    15.8% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Andhra Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

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

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

Population by religion in Bapatla (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 Bapatla (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 11,80,500 91.4% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 90,300 7.0% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 15,600 1.2% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,200 0.3% 0.3%
Total12,90,893100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bapatla district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈14,05,000 (14.05 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bapatla's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,90,893.

What was the population of Bapatla district in Census 2011?
12,90,893: 6,40,189 males and 6,50,704 females, of whom 2,84,114 lived in towns and 10,06,779 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 Bapatla?
Literacy was 68.8% in 2011 (men 75.4%, women 62.2%). The sex ratio was 1016 females per 1,000 males, and 951 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bapatla district?
Chirala, with 92,942 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bapatla district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 205 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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