District of Andhra Pradesh

Ntr District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Ntr district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,78,000 (23.78 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ntr's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 22,18,591.

Q: What was the population of Ntr district in Census 2011?

22,18,591: 11,14,462 males and 11,04,129 females, of whom 13,02,557 lived in towns and 9,16,034 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.78 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,78,000 2.38 million 1 March 2026

Ntr district's population is estimated at ≈23.78 lakh (23,78,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 22,18,591 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Vijayawada (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 10,34,358
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 11.1 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Vijayawada urban agglomeration

Census 2011: 14,76,931
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 15.9 lakh

District

Ntr district

Census 2011: 22,18,591
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 23.78 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 23.78 lakh 23,78,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 22.19 lakh 22,18,591 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 742per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 991 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6): 935 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate: 73.9% Male 79.3% · Female 68.6%
Urban share: 58.7% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11: +7.9% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area: ≈ 2,990km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 5.96 lakh 3.7 people per household
Villages: 294 Census 2011
Towns: 8 Census 2011

#6 / 28
Population · Andhra Pradesh
#196 / 782
Population · in India
#6 / 28
Literacy rate · Andhra Pradesh
#2 / 28
Density · Andhra Pradesh

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

24 L 2026

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
1991	18,16,576
2001	20,56,738
2011	22,18,591
2016 *	22,89,000
2021 *	23,45,000
2026 *	23,78,000
2031 *	23,90,000
2036 *	23,85,000

* Estimate

How Ntr'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 Ntr's 2011 population was spread
#
1	Vijayawada (Urban)	10,21,806	46.1%	994	81.3%	100.0%
2	Vijayawada (Rural)	1,53,591	6.9%	922	80.1%	87.7%
3	Jaggayyapeta	1,26,275	5.7%	1014	70.2%	42.4%
4	Ibrahimpatnam	1,03,559	4.7%	1035	77.6%	71.4%
5	Nandigama	92,291	4.2%	997	68.7%	0.0%
6	Tiruvuru	76,731	3.5%	984	66.1%	24.2%
7	Gampalagudem	71,544	3.2%	976	60.3%	0.0%
8	Kanchikacherla	71,075	3.2%	1006	65.2%	0.0%
9	Mylavaram	66,947	3.0%	988	65.0%	0.0%
10	Vatsavai	61,749	2.8%	1013	63.5%	0.0%
11	Chandarlapadu	59,943	2.7%	980	57.6%	0.0%
12	Vissannapet	59,798	2.7%	1002	67.1%	0.0%
13	G.Konduru	57,693	2.6%	984	67.0%	0.0%
14	Penuganchiprolu	51,811	2.3%	1010	61.9%	0.0%
15	Veerullapadu	49,089	2.2%	1010	61.3%	0.0%
16	A.Konduru	48,463	2.2%	964	55.4%	0.0%
17	Reddigudem	46,226	2.1%	965	60.0%	0.0%

Largest towns in Ntr (Census 2011)

Vijayawada 11,20,305
Jaggaiahpet 53,530
Kondapalle CT 33,373
Ibrahimpatnam CT 29,432
Ramavarappadu CT 22,222
Nadim Tiruvuru CT 18,567
Prasadampadu CT 13,941
Guntupalle CT 11,187

How people in Ntr worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

6.0%

Agricultural labourers

39.0%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

53.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.5%.

Age structure of Ntr

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

› Show the numbers as a table

Age	Men	Women
0-4	76,733	71,587
5-9	86,831	82,053
10-14	99,614	94,391
15-19	1,13,523	1,04,097
20-24	1,06,306	1,09,549
25-29	1,00,992	1,04,013
30-34	85,922	85,695
35-39	84,915	90,513
40-44	76,933	73,748
45-49	68,024	65,160
50-54	53,001	48,898
55-59	38,416	42,039
60-64	38,111	44,066
65-69	29,358	31,872
70-74	21,427	20,800
75-79	9,296	9,445
80+	10,238	12,608

Children (0–14): 23.3%; Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59): 66.3%; Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+): 10.4%; Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age: 28.7years; Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio: 42.8; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Ntr

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Telugu 90.1%
Urdu 6.9%
Hindi 2.2%
Tamil 0.2%
Odia 0.2%
Gujarati 0.1%
Malayalam 0.1%
Marathi 0.1%
All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

Telugu90.1%
Urdu6.9%
Lamani/Lambadi1.1%
Hindi0.5%
Sugali0.3%
Marwari0.2%
Tamil0.2%
Odia0.1%

Housing and amenities in Ntr

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 95.9%

Andhra Pradesh 91.8%
Tap water 82.8%

Andhra Pradesh 65.5%
Water source within premises 58.1%

Andhra Pradesh 34.1%
Toilet within premises 78.3%

Andhra Pradesh 45.6%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 20.7%

Andhra Pradesh 51.3%
Bathing area within premises 80.7%

Andhra Pradesh 64.7%
Closed drainage 35.2%

Andhra Pradesh 14.5%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 58.9%

Andhra Pradesh 33.5%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 34.0%

Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 63.2%

Andhra Pradesh 52.5%
Television 70.1%

Andhra Pradesh 57.6%
Scooter or motorcycle 21.4%

Andhra Pradesh 14.9%
Computer or laptop 11.3%

Andhra Pradesh 6.1%
Car, jeep or van 3.5%

Andhra Pradesh 1.4%
Use banking services 52.7%

Andhra Pradesh 51.3%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 13.5%

Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

Own their home 61.3%

Andhra Pradesh 79.9%
Rent their home 36.5%

Andhra Pradesh 18.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 84.0%

Andhra Pradesh 73.1%
House in good condition 74.8%

Andhra Pradesh 70.6%
Concrete roof 61.8%

Andhra Pradesh 50.7%
Cement or tiled floor 35.8%

Andhra Pradesh 46.6%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.7%

Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

Ntr district held 4.5% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 6th of 28 districts.
Literacy is 73.9%, 6.6 points above the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
58.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.78 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
Its largest town, Vijayawada, had 11.2 lakh people in 2011, 50.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Krishna (2011) 100.0% of this district
49.1% 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 Ntr, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ntr (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 Ntr (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Andhra Pradesh
Hindu	≈ 19,59,100	88.3%	90.9%
Muslim	≈ 1,75,400	7.9%	7.3%
Christian	≈ 56,300	2.5%	1.4%
Sikh	≈ 1,000	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	≈ 400	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 5,800	0.3%	0.1%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 700	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 19,900	0.9%	0.3%
Total	22,18,591	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ntr district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,78,000 (23.78 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ntr's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 22,18,591.

What was the population of Ntr district in Census 2011?

22,18,591: 11,14,462 males and 11,04,129 females, of whom 13,02,557 lived in towns and 9,16,034 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 Ntr?

Literacy was 73.9% in 2011 (men 79.3%, women 68.6%). The sex ratio was 991 females per 1,000 males, and 935 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ntr district?

Vijayawada, with 11,20,305 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ntr district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 294 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction