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District of Andhra Pradesh

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 26.47 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

26,47,000 2.65 million 1 March 2026

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district's population is estimated at ≈26.47 lakh (26,47,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,16,887 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

Nellore (municipal limits)

Census 2011
4,99,575
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.5 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Nellore urban agglomeration

Census 2011
5,58,548
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.5 lakh

District

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district

Census 2011
24,16,887
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 26.47 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 26.47 lakh 26,47,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.17 lakh 24,16,887 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 230per km² 2011
Sex ratio
982 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
938 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
69.6% Male 76.4% · Female 62.7%
Urban share
29.9% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+11.1% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 10,520km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
6.29 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
707 Census 2011
Towns
4 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.

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199119,50,974
200121,76,310
201124,16,887
2016 *25,12,000
2021 *25,92,000
2026 *26,47,000
2031 *26,81,000
2036 *26,95,000

* Estimate

How Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore'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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Nellore6,31,79126.1%96881.0%88.4%
2 Kavali1,50,3336.2%99971.0%59.9%
3 Gudur1,16,3304.8%101771.8%63.1%
4 Buchireddipalem78,4703.2%101467.4%0.0%
5 Kovur76,5983.2%102472.5%0.0%
6 Podalakur68,1482.8%99266.3%0.0%
7 Venkatachalam61,2752.5%99061.1%0.0%
8 Atmakur61,2172.5%98869.1%0.0%
9 Indukurpet58,5432.4%101465.4%0.0%
10 Muthukur58,0032.4%94263.5%0.0%
11 Kota55,2262.3%94966.1%0.0%
12 Chillakur53,1382.2%94160.0%1.3%
13 Allur52,6022.2%100263.5%0.0%
14 Thotapalligudur50,4902.1%102763.8%0.0%
15 Bogole49,0882.0%99864.1%0.0%
16 Kodavalur48,8202.0%103571.1%0.0%
17 Vidavalur47,4892.0%98062.8%0.0%
18 Jaladanki45,8531.9%98560.1%0.0%
19 Rapur45,7471.9%101459.7%0.0%
20 Sangam44,7351.9%103361.4%0.0%
21 Marripadu44,6981.8%94864.4%0.0%
22 Kaligiri43,9541.8%96663.2%0.0%
23 Sydapuram43,7041.8%97959.0%0.0%
24 Kaluvoya43,2421.8%96260.5%0.0%
25 Ananthasagaram42,9501.8%96160.7%0.0%
26 Vinjamur41,3921.7%94171.2%0.0%
27 Manubolu39,0741.6%101262.3%0.0%
28 Kondapuram39,0071.6%96760.1%0.0%
29 Dagadarthi37,4381.5%98363.4%0.0%
30 Udayagiri36,3781.5%96569.7%0.0%
31 Chejerla34,6301.4%94760.7%0.0%
32 Anumasamudrampeta33,6201.4%95864.5%0.0%
33 Varikuntapadu32,8281.4%96168.2%0.0%
34 Duttalur27,2911.1%97364.8%0.0%
35 Seetharamapuram22,7850.9%96764.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (Census 2011)
  1. Nellore 5,47,621
  2. Kavali 90,099
  3. Gudur 74,037
  4. Buja Buja Nellore CT 10,927

How people in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.5%

Agricultural labourers

46.0%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

39.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.9%.

Age structure of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
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
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AgeMenWomen
0-488,11582,795
5-91,02,07795,812
10-141,15,5031,06,503
15-191,31,7651,14,341
20-241,12,0101,14,781
25-291,08,0461,12,488
30-3495,41995,870
35-3992,73496,318
40-4483,61279,329
45-4972,29569,839
50-5458,10256,422
55-5941,56746,812
60-6445,06250,418
65-6930,34833,235
70-7422,44722,961
75-798,8699,443
80+7,62410,360
Children (0–14)
24.5%
Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59)
65.5%
Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+)
10.0%
Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age
28.2years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
43.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
  1. Telugu 88.2%
  2. Urdu 9.7%
  3. Tamil 1.4%
  4. Hindi 0.4%
  5. Malayalam 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Kannada 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu88.4%
  2. Urdu10.0%
  3. Tamil0.8%
  4. Hindi0.3%
  5. Marwari0.1%
  6. Malayalam0.1%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Yerukala/Yerukula0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

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 90.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 67.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 46.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 42.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 56.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 68.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 16.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 32.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 63.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 54.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 64.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 54.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 79.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 18.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 79.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 71.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 62.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 70.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 62.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district held 4.9% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 1st of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.6%, 2.2 points above the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The sex ratio of 982 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 997.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈26.47 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Nellore, had 5.48 lakh people in 2011, 22.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (2011) 100.0% of this district
    81.6% 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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 21,23,100 87.8% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 2,64,200 10.9% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 22,000 0.9% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 600 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 2,400 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,300 0.2% 0.3%
Total24,16,887100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈26,47,000 (26.47 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,16,887.

What was the population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Census 2011?
24,16,887: 12,19,181 males and 11,97,706 females, of whom 7,22,684 lived in towns and 16,94,203 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 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore?
Literacy was 69.6% in 2011 (men 76.4%, women 62.7%). The sex ratio was 982 females per 1,000 males, and 938 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district?
Nellore, with 5,47,621 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 707 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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