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District of Andhra Pradesh

Srikakulam District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.26 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,26,000 2.33 million 1 March 2026

Srikakulam district's population is estimated at ≈23.26 lakh (23,26,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 21,91,437 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

Srikakulam district

Census 2011
21,91,437
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 23.26 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,73,746

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
18,17,691

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 23.26 lakh 23,26,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
21.91 lakh 21,91,437 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 468per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1014 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
951 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
62.9% Male 72.8% · Female 53.2%
Urban share
17.1% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+6.5% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 4,681km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
5.54 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
1,412 Census 2011
Towns
10 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.

Srikakulam: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199118,81,756
200120,57,248
201121,91,437
2016 *22,54,000
2021 *23,01,000
2026 *23,26,000
2031 *23,31,000
2036 *23,19,000

* Estimate

How Srikakulam'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 Srikakulam's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Srikakulam2,20,33210.1%100876.8%65.6%
2 Palasa97,5514.5%103670.3%59.0%
3 Ichchapuram88,9654.1%107165.6%41.0%
4 Etcherla87,8474.0%96756.5%2.9%
5 Ranastalam85,8723.9%96152.4%0.0%
6 Amadalavalasa84,0933.8%100769.8%47.3%
7 Mandasa82,6993.8%105566.6%0.0%
8 Gara79,6173.6%100459.5%0.0%
9 Sompeta78,9083.6%106866.7%23.8%
10 Narasannapeta77,3213.5%103566.4%34.0%
11 Kaviti75,9743.5%108962.2%0.0%
12 Kotabommali74,7183.4%97958.4%0.0%
13 Tekkali73,9933.4%104466.8%38.7%
14 Ponduru73,8903.4%98660.7%17.1%
15 Vajrapukothuru73,2123.3%102264.7%0.0%
16 Santhabommali70,5613.2%100057.5%0.0%
17 Laveru68,6213.1%96752.7%0.0%
18 Kothuru67,0933.1%100157.5%0.0%
19 Kanchili66,6573.0%102563.9%0.0%
20 Polaki65,6223.0%99657.9%0.0%
21 Pathapatnam64,6392.9%102762.2%0.0%
22 Jalumuru59,5992.7%102656.8%0.0%
23 Ganguvarisigadam57,5432.6%97754.3%0.0%
24 Nandigam56,4432.6%101459.8%0.0%
25 Meliaputti52,7372.4%103559.6%0.0%
26 Saravakota52,2432.4%101958.5%0.0%
27 Hiramandalam50,0182.3%100359.8%13.2%
28 Burja42,3081.9%97560.9%0.0%
29 Sarubujjili33,2541.5%100859.1%0.0%
30 Lakshminarsupeta29,1071.3%98857.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Srikakulam (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Srikakulam (Census 2011)
  1. Srikakulam 1,37,944
  2. Palasa Kasibugga 57,507
  3. Amadalavalasa 39,799
  4. Ichchapuram 36,493
  5. Tekkali CT 28,631
  6. Narasannapeta CT 26,280
  7. Sompeta CT 18,778
  8. Ponduru CT 12,640
  9. Balaga CT 9,071
  10. Hiramandalam CT 6,603

How people in Srikakulam worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.2%

Agricultural labourers

52.9%

Household industry

2.6%

Other work

32.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.1%.

Age structure of Srikakulam

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 Srikakulam
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
0-479,30576,327
5-996,60991,003
10-141,09,6201,01,927
15-191,07,8451,00,348
20-241,02,51798,995
25-2991,43097,808
30-3481,03086,070
35-3979,33287,941
40-4474,49771,875
45-4963,74761,420
50-5449,55551,554
55-5936,07545,907
60-6443,40853,909
65-6934,48636,742
70-7421,66123,013
75-798,1708,585
80+6,6898,897
Children (0–14)
25.4%
Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59)
63.4%
Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+)
11.2%
Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age
28.4years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
47.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Srikakulam

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 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 Srikakulam
  1. Telugu 92.3%
  2. Odia 6.3%
  3. Savara 0.9%
  4. Urdu 0.2%
  5. Hindi 0.1%
  6. Tamil 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu92.3%
  2. Odia6.2%
  3. Savara0.9%
  4. Urdu0.2%
  5. Hindi0.1%
  6. Tamil0.0%
  7. Relli0.0%
  8. Marathi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Srikakulam

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 89.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 26.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 16.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 22.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 25.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 8.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 23.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 74.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 46.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 44.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 48.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 31.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 10.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 74.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 67.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 61.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 74.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 39.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Srikakulam district held 4.4% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 7th of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 62.9%, 4.5 points below the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 72.8% of men but only 53.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1014 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 997.
  • 17.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
  • The population grew 6.5% in 2001–11, slower than Andhra Pradesh's 9.2% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.26 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Srikakulam, had 1.38 lakh people in 2011, 6.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Srikakulam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    81.1% 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 Srikakulam, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Srikakulam (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 Srikakulam (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 21,64,800 98.8% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 7,900 0.4% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 11,900 0.5% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 200 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 ≈ 6,400 0.3% 0.3%
Total21,91,437100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Srikakulam district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,26,000 (23.26 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Srikakulam's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 21,91,437.

What was the population of Srikakulam district in Census 2011?
21,91,437: 10,88,142 males and 11,03,295 females, of whom 3,73,746 lived in towns and 18,17,691 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 Srikakulam?
Literacy was 62.9% in 2011 (men 72.8%, women 53.2%). The sex ratio was 1014 females per 1,000 males, and 951 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Srikakulam district?
Srikakulam, with 1,37,944 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Srikakulam district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,412 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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