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District of Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20.21 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,21,000 2.02 million 1 March 2026

Vizianagaram district's population is estimated at ≈20.21 lakh (20,21,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,30,811 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

Vizianagaram district

Census 2011
19,30,811
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20.21 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,29,764

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,01,047

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20.21 lakh 20,21,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.31 lakh 19,30,811 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 380per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1010 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
955 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
59.1% Male 68.1% · Female 50.2%
Urban share
22.3% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+4.6% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 5,077km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
4.85 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
953 Census 2011
Towns
13 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.

Vizianagaram: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
20 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199117,27,179
200118,46,802
201119,30,811
2016 *19,77,000
2021 *20,09,000
2026 *20,21,000
2031 *20,16,000
2036 *19,96,000

* Estimate

How Vizianagaram'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 Vizianagaram's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Vizianagaram2,83,55014.7%102777.4%84.6%
2 Bobbili1,22,9646.4%101364.0%46.2%
3 Rajam94,0394.9%100061.4%44.9%
4 Nellimarla77,0314.0%101559.5%34.1%
5 Srungavarapukota75,9173.9%104564.5%0.0%
6 Pusapatirega71,9553.7%97149.0%0.0%
7 Regidi Amadalavalasa70,4933.7%99252.3%0.0%
8 Kothavalasa68,5793.6%103067.0%28.0%
9 Garividi68,2893.5%99656.3%27.7%
10 Gantyada65,5793.4%100656.6%0.0%
11 Santhakaviti65,4193.4%99054.0%0.0%
12 Gurla64,6953.4%100049.1%0.0%
13 Cheepurupalle63,4083.3%101357.1%23.4%
14 Therlam59,6883.1%99751.2%0.0%
15 Jami58,0663.0%100356.9%0.0%
16 Gajapathinagaram57,5293.0%102253.8%9.9%
17 Merakamudidam57,2373.0%99750.3%0.0%
18 Bhogapuram54,8912.8%100351.2%0.0%
19 Dattirajeru54,4992.8%100948.8%0.0%
20 Denkada54,3822.8%99956.0%10.9%
21 Lakkavarapukota53,0392.7%99958.1%0.0%
22 Bondapalle51,1462.6%102554.1%0.0%
23 Vepada50,5802.6%102956.3%0.0%
24 Ramabhadrapuram50,4642.6%102952.5%0.0%
25 Badangi49,3842.6%98554.0%0.0%
26 Mentada46,8552.4%101746.0%0.0%
27 Vangara41,1332.1%101852.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Vizianagaram (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Vizianagaram (Census 2011)
  1. Vizianagaram 2,28,720
  2. Bobbili 56,819
  3. Rajam 42,197
  4. Nellimarla CT 20,498
  5. Sriramnagar CT 18,893
  6. Cheepurupalle CT 14,847
  7. Kothavalasa CT 14,321
  8. Kanapaka CT 5,960
  9. Chintalavalasa CT 5,921
  10. Jarjapupeta CT 5,761

How people in Vizianagaram worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

18.2%

Agricultural labourers

45.5%

Household industry

2.6%

Other work

33.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.4%.

Age structure of Vizianagaram

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 Vizianagaram
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
0-469,72567,356
5-983,15179,206
10-1494,57288,943
15-1991,49086,376
20-2486,88685,359
25-2979,28684,394
30-3471,73475,956
35-3972,67978,879
40-4467,54965,532
45-4958,01456,370
50-5445,60447,171
55-5934,00442,569
60-6440,27648,255
65-6927,89530,009
70-7416,00917,206
75-795,8246,361
80+4,9136,539
Children (0–14)
25.2%
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
28.8years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
45.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Vizianagaram

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 27 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 Vizianagaram
  1. Telugu 98.8%
  2. Urdu 0.4%
  3. Hindi 0.3%
  4. Odia 0.3%
  5. Tamil 0.1%
  6. Konda 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu98.8%
  2. Urdu0.4%
  3. Hindi0.2%
  4. Relli0.1%
  5. Odia0.1%
  6. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  7. Tamil0.0%
  8. Marathi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Vizianagaram

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 90.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 45.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 16.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 23.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 42.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 11.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 25.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 72.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 44.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 48.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 52.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 12.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 77.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 69.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 60.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 78.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Vizianagaram district held 3.9% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 14th of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 59.1%, 8.3 points below the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 68.1% of men but only 50.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1010 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 997.
  • 22.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
  • The population grew 4.6% in 2001–11, slower than Andhra Pradesh's 9.2% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20.21 lakh, implies growth of about 5% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Vizianagaram, Srikakulam); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 953 village and 13 town records.
  • Its largest town, Vizianagaram, had 2.29 lakh people in 2011, 11.8% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Vizianagaram (2011) 86.0% of this district
    70.8% of the 2011 district
  • Srikakulam (2011) 14.0% of this district
    10.0% 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 Vizianagaram, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vizianagaram (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 Vizianagaram (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 18,97,200 98.3% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 14,600 0.8% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 10,700 0.6% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 800 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 6,900 0.4% 0.3%
Total19,30,811100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vizianagaram district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,21,000 (20.21 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vizianagaram's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,30,811.

What was the population of Vizianagaram district in Census 2011?
19,30,811: 9,60,450 males and 9,70,361 females, of whom 4,29,764 lived in towns and 15,01,047 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 Vizianagaram?
Literacy was 59.1% in 2011 (men 68.1%, women 50.2%). The sex ratio was 1010 females per 1,000 males, and 955 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vizianagaram district?
Vizianagaram, with 2,28,720 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vizianagaram district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 953 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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