Demography

Census Data
Data as per Census 2011	Details
Geographical Area	6539 Sq. Kilometers
Forest Area	1193.03 Sq. Kilometers
No of Revenue Divisions	2
No of Mandals	34
No of Erstwhile Taluks	9
No of Revenue Villages	1582
No of Mandal Praja Parishads	34
No of Gram Panchayats	920
No of Municipalities	4
No of NagarPanchayats	1
No of Community Health Centers	11
No of Primary Health Centers	68
Literacy Rate	58.41
Seacoast	28 Kms

Land Particulars	Details
Agriculture Land Available in the District	3.64 Lakh Hect
Irrigated Land	1.32 Lakh Hect
UnIrrigated Land	2.32 Lakh Hect
Total Land Holdings (as per 2010-11 census)	446841

Population
Population as per 2011 Census	Details
Total (M-1161477 ,F-1182997)	23.44 Lakhs
Rural Population (M-920428,F-933135)(79% on Total Population)	18.53 Lakhs
Urban Population (M-241049,F-249862)(21% on Total Population)	4.91 Lakhs
Child Population (0-6 years)-(M-118149,F-112872)	2.31 Lakhs
Population Growth Rate(Census 2001 to 2011)	4.22 %
Sex Ratio	1019
% of Urban Population	20.94
S.C’s (As per 2011 Census) (% of Total Population 10.57)
Total	2.47 Lakhs
Male	1.21 Lakhs
Female	1.26 Lakhs
S.T’s (As per 2011 Census) (% of Total Population 10.05)
Total	2.36 Lakhs
Male	1.14 Lakhs
Female	1.20 Lakhs
No. of House Holds(2011 Census)
Total	5.87 Lakhs
Rural	4.63 Lakhs
Urban	1.24 Lakhs

Integrated Child Development Scheme	Details
Anganwadi Centre – MAIN	2977
Anganwadi Centre – MINI	643
Total Anganwadi Centres	3620