Visakhapatnam

This page provides an overview of Visakhapatnam: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

19,417,023
Population
4,967,585
Households
1008
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.43%
Approx. literacy

Visakhapatnam has an aggregated population of 19,417,023. Approximately 44.19% live in rural areas (8,581,178) and 20.97% live in urban areas (4,071,844).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 8,581,178 3
Anakapalle 469,291 34
Anandapuram 182,367 35
Ananthagiri 147,057 318
Araku Valley 163,308 172
Atchutapuram 199,731 37
Bheemunipatnam 289,452 21
Butchayyapeta 198,642 43
Cheedikada 139,929 37
Chintapalle 207,032 251
Chodavaram 245,228 33
Devarapalle 174,936 46
Dumbriguda 147,087 90
G.Madugula 161,652 331
Gajuwaka 500,846 3
Golugonda 158,556 39
Gudem Kotha Veedhi 184,890 176
Hukumpeta 155,091 171
K.Kotapadu 181,494 35
Kasimkota 201,786 31
Kotauratla 163,530 24
Koyyuru 151,917 165
Madugula 216,018 56
Makavarapalem 172,704 28
Munagapaka 166,560 31
Munchingi Puttu 142,254 328
Nakkapalle 235,634 33
Narsipatnam 228,298 15
Nathavaram 193,821 42
Paderu 168,162 216
Padmanabham 156,237 28
Paravada 208,935 23
Payakaraopeta 252,278 21
Peda Bayalu 155,670 274
Pedagantyada 190,582 3
Pendurthi 325,680 18
Rambilli 161,739 34
Ravikamatham 212,283 38
Rolugunta 145,164 33
S.Rayavaram 222,303 25
Sabbavaram 197,381 33
Visakhapatnam (Rural) 520,384 3
Visakhapatnam (Urban) 1,955,542 3
Yelamanchili 184,394 17

Population summary

Visakhapatnam has a population of 19,417,023 (9,668,874 males and 9,748,149 females). The sex ratio is about 1008 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population19,417,023
Male9,668,874
Female9,748,149
Rural population8,581,178 (44.19%)
Urban population4,071,844 (20.97%)
Households4,967,585

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.43%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates11,345,163
Total illiterates8,071,860

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,469,924 (7.57%). ST: 3,053,968 (15.73%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,469,9247.57%
ST3,053,96815.73%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,067,119 (10.65%). Workers: 8,724,106 (44.93%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,067,11910.65%
Total workers8,724,10644.93%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Visakhapatnam 4,290,589
Visakhapatnam 2,254,667
Visakhapatnam 2,035,922
Visakhapatnam (Urban) 977,771
Visakhapatnam (Urban) 977,771
Visakhapatnam (Rural) 260,192
Visakhapatnam (Rural) 260,192
Gajuwaka 250,423
Gajuwaka 250,423
Anakapalle 186,937