2001 CENSUS HIGHLIGHTS – KADAPA DISTRICT

• Kadapa District stands 7th in terms of area size and ranks 18th in terms of population in the state.

• Kadapa district stands 15th rank in terms of urbanization with a total urban population 5,87,753 forming 22.59 percentages to the total district population.

• The sex ratio of the district is 974 against 955 in 1991 Census showing increase over the decade.

• The density of the district is 169 against 148 in 1991 Census, showing increase over the decade.

• Rajampet village, PLC No.02467300 is most populated with a population of 45,597 and T.Seshampalle village, PLC No 02401900 is the least populated with a population of 25 in the district.

• Kadapa mandal is most populated with a population of 268,157 and B.Kodur Mandal is the least populated with a population of 19,450 in the district.

• Proddatur Municipality is most populated with a population of 150,309 and Moragudi is the least populated with a population of 5,995 in the district.

• Out of 100 workers 63.32 are engaged in Agriculture sector, 5.19 in Household industry and 31.49 in other economic activities. Thus showing the predominance Agriculture Sector.

• Out of 100 Male workers in the district 55.45 are engaged in Agriculture sector.

• Out of 100 Female workers in the district 77.29 are engaged in Agriculture sector.

• There is increase in the proportion of main workers of the district in the decade (40.39 percent in 1991 to 44.80 percent in 2001).

• There is increase in the proportion of Male workers of the district in the decade (55.30 percent in 1991 to 56.56 percent in 2001).

• There is increase in the proportion of Female workers of the district in the decade ( 24.78 percent in 1991 to 32.72 percent in 2001)

• The Kadapa District is famous for Cement and Coromandel fertilizer production.

• Kadapa Mandal has the lowest number of inhabited villages (3) and the highest number of inhabited villages ( 38 ) are found in Kondapur Mandal .

• Kodur mandal has largest area 11,374 hectares under irrigation, followed by Pendlimarri mandal with 9,946 hectares in the district. The mandal with lowest area 678 hectares under irrigation is Vontimitta.

• Itigullapadu village bearing PLC No.02396900 has the largest area (8018 hectares) and D.Lingampalle village bearing PLC No. 02394800 has the smallest area (7 hectares) among the villages of the district.

• Female work participation rate is 32.71 that of the Males in the district 56.57