Prakasam is one of district of Andhra Pradesh in India. There are 56 Mandals, 1081 villages and 17 towns in Prakasam district.
As per the Census India 2011, Prakasam district has 860463 households, population of 3397448 of which 1714764 are males and 1682684 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 378261 which is 11.13% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Prakasam district is around
981 compared to
993 which is average of Andhra Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Prakasam district is 56.05% out of which 64.6% males are literate and 47.35% females are literate. The total area of Prakasam is 17626 sq.km with population density of 193 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 80.44% of population lives in Urban area and 19.56% lives in Rural area. There are 23.19% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.45% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Prakasam district.
Prakasam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3397448 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3150195 | 92.72% |
| Muslim | 220654 | 6.49% |
| Christian | 18775 | 0.55% |
| Religion not stated | 7051 | 0.21% |
| Sikh | 266 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 206 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 204 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 97 | 0% |
Prakasam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 268.63 | 17357.37 |
| Number of households | 168650 | 691813 |
| Total Population | 664582 | 2732866 |
| Population (%) | 49.97% | 49.41% |
| Male Population | 332123 | 1382641 |
| Female Population | 332459 | 1350225 |
| Sex Ratio | 1001 | 977 |
| Literacy (%) | 70.5% | 52.54% |
List of Mandals in Prakasam
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