# Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/ District · Andhra Pradesh # Visakhapatnam district Visakhapatnam is a district of Andhra Pradesh, 4th of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,290,589 people** in 43 sub-districts, 15 towns and 3,265 villages; 47% lived in towns. The largest town is [GVMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/gvmc/) (1,728,128). - 4,290,589people (2011) - 43sub-districts - 15towns - 66.9%literacy ## Who lives in Visakhapatnam? Visakhapatnam had **4,290,589 people** at the 2011 Census — 8.7% of Andhra Pradesh's population and 4th of 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh by population. There were 1,006 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Andhra Pradesh figure of 996; 3rd of 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 961 girls per 1,000 boys (the Andhra Pradesh figure is 944). An average household had 3.9 people, against 3.9 across Andhra Pradesh. ## How literate is Visakhapatnam? 66.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Andhra Pradesh's 67.4%), 8th of 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Men were at 74.6% and women at 59.3% — a gap of 15.2 points (it is 14.8 points across Andhra Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Visakhapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/) (83.3%) and lowest in [G.Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/g-madugula/) (38.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Visakhapatnam do for a living? 44.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 30.2%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 41% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 22% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 35% of workers here, against 51% across Andhra Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Munchingi Puttu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/) (73% of workers in farming) and the least is [Visakhapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (41%) · **■** Marginal 22 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Visakhapatnam 47.5% of people lived in towns and cities (above Andhra Pradesh's 29.6%), the most urban of 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The Census counted 15 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 11 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [GVMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/gvmc/). The largest is [GVMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/gvmc/) with 1,728,128 people, home to 85% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam had 3,265 census villages, 3,072 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 734 people; 55 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Thummapala](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/thummapala/) (31,035), [Kasimkota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kasimkota/kasimkota/) (15,753), [Balighattam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/narsipatnam/balighattam/) (15,002), [Kothakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/ravikamatham/kothakota/) (14,669) and [Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/madugula/madugula/) (12,704). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Visakhapatnam district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Visakhapatnam district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > The District of Vizagapatam has an area of 17,222 sq. m., being one of the largest districts in India. It is a picturesque and hilly country, but for the most part unhealthy. The surface is generally undulating, rising towards the interior, and crossed by streams, which are dry except during the rainy season. The main portion is occupied by the Eastern Ghats. The slopes of these mountains are clothed with luxuriant vegetation, amid which rise many tall forest trees, while the bamboo grows profusely in the valleys. The drainage on the east is carried by numerous streams direct to the sea, and that to the west flows into the Godāvari through the Indravati or through the Sabari and Siller rivers. To the west of the range is situated the greater portion of the extensive zamindari of Jāipur, which is for the most part very hilly and jungly. In the extreme north a remarkable mass of hills, called the Nimgiris, rise to a height of 5000 ft. The plain along the Bay of Bengal is a vast sheet of cultivation, green with rice fields and gardens of sugar-cane and tobacco. There are great varieties of climate in the district. Along the coast the air is soft and relaxing, the prevailing winds being south-easterly. The average annual rainfall at Vizagapatam exceeds 40 in. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Visakhapatnam compared with Andhra Pradesh ■ Visakhapatnam · ■ Andhra Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **67.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **944 Working population ****44.0%** **46.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Visakhapatnam Of every 100 households in Visakhapatnam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Visakhapatnam · ■ Electricity for lighting ****90%** Toilet within the home ****51%** No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** Tap water ****56%** Drinking water within premises ****34%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** Use banking services ****52%** Television ****59%** Mobile phone ****55%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****21%** Car / jeep / van ****4%** None of these assets ****23%** Own their home ****73%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Visakhapatnam Sub-district People Villages Towns [Munchingi Puttu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/) 47,418 325 0 [Peda Bayalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/) 51,890 271 0 [Dumbriguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/dumbriguda/) 49,029 87 0 [Araku Valley](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/) 56,674 169 1 [Ananthagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/ananthagiri/) 49,019 315 0 [Hukumpeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/hukumpeta/) 51,697 168 0 [Paderu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/) 58,983 213 1 [G.Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/g-madugula/) 53,884 328 0 [Chintapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/) 71,640 248 1 [Gudem Kotha Veedhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/gudem-kotha-veedhi/) 63,174 173 1 [Koyyuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/koyyuru/) 50,639 162 0 [Nathavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/nathavaram/) 64,607 39 0 [Golugonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/golugonda/) 52,852 36 0 [Narsipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/narsipatnam/) 91,612 12 2 [Rolugunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/rolugunta/) 48,388 30 0 [Ravikamatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/ravikamatham/) 70,761 35 0 [Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/madugula/) 72,006 53 0 [Cheedikada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/cheedikada/) 46,643 34 0 [Devarapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/devarapalle/) 58,312 43 0 [K.Kotapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/) 60,498 32 0 [Sabbavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/sabbavaram/) 67,334 30 0 [Pendurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pendurthi/) 146,650 15 0 [Anandapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anandapuram/) 60,789 32 0 [Padmanabham](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/padmanabham/) 52,079 25 0 [Bheemunipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/bheemunipatnam/) 116,349 18 2 [Visakhapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam/) 260,192 0 0 [Visakhapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-04867/) 977,771 0 1 [Pedagantyada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/pedagantyada/) 95,291 0 0 [Gajuwaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/gajuwaka/) 250,423 0 0 [Paravada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paravada/) 78,165 20 0 [Anakapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/) 186,937 31 2 [Chodavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chodavaram/) 88,493 30 1 [Butchayyapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/butchayyapeta/) 66,214 40 0 [Kotauratla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kotauratla/) 54,510 21 0 [Makavarapalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/makavarapalem/) 57,568 25 0 [Kasimkota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/kasimkota/) 67,262 28 0 [Munagapaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munagapaka/) 55,520 28 0 [Atchutapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/atchutapuram/) 66,577 34 0 [Yelamanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/yelamanchili/) 70,553 14 1 [Nakkapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/nakkapalle/) 81,079 30 1 [Payakaraopeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/payakaraopeta/) 93,093 18 1 [S.Rayavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/s-rayavaram/) 74,101 22 0 [Rambilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/rambilli/) 53,913 31 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Visakhapatnam - GVMC · 1,728,128 - Anakapalle · 86,519 - Bheemunipatnam · 55,082 - Narsipatnam · 33,757 - Yelamanchili · 27,265 - Payakaraopeta · 27,001 - Chodavaram · 20,251 - Peda Boddepalle · 12,781 - Gudivada · 8,787 - Chintapalle · 7,888 - Nakkapalle · 7,603 - Kantabamsuguda · 6,714 - Bowluvada · 5,001 - Upper Sileru Project Site Camp · 4,632 - Mulakuddu · 4,513 ## Largest villages in Visakhapatnam - Thummapala · 31,035 - Kasimkota · 15,753 - Balighattam · 15,002 - Kothakota · 14,669 - Madugula · 12,704 - Sabbavaram · 12,200 - Rambilli · 10,880 - Munagapaka · 10,028 - Pudimadaka · 9,912 - Vemulapudi · 9,907 - Kapuluppada · 9,412 - Devarapalle · 9,397 - Cheepurupalle · 9,317 - Vaddadi · 8,822 - Cheepurupalle · 8,573 - Yerravaram · 8,504 - Chippada · 8,405 - Paravada · 8,203 - Agency Laxmipuram · 7,782 - Anandapuram · 7,707 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Visakhapatnam?43: Munchingi Puttu, Peda Bayalu, Dumbriguda, Araku Valley, Ananthagiri, Hukumpeta, Paderu, G.Madugula, Chintapalle, Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Koyyuru, Nathavaram… - What is the population of Visakhapatnam district?4,290,589 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Visakhapatnam?GVMC