Visakhapatnam Statistics

Populations

The total population is estimated as per indiacensus.net . As per 2011 census of India, Visakhapatnam District had a population of 4,290,589 in 2011. The sex ratio at birth data is sourced from the office of the Registrar General of india

Total Population

4,651,857

(estimated 2021)
Adult Sex Ratio

1006 females per 1000 males

Sex Ratio at Birth

968 girls per 1,000 boys

Area

Vizag is situated in the Eastern Ghats on the coast of Bay of Bengal. Geographically, the district lies at 17°69'N latitude, 83°22'E longitude and 900 m Altitude. It’s adjoining district in the north is Vizianagaram, and Godavari district in the south. The hilly areas are covered by the Eastern Ghats which has an altitude varying between 900 meters to 1200 meters at several peaks. The below data has been sourced from irrigationap.cgg.gov.in and visakhapatnam.ap.gov.in websites.

Total Area

11,161 sq. km

Forest

10.90 Lakh acres

Cultivable Area

10.64 Lakh acres

Sown area

7.06 Lakh acres

Irrigated area

4.42 Lakh acres

Length of coast line

135 km

Barren and un-cultivatable land

10.64 Lakh acres

Land put to non-agricultural use

2.69 Lakh acres

No.of Villages

3035

No.of Panchayats

925

No.of Mandals

46

Climate & Weather Averages

Visakhapatnam has a tropical climate. When compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall. The below data has been sourced from climate-data.org

Average temperature

26.9 C

Average Rainfall

1071mm

Driest Month

March(10mm of rainfall)

Rainiest Month

August( 205 mm of rainfall)

Warmest Month

May (30.9 C)

Coldest Month

January (22.7 C)

Coldest Month

January (22.7 C)

Average annual temperature of Bay of Bengal

28.10 C

Religions

The below data has been sourced from indiacensus.net which is estimated for 2021.

Hindu

95.68%

Muslims

 

2.01%

Christian

1.81%

Sikh

 

0.05%

Buddhist

0.02%

Jain

0.05%

Not stated

0.36%

Others

0.01%

Education

Average literacy rate in Visakhapatnam is about 58.85% of which male literacy rate is 66.52% and female literacy rate is 53.23%. The below data has been sourced from Hand Book of statistics Visakhapatnam district 2018.

No.of Primary school's

3,500

(1.73 lakhs students enrolled)
No.of Upper Primary school's

719(0.78 lakhs students enrolled)

No.of High school's

1,152(3.96 lakhs students enrolled)

Junior, Degree and Professional Institutions

 

527(2.42 lakhs students enrolled)

Medical & Health Department

The below data has been sourced from Hand Book of statistics Visakhapatnam district 2018.

Government hospitals (allopathic)

122

Hospitals with Indian Medicine

36

No. of Doctors in all Hospitals (including Contract)

519

Hospitals for special treatment

6

Primary Health Centers

89

Dispensaries including ESI Diagnostic centres

59

No. of Beds in all Hospitals

1509

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