Visakhapatnam - Demographics

Demographics

Vizagpatnam is a cosmopolitan mix of people from various parts of India. From a population of a few thousand during the 18th and early 19th centuries, the population grew steadily. The city doubled its population from 1990–2000, due to a large migrant population from surrounding areas and other parts of the country coming to work in its factories.

Religion in Visakhapatnam
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			93%
Others			7%

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1871		—
1881		—
1891		—
1901	40,892	—
1911	43,413	+6.2%
1921	44,711	+3.0%
1931	57,303	+28.2%
1941	70,243	+22.6%
1951	108,042	+53.8%
1961	211,190	+95.5%
1971	363,467	+72.1%
1981	603,630	+66.1%
2001	1,345,938	+123.0%
2011	4,288,113	+218.6%

According to the 2011 India census, As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Visakhapatnam in 2011 is 3789820 of which male and female are 1903890 and 1885920 respectively. The sex ratio of Visakhapatnam city is 977 per 1000 males. In education section, total literates in Visakhapatnam city are 1,298,896 of which 698,959 are males while 599,937 are females. Average literacy rate of Visakhapatnam city is 82.66 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.02 and 77.18 percent. Total children (0-6) in Visakhapatnam city are 158,924 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 81,119 boys while 77,805 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 959 per 1000 boys.10 percent of the population is under age six. Visakhapatnam is listed as one of the 100 fastest-growing cities in the world.

Hinduism is practised by the majority of its citizens, followed by Islam and Christianity. The area practised Buddhism for two millennia, evidenced from the many Buddhist sangharamas in the outlying areas; currently, however, the population of Buddhists has waned. There is little or no religious tension.

See also: List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population