Adilabad District - Population 2011-2025

Adilabad District Population 2011-2025, Andhra Pradesh census, religion, literacy, SC/ST, urban/rural, city, child, sex ratio, Historical Census Data

Quick Overview: Adilabad District (Census 2021 Projection & 2011 Data)

• Estimated Population 2021: 2,970,000 (29.70 Lakhs)
• Census 2011 Population: 2,741,239 (27.41 Lakhs)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 1001 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6, 2011): 934
• Area: 16,105 km²
• Population Density (2011): 170/km²
• Urban Population (2011): 760,259 (27.73%)
• Rural Population (2011): 1,980,980 (72.27%)
• Households (2011): 649,849

Population Projections (2011-2036)

Year	Projected Population
2011	2,741,239 (27.41 Lakhs)
2021	2,970,000 (29.70 Lakhs)
2025	3,040,000 (30.40 Lakhs)
2026	3,060,000 (30.61 Lakhs)
2031	3,090,000 (30.98 Lakhs)
2036	2,987,635 (29.88 Lakhs)

Historic Census: 1901–2011

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	4.55 Lac	-	-	2.29 Lac	2.26 Lac
1911	5.79 Lac	1.24 Lac	27.25%	2.93 Lac	2.86 Lac
1921	6.05 Lac	25,870	4.47%	3.10 Lac	2.95 Lac
1931	6.98 Lac	92,620	15.30%	3.57 Lac	3.41 Lac
1941	7.56 Lac	58,760	8.42%	3.83 Lac	3.73 Lac
1951	8.32 Lac	75,260	9.95%	4.14 Lac	4.17 Lac
1961	10.09 Lac	1.78 Lac	21.37%	5.10 Lac	5.00 Lac
1971	12.88 Lac	2.79 Lac	27.65%	6.52 Lac	6.36 Lac
1981	16.40 Lac	3.52 Lac	27.32%	8.29 Lac	8.12 Lac
1991	20.82 Lac	4.42 Lac	26.95%	10.52 Lac	10.30 Lac
2001	24.88 Lac	4.06 Lac	19.47%	12.51 Lac	12.37 Lac
2011	27.41 Lac	2.53 Lac	10.18%	13.70 Lac	13.72 Lac

Religion-wise Population (2011)

Religion	Count	% of Total
Hindu	2,399,901	87.55%
Muslim	275,970	10.07%
Buddhist	25,510	0.93%
Christian	15,422	0.56%
Not Stated	22,120	0.81%
Sikh	1,377	0.05%
Jain	617	0.02%
Other	322	0.01%

Literacy Data (2011)

• Overall Literacy Rate: 61.01%
• Male Literacy: 70.81%
• Female Literacy: 51.31%
• Total Literates: 1,483,347 (856,350 male, 626,997 female)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	61.01%	70.81%	51.31%
Urban	75.63%	83.30%	67.83%
Rural	55.29%	65.83%	44.95%

Religion	Avg. Literacy Rate	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	59.41%	69.55%	49.39%
Muslim	73.81%	80.57%	67.01%
Buddhist	64.31%	75.56%	52.99%
Not Stated	66.07%	76.2%	56.26%

Sex Ratio Data (2011)

• Overall Sex Ratio: 1001 females/1000 males
• Urban Sex Ratio: 978
• Rural Sex Ratio: 1011
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6): 934 (Urban 925, Rural 937)

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	1004
Muslim	988
Buddhist	976
Religion not stated	1016

Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)

• SC Population: 488,596 (17.82%), Sex Ratio: 1012
• ST Population: 495,794 (18.09%), Sex Ratio: 1004

Urban / Rural Data Breakdown

Description	Rural	Urban
Population (%)	72.27%	27.73%
Total Population	1,980,980	760,259
Male Population	985,303	384,294
Female Population	995,677	375,965
Sex Ratio	1011	978
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	937	925
Child Population (0-6)	234,207	75,785
Male Child (0-6)	120,918	39,373
Female Child (0-6)	113,289	36,412
Child Percentage (0-6)	11.82%	9.97%
Literates	965,707	517,640
Male Literates	569,033	287,317
Female Literates	396,674	230,323
Avg. Literacy	55.29%	75.63%
Male Literacy	65.83%	83.30%
Female Literacy	44.95%	67.83%

Child Population (0-6 Years)

• Total: 309,992 (11.31%)
• Boys: 160,291
• Girls: 149,701
• Sex Ratio (0-6): 934

Houseless Data (2011)

• Houseless families: 1,369
• Houseless persons: 5,160
• % of district population: 0.19%

Geographical and Household Data

• Area: 16,105 km²
• Number of Towns: 22
• Number of Villages: 1,725
• Number of Households: 649,849

Workforce Profile

• Total Workers: 1,323,667 (48.29%)
• Male Workers: 748,939
• Female Workers: 574,728

Major Cities and Urban Agglomerations

City / Urban Agglomeration	Population	Male	Female
Mancherial (UA)	163,552	83,799	79,753
Adilabad (UA)	139,383	70,762	68,621
Adilabad (Municipality)	117,167	59,448	57,719

Subdistrict / Tahsil (Mandal) List – Adilabad District

• Adilabad
• Asifabad
• Bellampalli
• Boath
• Chennur
• Jainad
• Kagaznagar
• Kerameri
• Khanapur
• Kubheer
• Kuntala
• Luxettipet
• Mancherial
• Narnoor
• Nennal
• Sirpur
• Tamsi
• Tandur
• Utnoor
• Vemanpalle
• Wankidi
• Additional Mandals and revenue units as per 2011 census

Key Socio-Economic & Demographic Facts

• Diversified religious profile—Buddhist share higher than most Telangana districts.
• SC+ST combined population over 35%.
• Rural majority (72%); urbanization just over 27%.
• Literacy rate below national average, especially in rural/SC/ST groups.
• Sex ratio over 1000; high for the region.
• Significant city centers: Adilabad, Mancherial.
• Decadal growth lower than previous decades; population growth rate slowing.