Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh

Srikakulam is an administrative district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district is located about 520 km from Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Srikakulam. Telugu and Odia are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 5,837 km², including 5,650.96 km² of rural area and 186.04 km² of urban area.

List of Mandals in Srikakulam District

Srikakulam District is divided into 30 Mandals for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,472 villages under these mandals. The table below lists each mandal along with village count and area.

Sl. No.MandalVillagesArea (km²)
1Amadalavalasa51114.96
2Burja66120.09
3Etcherla31186.37
4Ganguvarisigadam43144.50
5Gara25157.80
6Hiramandalam40164.89
7Ichchapuram2896.36
8Jalumuru54148.47
9Kanchili58115.70
10Kaviti21120.19
11Kotabommali43144.56
12Kothuru36205.80
13Laveru42164.22
14Laxminarasupeta4768.07
15Mandasa83240.53
16Meliaputti70214.92
17Nandigam112154.91
18Narasannapeta46121.95
19Palasa79137.11
20Pathapatnam49158.25
21Polaki42154.85
22Ponduru38110.50
23Ranastalam55197.80
24Santhabommali39206.86
25Saravakota43196.26
26Sarubujjili4673.53
27Sompeta39158.48
28Srikakulam33136.41
29Tekkali54134.85
30Vajrapukotturu59142.72

Population of Srikakulam District

According to the 2011 Census, Srikakulam District had a population of 27,03,114 people living in 6,81,330 households. The population comprised 13,41,738 males and 13,61,376 females, with an average population density of 463 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population27,03,11422,66,4114,36,703
Male Population13,41,73811,26,8882,14,850
Female Population13,61,37611,39,5232,21,853
Total Households6,81,3305,72,3821,08,948
Population Density463 / km²401 / km²2,347 / km²

Srikakulam District had 14,95,381 literate people and 2,81,037 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 2,55,664 and 1,66,118 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,81,0372,38,33142,706
Literate Population14,95,38111,86,6623,08,719
Illiterate Population12,07,73310,79,7491,27,984
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,55,6642,14,82440,840
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,66,1181,60,4385,680

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.