Demographics
According to the 2011 census Visakhapatnam district has a population of 4,288,113, roughly equal to the nation of New Zealand or the US state of Kentucky. This gives it a ranking of 44th in India (out of a total of 640) and 5th in its state. The district has a population density of 384 inhabitants per square kilometre (990 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.89%. Visakhapatnam has a sex ratio of 1003 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.7%.
Visakhapatnam district has a population of 4,288,113 people of which 57.95% is urban as of 2011 census.
| Population | 4,288,113 |
| Males | 2,140,872 |
| Females | 2,147,241 |
| Growth(1991–2001) | 15.36% |
| Rural | 1,301,437 |
| Urban | 3,530,899 |
| Scheduled Caste Population | 291,219 (7.6%) |
| Scheduled Tribe Population | 557,572 (14.55%) |
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