Demography

Total Geographical area of the District is 11,228 Sq.Kms. with 3 Revenue Divisions, 36 mandals, 557 Gram Panchayats, 726 Revenue Villages and 2257 Habitations. As per the 2011 Census the population of the District is 20,60,654 of which the Rural Population is 12,51,364 and the Urban Population is 8,09,290.  The density of population in the District is 225 per Sq.Km.  The Scheduled Castes Population is 3,37,860 and Scheduled Tribes Population is 40,994 in the District.