Machilipatnam city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Andhra Pradesh State/UT.
The current estimate population of Machilipatnam city in 2025 is
245,000
, while Machilipatnam metro population is estimated at
0
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Machilipatnam city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Machilipatnam city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Machilipatnam city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Machilipatnam in 2011 is 169,892.
Machilipatnam Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Machilipatnam city are 127,917 of which 65,135 are males while 62,782 are females. Average literacy rate of Machilipatnam city is 82.43 percent of which male and female literacy was 85.70 and 79.30 percent.
The sex ratio of Machilipatnam city is 1032 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 939 per 1000 boys.
Machilipatnam Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Machilipatnam city numbers 24,743 in which population of 91,283 resides. This is around 53.73% of total population of Machilipatnam city.
Machilipatnam Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Machilipatnam city with 82.23 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Machilipatnam with approximately 12.75 % following it.
In Machilipatnam city, Christinity is followed by 4.16 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.77 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.