Guntur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Guntur Metropolitan Region. The Guntur city is located in Andhra Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Guntur city in 2023 is
891,000
, while Guntur metro population is estimated at
923,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Guntur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Guntur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Guntur city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Guntur in 2011 is 647,508. Although Guntur city has population of 647,508; its urban / metropolitan population is 670,073.
Guntur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Guntur city are 469,263 of which 246,906 are males while 222,357 are females. Average literacy rate of Guntur city is 80.40 percent of which male and female literacy was 85.74 and 75.21 percent.
The sex ratio of Guntur city is 1019 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 951 per 1000 boys.
Guntur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Guntur city & its Out Growth numbers 67,529 in which population of 266,500 resides. This is around 39.77% of total population of Guntur city & its outgrowth which is 670,073.
Guntur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Guntur city with 77.91 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Guntur with approximately 18.05 % following it.
In Guntur city, Christinity is followed by 3.25 %, Jainism by 0.35 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.39 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
77.91 %
522,030
Muslims
18.05 %
120,974
Christian
3.25 %
21,787
Sikh
0.03 %
210
Buddhist
0.01 %
62
Jain
0.35 %
2,312
Others
0.01 %
93
Not Stated
0.39 %
2,605
Guntur Future Population 2021-2031
Guntur
City
Metropolitan
2011
647,508
670,073
2021
841,000
871,000
2022
866,000
897,000
2023
891,000
923,000
2024
917,000
950,000
2025
944,000
978,000
2026
972,000
1,007,000
2027
1,001,000
1,037,000
2028
1,031,000
1,068,000
2029
1,061,000
1,100,000
2030
1,092,000
1,133,000
2031
1,124,000
1,166,000
Guntur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
670,073
331,435
338,638
City Population
647,508
320,720
326,788
Literates
469,263
246,906
222,357
Children (0-6)
63,877
32,740
31,137
Average Literacy (%)
80.40 %
85.74 %
75.21 %
Sexratio
1019
Child Sexratio
951
Guntur Metropolitan Region
Guntur city comes under Guntur Metropolitan area.
Guntur Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
670,073
331,435
338,638
Literates
483,261
254,018
229,243
Children (0-6)
66,124
33,923
32,201
Average Literacy (%)
80.02 %
85.38 %
74.81 %
Sexratio
1022
Child Sexratio
949
Guntur Metropolitan Areas
Gorantla (Part), Guntur, and Peda Palakaluru (Part)