Ongole city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Ongole Metropolitan Region. The Ongole city is located in Andhra Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Ongole city in 2023 is
281,000
, while Ongole metro population is estimated at
286,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ongole city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ongole city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ongole city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ongole in 2011 is 204,746. Although Ongole city has population of 204,746; its urban / metropolitan population is 208,344.
Ongole Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Ongole city are 153,628 of which 82,166 are males while 71,462 are females. Average literacy rate of Ongole city is 83.04 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.73 and 77.34 percent.
The sex ratio of Ongole city is 991 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 930 per 1000 boys.
Ongole Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Ongole city & its Out Growth numbers 27,298 in which population of 108,577 resides. This is around 52.11% of total population of Ongole city & its outgrowth which is 208,344.
Ongole Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Ongole city with 87.62 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Ongole with approximately 10.51 % following it.
In Ongole city, Christinity is followed by 1.62 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.19 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.