Yerukalas - People of South India
Environment |
Primarily Plains, but also tropical rainforests and mountains |
Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic since ages, but now settled down in villages and towns |
Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Handicraft Sales/ Government Jobs |
Classification |
Dravidian & South Indian Indigenous People |
Literacy |
45.4% (2001) & 25.74% (1991) |
Population |
Estimated total Yerukala population in India is greater than 600,000 |
Religion |
97% Hinduism |
Language |
69,533 Yerukala language speakers out of 4,37,459 Yerukalas |
Location |
Mainly Andhra Pradesh; Also other parts of India |
2001 Census Highlights
According to the Census 2001 data from Government Of India, some of the significant numbers about Yerukalas.
Number |
Significance |
4,37,459 |
Total Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh. |
8.7% |
Percentage of Yerukalas among the total ST population in Andhra Pradesh. |
77.5% |
Rural population percentage of Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh. |
984 |
Sex ratio among all ages of Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh. |
971 |
Sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 of Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh. |
45.4% |
Literacy rate of Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh (Highest among the ST population of Andhra Pradesh). Significant increase from 1991's 25.74. |
50.5% |
Work Participation Rate (WPR) of Yerukalas in Andhra Pradesh (Lowest among the ST population of Andhra Pradesh). |
45.2% |
Work Participation Rate (WPR) of Yerukala women in Andhra Pradesh (Lowest among the ST women population of Andhra Pradesh). |
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Census Data of 1991 & 2001
S.no |
District |
2001 |
1991 |
1 |
Srikakulam |
Not Available |
2,707 |
2 |
Vizianagaram |
Not Available |
6,379 |
3 |
Vishakapatnam |
Not Available |
3,744 |
4 |
E.Godavari |
Not Available |
14,340 |
5 |
W.Godavari |
18,152 |
15,268 |
6 |
Krishna |
32,445 |
28,847 |
7 |
Guntur |
68,349 |
62,889 |
8 |
Prakasam |
29,042 |
26,339 |
9 |
Nellore |
24,289 |
20,393 |
10 |
Chittoor |
23,161 |
19,401 |
11 |
Cuddapah |
18,399 |
15,369 |
12 |
Ananthapur |
36,279 |
33,259 |
13 |
Kurnool |
28,666 |
24,174 |
14 |
MahabubNagar |
21,039 |
18,897 |
15 |
RangaReddi |
11,340 |
10,418 |
16 |
Hyderabad |
6,595 |
6,594 |
17 |
Medak |
13,264 |
11,843 |
18 |
Nizamabad |
5,409 |
6,150 |
19 |
Adilabad |
Not Available |
2,070 |
20 |
Karimnagar |
13,215 |
12,833 |
21 |
Warangal |
19,774 |
18,162 |
22 |
Khammam |
Not Available |
12,028 |
23 |
Nalgonda |
18,531 |
15,794 |
Total |
4,37,459 |
3,87,898 |