| Voice of Prakasam :
Janardhan Rao
Following are the social and developmental challenges of the district:
Women are not encouraged to acquire education in the district due
to various reasons like poverty etc.
Lack of sufficient water in irrigation is causing problems to the
farmers.
Less awareness on the HIV/AIDS in the district.
Prakasam District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 17626.0 Km2
Population in Prakasam (Census 2011)
Total 3392764
Male 1712735
Female 1680029
Under 6 population
Total 360461
Male 186581
Female173880
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 48931
In seeing : 16779
In speech : 6017
In hearing : 2687
In movement : 17283
Mental : 6165
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 305
Sex Ratio Rank : 419
( Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 164 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 420 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Prakasam District
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