Editing Tenali (section)

== Demographics ==

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|title=Religion in Tenali (2011)
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{{bar percent|Hinduism|orange|83.76}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|13.11}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|blue|1.94}}
{{bar percent|Others (incl.unclassified and<br /> religion not stated)|grey|1.19}}
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{{Historical population
| source = <ref name="sanitation_plan">{{cite web |title=City Sanitation Plan |url=https://tenali.cdma.ap.gov.in/sites/default/files/city%20sanitation%20plan%20-%20Tenali.pdf |website=[[Tenali Municipality]] |publisher=[[Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh]] |access-date=13 May 2019 |page=12}}</ref>
| 1971 | 102937
| 1981 | 119257
| 1991 | 149726
| 2001 | 193756
| 2011 | 222895	
}}

{{As of|2011}} [[census of India]], there were {{formatnum:43593}} [[household]]s with a population of {{formatnum:164937}}. It comprises {{formatnum:81427}} males, {{formatnum:83510}} females and {{formatnum:14340}} children (age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate stood at 82.75% with {{formatnum:124618}} literates, of which males were 164,467 and females were 160,151. There are a total of {{formatnum:60756}} workers and {{formatnum:6238}} non–workers.<ref name="population" /> The number of households in 74 slums (37 notified and 7 non–notified) were {{formatnum:18958}} and the total slum population was {{formatnum:75831}}.<ref name="sanitation_plan" />{{rp|11,23}}

=== Language and religion ===

[[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the most spoken language with a total of {{formatnum:142085}} native speakers, followed by {{formatnum:19923}} [[Urdu]] speakers. A significant minority speak [[Hindi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Town Level |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16_Town.html |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=13 May 2019}} ''Select "Andhra Pradesh" from the download menu. Data for "Tenali (M)" is at row 12690 of the excel file.''</ref> The religious population constitute {{formatnum:138156}} [[Hindus]] (83.76%), {{formatnum:21619}} [[Muslims]] (13.11%), {{formatnum:3206}} [[Christians]] (1.94%) and {{formatnum:1355}} (0.82%) not stating any religion.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=13 May 2019}} ''Select "Andhra Pradesh" from the download menu. Data for "Tenali (M)" is at row 2693 of the excel file.''</ref>