sentences:  8,389 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,253 are boys and 4,136 are girls —a ratio of 973 girls per 1000 boys.The average literacy rate stands at 78.80% with 62,099 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.The urban agglomeration population of Chirala is 162,471.