according to the 2011 census kurnool district has a population of 4,046,601, roughly equal to the nation of liberia or the us state of oregon. this gives it a ranking of 54th in india (out of a total of 640). the district has a population density of . its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.65%. kurnool has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 61.13%.