there were total 492,446 children under the age of 0-6 against 613,490 of 2001 census. of total 492,446 male and female were 250,086 and 242,360 respectively. the child sex ratio as per census 2011 was 969 compared to 978 in 2001. in 2011, children under 0-6 formed 9.56% of east godavari compared to 12.52% in 2001.