[3] There were 6,283 children in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,205 were boys and 3,078 were girls with a sex ratio of 960.
The average literacy rate stood at 77.39% (46,084) of which 24,341 were male and 21,743 were female.
[4] As per the report published by Census India in 2011, the unemployment rate was 56%, with only 28,956 people (44%) of the Iragavaram Mandal total population employed.
Pekeru is the largest town and Garuvuguntakhandrika is the smallest in population.
[8] As of the 2015–16 academic year, the mandal had more than 6,167 students enrolled in over 70 schools.