Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Vijayawada is the 7^th highest ranked in Telugu Script   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate telugu population compared to other cities.

• 2.
• The average Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 11. Vijayawada is the 8^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that economic condition of people in this district is better compared to people in other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Vijayawada is the 13^th highest ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)   . This implies that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Vijayawada is the 9^th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Vijayawada is the 657^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Vijayawada is the 621^st worst ranked in GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)   .This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Vijayawada is the 615^th worst ranked in City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)   .This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.