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Surguja population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Chhattisgarh, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,359,886 people
Households 526,049 PCA households
Literacy rate 60.01% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.98% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,359,886 2,116,965 242,921 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 526,049 476,467 49,582 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 380,445 350,022 30,423 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.12% 16.53% 12.52% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 978 982 940 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 962 967 903 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,187,941 1,008,398 179,543 Literacy rate% 60.01% 57.07% 84.49% Male literacy rate% 69.53% 67% 90.08% Female literacy rate% 50.32% 46.99% 78.58% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 115,652 103,230 12,422 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,300,628 1,248,135 52,493 Total workersCensus workers 1,155,807 1,079,652 76,155 Work participation rate% 48.98% 51% 31.35% Main workersworked at least 6 months 622,589 555,416 67,173 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 533,218 524,236 8,982 Non-workerspeople 1,204,079 1,037,313 166,766
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 526,049 households and 2,359,886 residents. Urban residents made up 10.29% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.71%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.53% for males and 50.32% for females. Of 1,155,807 workers, 53.87% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 316,824 148,463 Agricultural labourers 168,037 355,319 Household industry workers 7,157 5,486 Other workers 130,571 23,950
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801927 121,071 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801923 20,189 people within this district · Town
Census code 801917 11,893 people within this district · Town
Census code 801924 11,367 people within this district · Town
Census code 801925 11,204 people within this district · Town
Census code 801930 9,361 people within this district · Town
Census code 801922 7,448 people within this district · Town
Census code 801921 7,228 people within this district · Town
Census code 432614 6,567 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801928 6,270 people within this district · Town
Census code 801919 6,048 people within this district · Town
Census code 801920 5,635 people within this district · Town
Census code 801926 4,954 people within this district · Town
Census code 801929 4,838 people within this district · Town
Census code 801918 4,456 people within this district · Town
Census code 432613 4,392 people within this district · Census town