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Bastar 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 1,413,199 people
Households 311,538 PCA households
Literacy rate 54.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.41% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,413,199 1,219,705 193,494 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 311,538 268,258 43,280 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 216,713 194,321 22,392 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.33% 15.93% 11.57% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,023 1,031 978 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 994 1,002 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 650,863 511,057 139,806 Literacy rate% 54.4% 49.84% 81.71% Male literacy rate% 64.82% 60.75% 88.62% Female literacy rate% 44.26% 39.32% 74.68% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 37,963 25,881 12,082 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 931,780 880,221 51,559 Total workersCensus workers 726,531 651,790 74,741 Work participation rate% 51.41% 53.44% 38.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 394,824 331,587 63,237 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 331,707 320,203 11,504 Non-workerspeople 686,668 567,915 118,753
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 311,538 households and 1,413,199 residents. Urban residents made up 13.69% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.31%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.33% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 64.82% for males and 44.26% for females. Of 726,531 workers, 54.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 195,389 89,083 Agricultural labourers 83,458 204,370 Household industry workers 7,056 3,765 Other workers 108,921 34,489
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 802064 125,463 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802062 30,921 people within this district · Town
Census code 802060 11,115 people within this district · Town
Census code 802065 10,048 people within this district · Town
Census code 802061 9,641 people within this district · Town
Census code 802063 6,306 people within this district · Town