Chitrakoot District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Uttar Pradesh) - Census 2011

Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh has a total population of 991,730 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 527,721 are males while 464,009 are females. In 2011 there were a total 168,232 families residing in Chitrakoot district. The Average Sex Ratio of Chitrakoot district is 879.

Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.7% people live in Urban areas while 90.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.3% while that in rural areas is 63.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chitrakoot district is 892 while that of Rural areas is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitrakoot district is 175311 which is 18% of the total population. There are 91919 male children and 83392 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitrakoot is 907 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (879) of Chitrakoot district.

The total literacy rate of Chitrakoot district is 65.05%. The male literacy rate is 62.6% and the female literacy rate is 43.26% in Chitrakoot district.

Population
991,730
Literacy
65.05%
Sex Ratio
879

To facilitate the administration, Chitrakoot district is further divided into 2 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Chitrakoot Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chitrakoot district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 175,311 91,919 83,392
Literacy 65.05% 62.6% 43.26%
Scheduled Caste 266,655 141,379 125,276
Scheduled Tribe 366 196 170
Illiterate 460,658 197,382 263,276

Caste-wise Population - Chitrakoot district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 266,655 141,379 125,276
Schedule Tribe 366 196 170

Religion-wise Population - Chitrakoot district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 955,372 (96.33%) 508,465 446,907
Muslim 34,559 (3.48%) 18,303 16,256
Christian 693 (0.07%) 351 342
Sikh 63 (0.01%) 25 38
Buddhist 101 (0.01%) 58 43
Jain 285 (0.03%) 141 144
Other Religion 27 (0%) 16 11
No Religion Specified 630 (0.06%) 362 268

Literacy Rate - Chitrakoot district

The total literacy rate of Chitrakoot district was 65.05% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 531,072 literates, males were 330,339 while females were 200,733. Also the male literacy rate was 75.8% and the female literacy rate was 52.74% in Chitrakoot district.

  Chitrakoot district Uttar Pradesh
Female 52.74% 57.18%
Male 75.8% 77.28%
Total 65.05% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Chitrakoot district

The Sex Ratio of Chitrakoot district is 879 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 879 females in Chitrakoot district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Chitrakoot district.


Population Density - Chitrakoot district

The total area of Chitrakoot district is 3,216 km2. Thus the density of Chitrakoot district is 308 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 29 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,187 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Chitrakoot district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Chitrakoot, 9.71% people lived in urban regions while 90.29% in rural areas. The total urban population was 96,332 out of which 50,927 were males while the remaining 45,405 were females. In rural areas of Chitrakoot, male population was 476,794 while the female population was 418,604.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Chitrakoot was 892 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Chitrakoot was 872 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Chitrakoot were 13,246 which is 13.75% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Chitrakoot was 878 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Chitrakoot was 910 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Chitrakoot for urban regions was 76.28 percent in which males were 84.01% literate while female literacy stood at 67.65%. The total literate population of Chitrakoot was 531,072. Similarly in rural areas of Chitrakoot, the average literacy rate was 63.78 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 74.88% and 51.03% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Chitrakoot were 467,692.

Rural Urban
Population % 90.29% 9.71%
Total population 895,398 96,332
Male population 476,794 50,927
Female population 418,604 45,405
Sex ratio 878 892
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 910 872
Child population 162,065 13,246
Literates 467,692 63,380
Average literacy 63.78% 76.28%
Male literacy 74.88% 84.01%
Female literacy 51.03% 67.65%

Child Population - Chitrakoot district

According to Census 2011, there were 175,311 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chitrakoot district. Out of which 91,919 were male while 83,392 were female.


Working Population - Chitrakoot district

In Chitrakoot district out of total population, 394,197 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 394,197 workers engaged in Main Work, 130,790 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89,510 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 282,614 208,896 73,718
Cultivators 130,790 100,563 30,227
Agriculture Labourer 89,510 58,700 30,810
Household Industries 7,966 5,029 2,937
Other Workers 54,348 44,604 9,744
Marginal Workers 111,583 46,081 65,502
Non Working 597,533 272,744 324,789

Nearby Districts from Chitrakoot

Below are the list of Districts near Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.


Chitrakoot district Map


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