Bijapur Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh

Bijapur Tehsil of Bijapur district has a total population of 66,448 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 33,956 are males while 32,492 are females. In 2011 there were a total 14,454 families residing in Bijapur Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Bijapur Tehsil is 957.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 24.3% people live in Urban areas while 75.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.8% while that in rural areas is 35.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bijapur Tehsil is 836 while that of Rural areas is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijapur Tehsil is 10916 which is 16% of the total population. There are 5519 male children and 5397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijapur Tehsil is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Bijapur Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Bijapur Tehsil is 46.43%. The male literacy rate is 46.14% and the female literacy rate is 31.13% in Bijapur Tehsil.

Population
66,448
Literacy
46.43%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Bijapur Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 97 villages.

Bijapur Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bijapur Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,916 5,519 5,397
Literacy 46.43% 46.14% 31.13%
Scheduled Caste 4,163 2,118 2,045
Scheduled Tribe 48,566 24,175 24,391
Illiterate 40,667 18,289 22,378

Caste-wise Population - Bijapur Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 73.1% of total population in Bijapur Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,163 2,118 2,045
Schedule Tribe 48,566 24,175 24,391

Religion-wise Population - Bijapur Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 62,695 (94.35%) 31,877 30,818
Muslim 643 (0.97%) 368 275
Christian 1,657 (2.49%) 843 814
Sikh 29 (0.04%) 27 2
Buddhist 715 (1.08%) 349 366
Jain 12 (0.02%) 3 9
Other Religion 648 (0.98%) 461 187
No Religion Specified 49 (0.07%) 28 21

Literacy Rate - Bijapur Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Bijapur Tehsil in 2011 were 46.43% in which, male and female literacy were 55.09% and 37.33% respectively. Total literate in Bijapur Tehsil were 25,781 of which male and female were 15,667 and 10,114 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Bijapur Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Bijapur Tehsil is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Bijapur Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Bijapur Tehsil.


Child Population - Bijapur Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 10,916 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bijapur Tehsil. Out of which 5,519 were male while 5,397 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bijapur Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 3,521 families under Bijapur Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,521 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 24.3% of total population of Bijapur Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 75.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,131 while that in rural regions is 8,785.

Total Urban Rural
Population 66,448 16,129 50,319
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,916 2,131 8,785
Schedule Caste 4,163 2,198 1,965
Schedule Tribe 48,566 7,810 40,756
Literacy 46.43% 79.78% 35.18%
Sex Ratio 957 836 999

Working Population - Bijapur Tehsil

In Bijapur Tehsil out of total population, 31,575 were engaged in work activities. 58.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,575 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,432 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,388 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,588 14,230 4,358
Cultivators 10,432 7,987 2,445
Agriculture Labourer 1,388 661 727
Household Industries 168 133 35
Other Workers 6,600 5,449 1,151
Marginal Workers 12,987 4,466 8,521
Non Working 34,873 15,260 19,613

Nearby Tehsils from Bijapur Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Bijapur Tehsil in Bijapur district.


Bijapur Tehsil Map


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