Farasgaon Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bastar district, Chhattisgarh

Farasgaon Tehsil of Bastar district has a total population of 98,752 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 48,693 are males while 50,059 are females. In 2011 there were a total 20,692 families residing in Farasgaon Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Farasgaon Tehsil is 1,028.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.4% people live in Urban areas while 93.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.7% while that in rural areas is 57.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Farasgaon Tehsil is 910 while that of Rural areas is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Farasgaon Tehsil is 15725 which is 16% of the total population. There are 7834 male children and 7891 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Farasgaon Tehsil is 1,007 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Farasgaon Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Farasgaon Tehsil is 58.82%. The male literacy rate is 58.7% and the female literacy rate is 40.45% in Farasgaon Tehsil.

Population
98,752
Literacy
58.82%
Sex Ratio
1,028

To facilitate the administration, Farasgaon Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 103 villages.

Farasgaon Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,725 7,834 7,891
Literacy 58.82% 58.7% 40.45%
Scheduled Caste 5,223 2,592 2,631
Scheduled Tribe 70,820 34,690 36,130
Illiterate 49,918 20,110 29,808

Caste-wise Population - Farasgaon Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.7% of total population in Farasgaon Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,223 2,592 2,631
Schedule Tribe 70,820 34,690 36,130

Religion-wise Population - Farasgaon Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 80,369 (81.38%) 39,750 40,619
Muslim 413 (0.42%) 233 180
Christian 153 (0.15%) 81 72
Sikh 42 (0.04%) 23 19
Buddhist 252 (0.26%) 121 131
Jain 54 (0.05%) 26 28
Other Religion 17,372 (17.59%) 8,409 8,963
No Religion Specified 97 (0.1%) 50 47

Literacy Rate - Farasgaon Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Farasgaon Tehsil in 2011 were 58.82% in which, male and female literacy were 69.96% and 48.02% respectively. Total literate in Farasgaon Tehsil were 48,834 of which male and female were 28,583 and 20,251 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Farasgaon Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Farasgaon Tehsil is 1,028 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,028 females in Farasgaon Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,007 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Farasgaon Tehsil.


Child Population - Farasgaon Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 15,725 children between age 0 to 6 years in Farasgaon Tehsil. Out of which 7,834 were male while 7,891 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Farasgaon Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,478 families under Farasgaon Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,478 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.4% of total population of Farasgaon Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 657 while that in rural regions is 15,068.

Total Urban Rural
Population 98,752 6,306 92,446
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,725 657 15,068
Schedule Caste 5,223 431 4,792
Schedule Tribe 70,820 3,151 67,669
Literacy 58.82% 81.73% 57.14%
Sex Ratio 1,028 910 1,037

Working Population - Farasgaon Tehsil

In Farasgaon Tehsil out of total population, 65,128 were engaged in work activities. 38.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,128 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,745 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,305 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,054 17,662 7,392
Cultivators 13,745 10,418 3,327
Agriculture Labourer 3,305 1,716 1,589
Household Industries 663 402 261
Other Workers 7,341 5,126 2,215
Marginal Workers 40,074 14,874 25,200
Non Working 33,624 16,157 17,467

Nearby Tehsils from Farasgaon Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Farasgaon Tehsil in Bastar district.


Farasgaon Tehsil Map


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