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

Keskal Tehsil of Bastar district has a total population of 93,003 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 45,822 are males while 47,181 are females. In 2011 there were a total 19,640 families residing in Keskal Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Keskal Tehsil is 1,030.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12% people live in Urban areas while 88% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.2% while that in rural areas is 58.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Keskal Tehsil is 962 while that of Rural areas is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keskal Tehsil is 13166 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6560 male children and 6606 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keskal Tehsil is 1,007 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Keskal Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Keskal Tehsil is 61.46%. The male literacy rate is 62.41% and the female literacy rate is 43.4% in Keskal Tehsil.

Population
93,003
Literacy
61.46%
Sex Ratio
1,030

To facilitate the administration, Keskal Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 101 villages.

Keskal Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,166 6,560 6,606
Literacy 61.46% 62.41% 43.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,671 1,359 1,312
Scheduled Tribe 66,197 32,236 33,961
Illiterate 43,932 17,226 26,706

Caste-wise Population - Keskal Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.2% of total population in Keskal Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,671 1,359 1,312
Schedule Tribe 66,197 32,236 33,961

Religion-wise Population - Keskal Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 66,905 (71.94%) 33,006 33,899
Muslim 2,346 (2.52%) 1,204 1,142
Christian 197 (0.21%) 105 92
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 9 4
Buddhist 46 (0.05%) 28 18
Jain 351 (0.38%) 179 172
Other Religion 22,925 (24.65%) 11,194 11,731
No Religion Specified 220 (0.24%) 97 123

Literacy Rate - Keskal Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Keskal Tehsil in 2011 were 61.46% in which, male and female literacy were 72.83% and 50.46% respectively. Total literate in Keskal Tehsil were 49,071 of which male and female were 28,596 and 20,475 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Keskal Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Keskal Tehsil is 1,030 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Keskal Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,007 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Keskal Tehsil.


Child Population - Keskal Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 13,166 children between age 0 to 6 years in Keskal Tehsil. Out of which 6,560 were male while 6,606 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Keskal Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,341 families under Keskal Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,341 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12% of total population of Keskal Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,262 while that in rural regions is 11,904.

Total Urban Rural
Population 93,003 11,115 81,888
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,166 1,262 11,904
Schedule Caste 2,671 643 2,028
Schedule Tribe 66,197 3,679 62,518
Literacy 61.46% 84.25% 58.26%
Sex Ratio 1,030 962 1,039

Working Population - Keskal Tehsil

In Keskal Tehsil out of total population, 54,883 were engaged in work activities. 43.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,883 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,883 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,304 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,060 17,423 6,637
Cultivators 14,883 10,957 3,926
Agriculture Labourer 3,304 1,859 1,445
Household Industries 443 303 140
Other Workers 5,430 4,304 1,126
Marginal Workers 30,823 10,812 20,011
Non Working 38,120 17,587 20,533

Nearby Tehsils from Keskal Tehsil

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


Keskal Tehsil Map


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