Konta Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh

Konta Tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district has a total population of 105,596 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 53,551 are males while 52,045 are females. In 2011 there were a total 23,714 families residing in Konta Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Konta Tehsil is 972.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.5% people live in Urban areas while 86.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74.8% while that in rural areas is 20.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Konta Tehsil is 794 while that of Rural areas is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Konta Tehsil is 13138 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6606 male children and 6532 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Konta Tehsil is 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Konta Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Konta Tehsil is 27.64%. The male literacy rate is 30.79% and the female literacy rate is 17.43% in Konta Tehsil.

Population
105,596
Literacy
27.64%
Sex Ratio
972

To facilitate the administration, Konta Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 255 villages.

Konta Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,138 6,606 6,532
Literacy 27.64% 30.79% 17.43%
Scheduled Caste 1,442 764 678
Scheduled Tribe 95,433 47,653 47,780
Illiterate 80,041 37,065 42,976

Caste-wise Population - Konta Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.4% of total population in Konta Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,442 764 678
Schedule Tribe 95,433 47,653 47,780

Religion-wise Population - Konta Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 99,199 (93.94%) 50,205 48,994
Muslim 975 (0.92%) 509 466
Christian 329 (0.31%) 166 163
Sikh 25 (0.02%) 22 3
Buddhist 25 (0.02%) 16 9
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4,949 (4.69%) 2,571 2,378
No Religion Specified 94 (0.09%) 62 32

Literacy Rate - Konta Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Konta Tehsil in 2011 were 27.64% in which, male and female literacy were 35.12% and 19.93% respectively. Total literate in Konta Tehsil were 25,555 of which male and female were 16,486 and 9,069 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Konta Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Konta Tehsil is 972 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 972 females in Konta Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Konta Tehsil.


Child Population - Konta Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 13,138 children between age 0 to 6 years in Konta Tehsil. Out of which 6,606 were male while 6,532 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Konta Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 3,075 families under Konta Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,075 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.5% of total population of Konta Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 86.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,790 while that in rural regions is 11,348.

Total Urban Rural
Population 105,596 14,276 91,320
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,138 1,790 11,348
Schedule Caste 1,442 869 573
Schedule Tribe 95,433 7,895 87,538
Literacy 27.64% 74.76% 20.28%
Sex Ratio 972 794 1,003

Working Population - Konta Tehsil

In Konta Tehsil out of total population, 61,930 were engaged in work activities. 83.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,930 workers engaged in Main Work, 41,399 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,148 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 51,535 29,264 22,271
Cultivators 41,399 22,646 18,753
Agriculture Labourer 4,148 1,807 2,341
Household Industries 106 73 33
Other Workers 5,882 4,738 1,144
Marginal Workers 10,395 3,645 6,750
Non Working 43,666 20,642 23,024

Nearby Tehsils from Konta Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Konta Tehsil in Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district.


Konta Tehsil Map


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