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Chimur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chandrapur district, Maharashtra

Chimur Taluka of Chandrapur district has total population of 169,547 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,898 are males while 83,649 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,850 families residing in Chimur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chimur Taluka is 974.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chimur Taluka lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 77.4% and the sex ratio of Chimur Taluka is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chimur Taluka is 17964 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9163 male children and 8801 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chimur Taluka is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Chimur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chimur Taluka is 77.45%. The male literacy rate is 75.38% and the female literacy rate is 62.94% in Chimur Taluka.

Population
169,547
Families
42,850
Literacy
77.45%
Sex Ratio
974

To facilitate the administration, Chimur Taluka is further divided into 259 villages.

Chimur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chimur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,964 9,163 8,801
Literacy 77.45% 75.38% 62.94%
Scheduled Caste 27,992 14,124 13,868
Scheduled Tribe 54,315 27,314 27,001
Illiterate 52,151 21,150 31,001

Caste-wise Population - Chimur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32% of total population in Chimur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,992 14,124 13,868
Schedule Tribe 54,315 27,314 27,001

Religion-wise Population - Chimur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 137,452 (81.07%) 69,603 67,849
Muslim 3,353 (1.98%) 1,710 1,643
Christian 223 (0.13%) 120 103
Sikh 190 (0.11%) 103 87
Buddhist 26,034 (15.36%) 13,214 12,820
Jain 162 (0.1%) 86 76
Other Religion 1,749 (1.03%) 863 886
No Religion Specified 384 (0.23%) 199 185

Literacy Rate - Chimur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chimur Taluka in 2011 were 77.45% in which, male and female literacy were 84.38% and 70.34% respectively. Total literate in Chimur Taluka were 117,396 of which male and female were 64,748 and 52,648 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chimur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chimur Taluka is 974 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 974 females in Chimur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Chimur Taluka.

Child Population - Chimur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 17,964 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chimur Taluka. Out of which 17,964 were male while 17,964 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chimur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chimur Taluka living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chimur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 17,964.

Total Urban Rural
Population 169,547 0 169,547
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,964 0 17,964
Schedule Caste 27,992 0 27,992
Schedule Tribe 54,315 0 54,315
Literacy 77.45% - 77.45%
Sex Ratio 974 - 974

Working Population - Chimur Taluka

In Chimur Taluka out of total population, 95,237 were engaged in work activities. 76% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 95,237 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,548 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39,957 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 72,397 42,722 29,675
Cultivators 21,548 13,894 7,654
Agriculture Labourer 39,957 20,507 19,450
Household Industries 1,629 1,172 457
Other Workers 9,263 7,149 2,114
Marginal Workers 22,840 9,711 13,129
Non Working 74,310 33,465 40,845

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