Chhuriya Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh

Chhuriya Tehsil of Rajnandgaon district has a total population of 178,506 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,651 are males while 90,855 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,843 families residing in Chhuriya Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Chhuriya Tehsil is 1,037.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.5% people live in Urban areas while 97.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.2% while that in rural areas is 74.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chhuriya Tehsil is 968 while that of Rural areas is 1,038.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhuriya Tehsil is 24068 which is 13% of the total population. There are 11983 male children and 12085 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhuriya Tehsil is 1,009 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,037 ) of Chhuriya Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Chhuriya Tehsil is 74.36%. The male literacy rate is 72.82% and the female literacy rate is 56.15% in Chhuriya Tehsil.

Population
178,506
Literacy
74.36%
Sex Ratio
1,037

To facilitate the administration, Chhuriya Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 218 villages.

Chhuriya Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,068 11,983 12,085
Literacy 74.36% 72.82% 56.15%
Scheduled Caste 14,054 6,903 7,151
Scheduled Tribe 76,426 37,109 39,317
Illiterate 63,663 23,826 39,837

Caste-wise Population - Chhuriya Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.8% of total population in Chhuriya Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,054 6,903 7,151
Schedule Tribe 76,426 37,109 39,317

Religion-wise Population - Chhuriya Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 171,364 (96%) 84,132 87,232
Muslim 1,879 (1.05%) 943 936
Christian 96 (0.05%) 51 45
Sikh 95 (0.05%) 56 39
Buddhist 3,404 (1.91%) 1,651 1,753
Jain 126 (0.07%) 61 65
Other Religion 1,484 (0.83%) 728 756
No Religion Specified 58 (0.03%) 29 29

Literacy Rate - Chhuriya Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Chhuriya Tehsil in 2011 were 74.36% in which, male and female literacy were 84.35% and 64.77% respectively. Total literate in Chhuriya Tehsil were 114,843 of which male and female were 63,825 and 51,018 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Chhuriya Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Chhuriya Tehsil is 1,037 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,037 females in Chhuriya Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,009 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,037 ) of Chhuriya Tehsil.


Child Population - Chhuriya Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 24,068 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhuriya Tehsil. Out of which 11,983 were male while 12,085 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chhuriya Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,034 families under Chhuriya Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,034 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.5% of total population of Chhuriya Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 97.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 528 while that in rural regions is 23,540.

Total Urban Rural
Population 178,506 4,509 173,997
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,068 528 23,540
Schedule Caste 14,054 294 13,760
Schedule Tribe 76,426 837 75,589
Literacy 74.36% 82.17% 74.16%
Sex Ratio 1,037 968 1,038

Working Population - Chhuriya Tehsil

In Chhuriya Tehsil out of total population, 100,098 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100,098 workers engaged in Main Work, 45,663 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,497 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 67,955 39,708 28,247
Cultivators 45,663 26,222 19,441
Agriculture Labourer 14,497 7,384 7,113
Household Industries 436 321 115
Other Workers 7,359 5,781 1,578
Marginal Workers 32,143 11,705 20,438
Non Working 78,408 36,238 42,170

Nearby Tehsils from Chhuriya Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Chhuriya Tehsil in Rajnandgaon district.


Chhuriya Tehsil Map


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