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.
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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.
Tehsil | Population |
---|---|
Chhindgarh Tehsil population | 79,672 |
Kuakonda Tehsil population | 65,241 |
Sukma Tehsil population | 64,891 |
Katekalyan Tehsil population | 43,335 |
Gidam Tehsil population | 80,552 |
Dantewada Tehsil population | 94,351 |
Konta Tehsil Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Konta, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia