Rajpur Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Surguja district, Chhattisgarh

Rajpur Tehsil of Surguja district has a total population of 109,022 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 54,624 are males while 54,398 are females. In 2011 there were a total 23,892 families residing in Rajpur Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Rajpur Tehsil is 996.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.4% people live in Urban areas while 95.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.1% while that in rural areas is 54%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rajpur Tehsil is 1,146 while that of Rural areas is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajpur Tehsil is 18474 which is 17% of the total population. There are 9363 male children and 9111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajpur Tehsil is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Rajpur Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Rajpur Tehsil is 55.24%. The male literacy rate is 53.04% and the female literacy rate is 38.69% in Rajpur Tehsil.

Population
109,022
Literacy
55.24%
Sex Ratio
996

To facilitate the administration, Rajpur Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 86 villages.

Rajpur Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,474 9,363 9,111
Literacy 55.24% 53.04% 38.69%
Scheduled Caste 2,634 1,348 1,286
Scheduled Tribe 78,428 39,001 39,427
Illiterate 59,001 25,650 33,351

Caste-wise Population - Rajpur Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.9% of total population in Rajpur Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,634 1,348 1,286
Schedule Tribe 78,428 39,001 39,427

Religion-wise Population - Rajpur Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 97,701 (89.62%) 48,984 48,717
Muslim 2,869 (2.63%) 1,493 1,376
Christian 6,184 (5.67%) 2,988 3,196
Sikh 18 (0.02%) 8 10
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 3 9
Jain 16 (0.01%) 10 6
Other Religion 2,129 (1.95%) 1,083 1,046
No Religion Specified 93 (0.09%) 55 38

Literacy Rate - Rajpur Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Rajpur Tehsil in 2011 were 55.24% in which, male and female literacy were 64.02% and 46.47% respectively. Total literate in Rajpur Tehsil were 50,021 of which male and female were 28,974 and 21,047 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Rajpur Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Rajpur Tehsil is 996 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 996 females in Rajpur Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Rajpur Tehsil.


Child Population - Rajpur Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 18,474 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajpur Tehsil. Out of which 9,363 were male while 9,111 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Rajpur Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 987 families under Rajpur Tehsil living in urban areas while 987 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.4% of total population of Rajpur Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 95.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 642 while that in rural regions is 17,832.

Total Urban Rural
Population 109,022 4,838 104,184
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,474 642 17,832
Schedule Caste 2,634 191 2,443
Schedule Tribe 78,428 1,979 76,449
Literacy 55.24% 81.15% 53.98%
Sex Ratio 996 1,146 989

Working Population - Rajpur Tehsil

In Rajpur Tehsil out of total population, 56,552 were engaged in work activities. 62.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 56,552 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,871 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,957 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,505 23,375 12,130
Cultivators 18,871 13,451 5,420
Agriculture Labourer 11,957 6,526 5,431
Household Industries 350 249 101
Other Workers 4,327 3,149 1,178
Marginal Workers 21,047 6,673 14,374
Non Working 52,470 24,576 27,894

Nearby Tehsils from Rajpur Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Rajpur Tehsil in Surguja district.


Rajpur Tehsil Map


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