Dantewada Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Dantewada is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The Dantewada city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,157 families residing in the Dantewada city. The total population of Dantewada is 13,633 out of which 7,313 are males and 6,320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dantewada is 864.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dantewada city is 1609 which is 12% of the total population. There are 814 male children and 795 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dantewada is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (864).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dantewada is 82.6%. Thus Dantewada has a higher literacy rate compared to 42.1% of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The male literacy rate is 86.75% and the female literacy rate is 77.77% in Dantewada.

Population
13,633
Literacy
82.6%
Sex Ratio
864

Dantewada Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,157 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dantewada Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dantewada Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,609 814 795
Literacy 82.6% 77.1% 68%
Scheduled Caste 1,014 517 497
Scheduled Tribe 5,059 2,781 2,278
Illiterate 3,698 1,675 2,023

Caste-wise Population - Dantewada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37.1% of total population in Dantewada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,014 517 497
Schedule Tribe 5,059 2,781 2,278

Religion-wise Population - Dantewada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dantewada is 12,859 which is 94.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dantewada is 323 which is 2.37% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dantewada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,859 (94.32%) 6,884 5,975
Muslim 323 (2.37%) 187 136
Christian 360 (2.64%) 189 171
Sikh 22 (0.16%) 12 10
Buddhist 27 (0.2%) 13 14
Jain 29 (0.21%) 19 10
Other Religion 8 (0.06%) 6 2
No Religion Specified 5 (0.04%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Dantewada

The total literacy rate of Dantewada was 82.63% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 9,935 literates, males were 5,638 while females were 4,297. Also the male literacy rate was 86.75% and the female literacy rate was 77.77% in Dantewada.

  Dantewada Chhattisgarh
Female 77.77% 60.24%
Male 86.75% 80.27%
Total 82.63% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Dantewada

The Sex Ratio of Dantewada is 864. Thus per every 1000 men there were 864 females in Dantewada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 864 ) of Dantewada.


Child Population - Dantewada

According to Census 2011, there were 1,609 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dantewada. Out of which 814 were male while 795 were female.


Working Population - Dantewada

In Dantewada Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,611 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,611 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 136 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,158 3,276 882
Cultivators 70 52 18
Agriculture Labourer 136 98 38
Household Industries 98 88 10
Other Workers 3,854 3,038 816
Marginal Workers 453 283 170
Non Working 9,022 3,754 5,268

Dantewada Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dantewada is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 882 76.3% 1,315
2 Ward No - 2 1,405 56.5% 367
3 Ward No - 3 1,542 69.7% 957
4 Ward No - 4 524 70.6% 1,088
5 Ward No - 5 993 78.3% 962
6 Ward No - 6 1,344 74% 997
7 Ward No - 7 2,492 69.9% 789
8 Ward No - 8 798 75.9% 810
9 Ward No - 9 603 60.5% 1,023
10 Ward No - 10 470 80.2% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 303 85.5% 1,007
12 Ward No - 12 407 85.7% 1,015
13 Ward No - 13 494 82.2% 850
14 Ward No - 14 643 87.2% 1,009
15 Ward No - 15 733 79.8% 934

Map of Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh


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