Saragaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Saragaon is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Champa tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district. The Saragaon city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,508 families residing in the Saragaon city. The total population of Saragaon is 7,216 out of which 3,597 are males and 3,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saragaon is 1,006.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Saragaon city is 949 which is 13% of the total population. There are 491 male children and 458 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saragaon is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saragaon is 79%. Thus Saragaon has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.1% of Janjgir - Champa district. The male literacy rate is 88.06% and the female literacy rate is 70.04% in Saragaon.

Population
7,216
Literacy
79%
Sex Ratio
1,006

Saragaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,508 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.

Saragaon Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 949 491 458
Literacy 79% 76% 61.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,792 880 912
Scheduled Tribe 957 484 473
Illiterate 2,267 862 1,405

Caste-wise Population - Saragaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.3% of total population in Saragaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,792 880 912
Schedule Tribe 957 484 473

Religion-wise Population - Saragaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Saragaon is 7,204 which is 99.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Saragaon is 3 which is 0.04% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Saragaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,204 (99.83%) 3,592 3,612
Muslim 3 (0.04%) 3 0
Christian 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Saragaon

The total literacy rate of Saragaon was 78.97% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 4,949 literates, males were 2,735 while females were 2,214. Also the male literacy rate was 88.06% and the female literacy rate was 70.04% in Saragaon.

  Saragaon Chhattisgarh
Female 70.04% 60.24%
Male 88.06% 80.27%
Total 78.97% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Saragaon

The Sex Ratio of Saragaon is 1,006. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in Saragaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of Saragaon.


Child Population - Saragaon

According to Census 2011, there were 949 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Saragaon. Out of which 491 were male while 458 were female.


Working Population - Saragaon

In Saragaon Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,991 were engaged in work activities. 45.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,991 workers engaged in Main Work, 430 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 617 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,831 1,373 458
Cultivators 430 336 94
Agriculture Labourer 617 378 239
Household Industries 35 23 12
Other Workers 749 636 113
Marginal Workers 2,160 836 1,324
Non Working 3,225 1,388 1,837

Saragaon Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 846 61.8% 995
2 Ward No - 2 485 64.3% 1,029
3 Ward No - 3 484 56.8% 1,051
4 Ward No - 4 407 65.8% 976
5 Ward No - 5 410 76.1% 916
6 Ward No - 6 500 74.6% 946
7 Ward No - 7 396 75.3% 895
8 Ward No - 8 526 65.8% 1,031
9 Ward No - 9 474 63.7% 1,135
10 Ward No - 10 632 62.2% 1,052
11 Ward No - 11 473 77.2% 1,057
12 Ward No - 12 355 81.7% 1,017
13 Ward No - 13 316 81% 1,026
14 Ward No - 14 361 82.8% 941
15 Ward No - 15 551 61.2% 1,004

Map of Saragaon, Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh


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