Jashpur District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Chhattisgarh) - Census 2011

Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh has total population of 851,669 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 424,747 are males while 426,922 are females. In 2011 there were total 192,570 families residing in Jashpur district. The Average Sex Ratio of Jashpur district is 1,005.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.9% people lives in Urban areas while 91.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.8% while that in the rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jashpur district is 977 while that of Rural areas is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jashpur district is 122266 which is 14% of the total population. There are 61744 male children and 60522 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jashpur is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Jashpur district.

The total literacy rate of Jashpur district is 67.92%. The male literacy rate is 66.08% and the female literacy rate is 50.3% in Jashpur district.

Population
851,669
Families
192,570
Literacy
67.92%
Sex Ratio
1,005

To facilitate the administration, Jashpur district is further divided into 8 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Jashpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jashpur district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 122,266 61,744 60,522
Literacy 67.92% 66.08% 50.3%
Scheduled Caste 48,844 24,317 24,527
Scheduled Tribe 530,378 262,731 267,647
Illiterate 356,254 144,091 212,163

Caste-wise Population - Jashpur district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 62.3% of total population in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 48,844 24,317 24,527
Schedule Tribe 530,378 262,731 267,647

Religion-wise Population - Jashpur district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 629,509 (73.91%) 315,028 314,481
Muslim 15,336 (1.8%) 7,861 7,475
Christian 189,588 (22.26%) 93,340 96,248
Sikh 474 (0.06%) 255 219
Buddhist 467 (0.05%) 212 255
Jain 694 (0.08%) 364 330
Other Religion 14,835 (1.74%) 7,331 7,504
No Religion Specified 766 (0.09%) 356 410

Literacy Rate - Jashpur district

The total literacy rate of Jashpur district was 67.92% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 495,415 literates, males were 280,656 while females were 214,759. Also the male literacy rate was 77.32% and the female literacy rate was 58.61% in Jashpur district.

  Jashpur district Chhattisgarh
Female 58.61% 60.24%
Male 77.32% 80.27%
Total 67.92% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Jashpur district

The Sex Ratio of Jashpur district is 1,005 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,005 females in Jashpur district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Jashpur district.

Population Density - Jashpur district

The total area of Jashpur district is 5,838 km2. Thus the density of Jashpur district is 146 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 79 sq. km. area is under urban region while 5,759 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Jashpur district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Jashpur, 8.92% people lived in urban regions while 91.08% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 75,992 out of which 38,440 were males while remaining 37,552 were females. In rural areas of Jashpur, male population was 386,307 while female population was 389,370.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Jashpur was 977 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Jashpur was 958 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Jashpur were 9,667 which is 12.72% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Jashpur was 1,008 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Jashpur was 982 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Jashpur for urban regions was 83.83 percent in which males were 89.66% literate while female literacy stood at 77.87%. The total literate population of Jashpur was 495,415. Similarly in rural areas of Jashpur, the average literacy rate was 66.33 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.06% and 56.72% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Jashpur were 439,818.

Rural Urban
Population % 91.08% 8.92%
Total population 775,677 75,992
Male population 386,307 38,440
Female population 389,370 37,552
Sex ratio 1,008 977
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 982 958
Child population 112,599 9,667
Literates 439,818 55,597
Average literacy 66.33% 83.83%
Male literacy 76.06% 89.66%
Female literacy 56.72% 77.87%

Child Population - Jashpur district

According to Census 2011, there were 122,266 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jashpur district. Out of which 61,744 were male while 60,522 were female.

Working Population - Jashpur district

In Jashpur district out of total population, 487,360 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 487,360 workers engaged in Main Work, 148,091 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93,151 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 291,349 199,035 92,314
Cultivators 148,091 107,457 40,634
Agriculture Labourer 93,151 55,100 38,051
Household Industries 5,035 3,257 1,778
Other Workers 45,072 33,221 11,851
Marginal Workers 196,011 64,610 131,401
Non Working 364,309 161,102 203,207

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