Sarangarh Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh

Sarangarh Tehsil of Raigarh district has total population of 229,603 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 114,164 are males while 115,439 are females. In 2011 there were total 57,327 families residing in Sarangarh Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sarangarh Tehsil is 1,011.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.5% people lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.1% while that in the rural areas is 69.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sarangarh Tehsil is 1,015% while that of Rural areas is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarangarh Tehsil is 28693 which is 12% of the total population. There are 14736 male children and 13957 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarangarh Tehsil is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Sarangarh Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sarangarh Tehsil is 70.71%. The male literacy rate is 71.78% and the female literacy rate is 52.07% in Sarangarh Tehsil.

Population
229,603
Families
57,327
Literacy
70.71%
Sex Ratio
1,011

To facilitate the administration, Sarangarh Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 288 villages.

Sarangarh Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 28,693 14,736 13,957
Literacy 70.71% 71.78% 52.07%
Scheduled Caste 73,854 36,666 37,188
Scheduled Tribe 31,402 15,483 15,919
Illiterate 87,540 32,215 55,325

Caste-wise Population - Sarangarh Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.7% of total population in Sarangarh Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 73,854 36,666 37,188
Schedule Tribe 31,402 15,483 15,919

Religion-wise Population - Sarangarh Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 227,837 (99.23%) 113,255 114,582
Muslim 865 (0.38%) 466 399
Christian 362 (0.16%) 167 195
Sikh 75 (0.03%) 36 39
Buddhist 330 (0.14%) 165 165
Jain 3 (0%) 3 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 129 (0.06%) 71 58

Literacy Rate - Sarangarh Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sarangarh Tehsil in 2011 were 70.71% in which, male and female literacy were 82.42% and 59.24% respectively. Total literate in Sarangarh Tehsil were 142,063 of which male and female were 81,949 and 60,114 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sarangarh Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sarangarh Tehsil is 1,011 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Sarangarh Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Sarangarh Tehsil.

Child Population - Sarangarh Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 28,693 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sarangarh Tehsil. Out of which 28,693 were male while 28,693 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sarangarh Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,311 families under Sarangarh Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,311 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.5% of total population of Sarangarh Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,610 while that in rural region is 27,083.

Total Urban Rural
Population 229,603 14,954 214,649
Children (0 - 6 years) 28,693 1,610 27,083
Schedule Caste 73,854 1,965 71,889
Schedule Tribe 31,402 963 30,439
Literacy 70.71% 85.13% 69.68%
Sex Ratio 1,011 1,015 1,011

Working Population - Sarangarh Tehsil

In Sarangarh Tehsil out of total population, 111,951 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,951 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,063 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33,990 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 75,147 50,791 24,356
Cultivators 29,063 20,926 8,137
Agriculture Labourer 33,990 20,614 13,376
Household Industries 1,179 748 431
Other Workers 10,915 8,503 2,412
Marginal Workers 36,804 13,528 23,276
Non Working 117,652 49,845 67,807

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