Bemetara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Bemetara is a Municipality city situated in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. The Bemetara city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,800 families residing in the Bemetara city. The total population of Bemetara is 28,536 out of which 14,280 are males and 14,256 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bemetara is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bemetara city is 3821 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1918 male children and 1903 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bemetara is 992 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bemetara is 81%. Thus Bemetara has higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 88.45% and the female literacy rate is 73.49% in Bemetara.

Bemetara Municipality has total administration over 5,800 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bemetara Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bemetara Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,821 1,918 1,903
Literacy 81% 76.6% 63.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,398 1,162 1,236
Scheduled Tribe 884 434 450
Illiterate 8,524 3,346 5,178

Caste-wise Population - Bemetara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Bemetara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,398 1,162 1,236
Schedule Tribe 884 434 450

Religion-wise Population - Bemetara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bemetara is 26,384 which is 92.46% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bemetara is 1,181 which is 4.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bemetara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,384 (92.46%) 13,179 13,205
Muslim 1,181 (4.14%) 604 577
Christian 90 (0.32%) 44 46
Sikh 740 (2.59%) 377 363
Buddhist 55 (0.19%) 32 23
Jain 47 (0.16%) 21 26
Other Religion 25 (0.09%) 15 10
No Religion Specified 14 (0.05%) 8 6

Literacy Rate - Bemetara

The total literacy rate of Bemetara was 80.97% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 20,012 literates, males were 10,934 while females were 9,078. Also the male literacy rate was 88.45% and the female literacy rate was 73.49% in Bemetara.

  Bemetara Chhattisgarh
Female 73.49% 60.24%
Male 88.45% 80.27%
Total 80.97% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Bemetara

The Sex Ratio of Bemetara is 998. Thus per every 1000 men there were 998 females in Bemetara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 992 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Bemetara.

Child Population - Bemetara

According to Census 2011, there were 3,821 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bemetara. Out of which 1,918 were male while 1,903 were female.

Working Population - Bemetara

In Bemetara Municipality out of total population, 10,923 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,923 workers engaged in Main Work, 757 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,925 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,718 7,177 2,541
Cultivators 757 531 226
Agriculture Labourer 1,925 964 961
Household Industries 225 143 82
Other Workers 6,811 5,539 1,272
Marginal Workers 1,205 549 656
Non Working 17,613 6,554 11,059

Bemetara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bemetara is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,838 62% 947
2 Ward No - 2 1,672 66.9% 972
3 Ward No - 3 845 83.4% 984
4 Ward No - 4 1,766 76% 991
5 Ward No - 5 1,461 53.5% 1,061
6 Ward No - 6 1,675 79.3% 1,023
7 Ward No - 7 1,597 78.3% 1,029
8 Ward No - 8 2,273 59.9% 1,109
9 Ward No - 9 1,949 82.6% 963
10 Ward No - 10 1,809 55.9% 1,010
11 Ward No - 11 1,278 61.8% 1,088
12 Ward No - 12 1,765 73% 952
13 Ward No - 13 1,350 74.9% 979
14 Ward No - 14 1,061 80.7% 919
15 Ward No - 15 1,636 64.3% 948
16 Ward No - 16 1,290 82.7% 985
17 Ward No - 17 1,488 74.4% 1,030
18 Ward No - 18 1,783 66.8% 968

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