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

Durg is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Durg tehsil of Durg district. The Durg city is divided into 58 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 57,451 families residing in the Durg city. The total population of Durg is 268,806 out of which 136,641 are males and 132,165 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durg is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durg city is 29970 which is 11% of the total population. There are 15404 male children and 14566 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durg is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durg is 87.4%. Thus Durg has higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 92.94% and the female literacy rate is 81.62% in Durg.

Durg Munciple Corporation has total administration over 57,451 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Durg Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Durg Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 29,970 15,404 14,566
Literacy 87.4% 82.5% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 31,175 15,630 15,545
Scheduled Tribe 12,568 6,294 6,274
Illiterate 60,147 23,965 36,182

Caste-wise Population - Durg

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Durg.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 31,175 15,630 15,545
Schedule Tribe 12,568 6,294 6,274

Religion-wise Population - Durg

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Durg is 233,706 which is 86.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Durg is 16,119 which is 6% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Durg as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 233,706 (86.94%) 118,889 114,817
Muslim 16,119 (6%) 8,239 7,880
Christian 3,734 (1.39%) 1,784 1,950
Sikh 3,437 (1.28%) 1,824 1,613
Buddhist 4,558 (1.7%) 2,235 2,323
Jain 6,952 (2.59%) 3,527 3,425
Other Religion 51 (0.02%) 27 24
No Religion Specified 249 (0.09%) 116 133

Literacy Rate - Durg

The total literacy rate of Durg was 87.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 208,659 literates, males were 112,676 while females were 95,983. Also the male literacy rate was 92.94% and the female literacy rate was 81.62% in Durg.

  Durg Chhattisgarh
Female 81.62% 60.24%
Male 92.94% 80.27%
Total 87.36% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Durg

The Sex Ratio of Durg is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Durg. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Durg.

Child Population - Durg

According to Census 2011, there were 29,970 children between age 0 to 6 years in Durg. Out of which 15,404 were male while 14,566 were female.

Working Population - Durg

In Durg Munciple Corporation out of total population, 97,353 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 97,353 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,766 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 91,311 70,388 20,923
Cultivators 1,114 772 342
Agriculture Labourer 1,766 963 803
Household Industries 2,595 1,851 744
Other Workers 85,836 66,802 19,034
Marginal Workers 6,042 3,491 2,551
Non Working 171,453 62,762 108,691

Durg Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Durg is further divided into 58 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,547 69.4% 959
2 Ward No - 2 4,923 75.4% 991
3 Ward No - 3 4,161 77.9% 1,004
4 Ward No - 4 3,136 79.5% 919
5 Ward No - 5 4,018 80% 952
6 Ward No - 6 2,919 83.8% 995
7 Ward No - 7 3,417 81.5% 1,024
8 Ward No - 8 5,091 79.6% 971
9 Ward No - 9 4,595 79.2% 991
10 Ward No - 10 4,746 81.3% 963
11 Ward No - 11 4,525 80.4% 958
12 Ward No - 12 4,486 81.1% 966
13 Ward No - 13 4,459 84.3% 1,048
14 Ward No - 14 4,192 73.9% 967
15 Ward No - 15 4,645 63.5% 959
16 Ward No - 16 6,078 78.7% 939
17 Ward No - 17 4,891 71.3% 924
18 Ward No - 18 6,089 74.1% 945
19 Ward No - 19 6,599 70% 950
20 Ward No - 20 3,003 85.4% 941
21 Ward No - 21 5,352 85.5% 941
22 Ward No - 22 3,581 68.7% 977
23 Ward No - 23 4,165 84.8% 984
24 Ward No - 24 4,582 85.2% 998
25 Ward No - 25 3,390 83% 974
26 Ward No - 26 4,002 83.3% 989
27 Ward No - 27 4,118 77.5% 992
28 Ward No - 28 3,481 79.8% 999
29 Ward No - 29 2,581 84.9% 1,035
30 Ward No - 30 2,747 87.7% 982
31 Ward No - 31 2,918 83% 997
32 Ward No - 32 3,915 85.9% 973
33 Ward No - 33 3,873 74.1% 1,042
34 Ward No - 34 4,252 68.4% 985
35 Ward No - 35 4,872 64.8% 988
36 Ward No - 36 3,143 82.4% 989
37 Ward No - 37 3,446 75% 1,000
38 Ward No - 38 4,623 75.5% 1,013
39 Ward No - 39 6,805 74.9% 968
40 Ward No - 40 4,168 78.1% 1,023
41 Ward No - 41 5,497 85.4% 936
42 Ward No - 42 6,593 85.3% 979
43 Ward No - 43 4,683 88.9% 959
44 Ward No - 44 4,337 69.8% 1,023
45 Ward No - 45 4,051 91.7% 1,046
46 Ward No - 46 4,921 78.8% 970
47 Ward No - 47 4,658 72.2% 1,019
48 Ward No - 48 5,059 75.3% 629
49 Ward No - 49 3,931 83.8% 989
50 Ward No - 50 3,885 77.1% 979
51 Ward No - 51 8,620 77% 961
52 Ward No - 52 5,251 84.1% 944
53 Ward No - 53 7,187 62.2% 993
54 Ward No - 54 3,614 70.7% 923
55 Ward No - 55 5,049 69.6% 948
56 Ward No - 56 8,240 72.5% 975
57 Ward No - 57 5,498 77.8% 940
58 Ward No - 58 4,198 86% 944

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