Keskal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Keskal is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. The Keskal city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,341 families residing in the Keskal city. The total population of Keskal is 11,115 out of which 5,665 are males and 5,450 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keskal is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keskal city is 1262 which is 11% of the total population. There are 635 male children and 627 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keskal is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keskal is 84.2%. Thus Keskal has higher literacy rate compared to 54.4% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 91.89% and the female literacy rate is 76.28% in Keskal.

Keskal Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,341 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Keskal Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,262 635 627
Literacy 84.2% 81.6% 67.5%
Scheduled Caste 643 333 310
Scheduled Tribe 3,679 1,766 1,913
Illiterate 2,814 1,043 1,771

Caste-wise Population - Keskal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.1% of total population in Keskal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 643 333 310
Schedule Tribe 3,679 1,766 1,913

Religion-wise Population - Keskal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Keskal is 7,704 which is 69.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Keskal is 2,120 which is 19.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Keskal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,704 (69.31%) 3,936 3,768
Muslim 2,120 (19.07%) 1,089 1,031
Christian 131 (1.18%) 71 60
Sikh 5 (0.04%) 4 1
Buddhist 34 (0.31%) 19 15
Jain 313 (2.82%) 161 152
Other Religion 796 (7.16%) 380 416
No Religion Specified 12 (0.11%) 5 7

Literacy Rate - Keskal

The total literacy rate of Keskal was 84.25% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 8,301 literates, males were 4,622 while females were 3,679. Also the male literacy rate was 91.89% and the female literacy rate was 76.28% in Keskal.

  Keskal Chhattisgarh
Female 76.28% 60.24%
Male 91.89% 80.27%
Total 84.25% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Keskal

The Sex Ratio of Keskal is 962. Thus per every 1000 men there were 962 females in Keskal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Keskal.

Child Population - Keskal

According to Census 2011, there were 1,262 children between age 0 to 6 years in Keskal. Out of which 635 were male while 627 were female.

Working Population - Keskal

In Keskal Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,306 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,306 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,107 2,499 608
Cultivators 189 138 51
Agriculture Labourer 178 86 92
Household Industries 41 29 12
Other Workers 2,699 2,246 453
Marginal Workers 1,199 695 504
Non Working 6,809 2,471 4,338

Keskal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 970 82.1% 559
2 Ward No - 2 686 75.5% 1,012
3 Ward No - 3 747 75.8% 1,223
4 Ward No - 4 670 67.5% 1,006
5 Ward No - 5 832 75.7% 1,000
6 Ward No - 6 776 64% 960
7 Ward No - 7 721 66.6% 954
8 Ward No - 8 804 76.2% 1,067
9 Ward No - 9 579 82.2% 856
10 Ward No - 10 609 69.6% 965
11 Ward No - 11 716 85.3% 1,028
12 Ward No - 12 703 78.2% 1,032
13 Ward No - 13 555 74.1% 1,018
14 Ward No - 14 685 62.8% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 1,062 79.8% 1,004

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