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

Mahasamund is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. The Mahasamund city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,198 families residing in the Mahasamund city. The total population of Mahasamund is 54,413 out of which 27,093 are males and 27,320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahasamund is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahasamund city is 6621 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3356 male children and 3265 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahasamund is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahasamund is 83.7%. Thus Mahasamund has higher literacy rate compared to 71% of Mahasamund district. The male literacy rate is 90.79% and the female literacy rate is 76.64% in Mahasamund.

Mahasamund Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 12,198 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mahasamund Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,621 3,356 3,265
Literacy 83.7% 79.5% 67.5%
Scheduled Caste 8,176 3,962 4,214
Scheduled Tribe 3,805 1,864 1,941
Illiterate 14,427 5,543 8,884

Caste-wise Population - Mahasamund

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Mahasamund.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,176 3,962 4,214
Schedule Tribe 3,805 1,864 1,941

Religion-wise Population - Mahasamund

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahasamund is 48,416 which is 88.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahasamund is 2,930 which is 5.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahasamund as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,416 (88.98%) 24,103 24,313
Muslim 2,930 (5.38%) 1,459 1,471
Christian 910 (1.67%) 408 502
Sikh 720 (1.32%) 378 342
Buddhist 408 (0.75%) 193 215
Jain 987 (1.81%) 528 459
Other Religion 16 (0.03%) 9 7
No Religion Specified 26 (0.05%) 15 11

Literacy Rate - Mahasamund

The total literacy rate of Mahasamund was 83.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 39,986 literates, males were 21,550 while females were 18,436. Also the male literacy rate was 90.79% and the female literacy rate was 76.64% in Mahasamund.

  Mahasamund Chhattisgarh
Female 76.64% 60.24%
Male 90.79% 80.27%
Total 83.67% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Mahasamund

The Sex Ratio of Mahasamund is 1,008. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,008 females in Mahasamund. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,008 ) of Mahasamund.

Child Population - Mahasamund

According to Census 2011, there were 6,621 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahasamund. Out of which 3,356 were male while 3,265 were female.

Working Population - Mahasamund

In Mahasamund Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 20,082 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 331 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 708 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,002 13,648 4,354
Cultivators 331 299 32
Agriculture Labourer 708 456 252
Household Industries 698 488 210
Other Workers 16,265 12,405 3,860
Marginal Workers 2,080 1,144 936
Non Working 34,331 12,301 22,030

Mahasamund Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mahasamund is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,652 77.7% 950
2 Ward No - 2 2,729 80.6% 980
3 Ward No - 3 3,052 72.5% 1,032
4 Ward No - 4 3,116 63.4% 1,003
5 Ward No - 5 2,053 73.8% 1,065
6 Ward No - 6 2,066 69% 1,010
7 Ward No - 7 1,908 70.8% 1,099
8 Ward No - 8 2,050 65% 1,036
9 Ward No - 9 2,084 79.3% 1,027
10 Ward No - 10 1,978 78.3% 1,060
11 Ward No - 11 1,926 82% 979
12 Ward No - 12 2,262 76.2% 989
13 Ward No - 13 2,237 76.6% 973
14 Ward No - 14 1,689 76.9% 1,008
15 Ward No - 15 1,805 87.2% 928
16 Ward No - 16 2,637 64.3% 1,088
17 Ward No - 17 1,561 59.8% 1,076
18 Ward No - 18 3,236 67.9% 1,026
19 Ward No - 19 2,041 86.5% 935
20 Ward No - 20 2,686 71.6% 1,058
21 Ward No - 21 2,003 69.4% 973
22 Ward No - 22 1,533 77.8% 948
23 Ward No - 23 2,102 84% 979
24 Ward No - 24 2,377 60.7% 994
25 Ward No - 25 630 82.1% 957

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