Rajpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Rajpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The Rajpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 987 families residing in the Rajpur city. The total population of Rajpur is 4,838 out of which 2,254 are males and 2,584 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 1,146.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajpur city is 642 which is 13% of the total population. There are 328 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,146).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajpur is 81.2%. Thus Rajpur has higher literacy rate compared to 60% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 85.77% and the female literacy rate is 77.22% in Rajpur.

Rajpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 987 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.

Rajpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 642 328 314
Literacy 81.2% 73.3% 67.8%
Scheduled Caste 191 93 98
Scheduled Tribe 1,979 792 1,187
Illiterate 1,433 602 831

Caste-wise Population - Rajpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 40.9% of total population in Rajpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 191 93 98
Schedule Tribe 1,979 792 1,187

Religion-wise Population - Rajpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajpur is 4,285 which is 88.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajpur is 125 which is 2.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rajpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,285 (88.57%) 2,000 2,285
Muslim 125 (2.58%) 77 48
Christian 397 (8.21%) 162 235
Sikh 3 (0.06%) 0 3
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Jain 3 (0.06%) 3 0
Other Religion 24 (0.5%) 12 12
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Rajpur

The total literacy rate of Rajpur was 81.15% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 3,405 literates, males were 1,652 while females were 1,753. Also the male literacy rate was 85.77% and the female literacy rate was 77.22% in Rajpur.

  Rajpur Chhattisgarh
Female 77.22% 60.24%
Male 85.77% 80.27%
Total 81.15% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Rajpur

The Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 1,146. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,146 females in Rajpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,146 ) of Rajpur.

Child Population - Rajpur

According to Census 2011, there were 642 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajpur. Out of which 328 were male while 314 were female.

Working Population - Rajpur

In Rajpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 1,802 were engaged in work activities. 82.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,802 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 295 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,487 1,136 351
Cultivators 258 182 76
Agriculture Labourer 295 202 93
Household Industries 12 8 4
Other Workers 922 744 178
Marginal Workers 315 85 230
Non Working 3,036 1,033 2,003

Rajpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 212 47.6% 981
2 Ward No - 2 274 48.5% 890
3 Ward No - 3 206 53.4% 1,040
4 Ward No - 4 334 70.1% 931
5 Ward No - 5 236 81.4% 735
6 Ward No - 6 655 66.4% 938
7 Ward No - 7 325 78.2% 890
8 Ward No - 8 215 84.7% 838
9 Ward No - 9 335 91.9% 1,913
10 Ward No - 10 304 82.9% 961
11 Ward No - 11 651 80.3% 3,200
12 Ward No - 12 253 56.1% 1,008
13 Ward No - 13 319 49.2% 1,071
14 Ward No - 14 266 71.1% 985
15 Ward No - 15 253 76.3% 1,008

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