Sargaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sargaon is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. The Sargaon city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,417 families residing in the Sargaon city. The total population of Sargaon is 7,484 out of which 3,736 are males and 3,748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sargaon is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sargaon city is 1197 which is 16% of the total population. There are 606 male children and 591 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sargaon is 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sargaon is 73.8%. Thus Sargaon has higher literacy rate compared to 70.8% of Bilaspur district. The male literacy rate is 84.38% and the female literacy rate is 63.38% in Sargaon.

Sargaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,417 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.

Sargaon Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,197 606 591
Literacy 73.8% 70.7% 53.4%
Scheduled Caste 373 176 197
Scheduled Tribe 270 104 166
Illiterate 2,842 1,095 1,747

Caste-wise Population - Sargaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Sargaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 373 176 197
Schedule Tribe 270 104 166

Religion-wise Population - Sargaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sargaon is 6,874 which is 91.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sargaon is 501 which is 6.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sargaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,874 (91.85%) 3,424 3,450
Muslim 501 (6.69%) 254 247
Christian 20 (0.27%) 11 9
Sikh 81 (1.08%) 42 39
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 4 (0.05%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 3 (0.04%) 3 0

Literacy Rate - Sargaon

The total literacy rate of Sargaon was 73.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 4,642 literates, males were 2,641 while females were 2,001. Also the male literacy rate was 84.38% and the female literacy rate was 63.38% in Sargaon.

  Sargaon Chhattisgarh
Female 63.38% 60.24%
Male 84.38% 80.27%
Total 73.83% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Sargaon

The Sex Ratio of Sargaon is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Sargaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Sargaon.

Child Population - Sargaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,197 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sargaon. Out of which 606 were male while 591 were female.

Working Population - Sargaon

In Sargaon Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,901 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 2,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 697 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 794 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,600 1,763 837
Cultivators 697 461 236
Agriculture Labourer 794 382 412
Household Industries 25 21 4
Other Workers 1,084 899 185
Marginal Workers 301 118 183
Non Working 4,583 1,855 2,728

Sargaon Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 441 55.6% 845
2 Ward No - 2 636 46.5% 1,085
3 Ward No - 3 480 59% 1,025
4 Ward No - 4 508 55.1% 1,008
5 Ward No - 5 453 54.3% 978
6 Ward No - 6 475 77.5% 841
7 Ward No - 7 399 64.9% 956
8 Ward No - 8 322 69.6% 883
9 Ward No - 9 282 72.7% 1,058
10 Ward No - 10 407 69.3% 1,087
11 Ward No - 11 571 68.8% 955
12 Ward No - 12 434 62.9% 973
13 Ward No - 13 555 52.6% 1,040
14 Ward No - 14 527 58.1% 959
15 Ward No - 15 994 69.4% 1,185

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