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

Surajpur is a Municipality city situated in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The Surajpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,397 families residing in the Surajpur city. The total population of Surajpur is 20,189 out of which 10,430 are males and 9,759 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Surajpur is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Surajpur city is 2649 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1419 male children and 1230 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Surajpur is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Surajpur is 79.9%. Thus Surajpur has higher literacy rate compared to 60% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 86.74% and the female literacy rate is 72.66% in Surajpur.

Surajpur Municipality has total administration over 4,397 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Surajpur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,649 1,419 1,230
Literacy 79.9% 74.9% 63.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,302 672 630
Scheduled Tribe 3,097 1,581 1,516
Illiterate 6,176 2,614 3,562

Caste-wise Population - Surajpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.3% of total population in Surajpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,302 672 630
Schedule Tribe 3,097 1,581 1,516

Religion-wise Population - Surajpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Surajpur is 16,636 which is 82.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Surajpur is 2,771 which is 13.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Surajpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,636 (82.4%) 8,652 7,984
Muslim 2,771 (13.73%) 1,423 1,348
Christian 300 (1.49%) 138 162
Sikh 16 (0.08%) 8 8
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 114 (0.56%) 63 51
Other Religion 342 (1.69%) 140 202
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Surajpur

The total literacy rate of Surajpur was 79.89% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 14,013 literates, males were 7,816 while females were 6,197. Also the male literacy rate was 86.74% and the female literacy rate was 72.66% in Surajpur.

  Surajpur Chhattisgarh
Female 72.66% 60.24%
Male 86.74% 80.27%
Total 79.89% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Surajpur

The Sex Ratio of Surajpur is 936. Thus per every 1000 men there were 936 females in Surajpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Surajpur.

Child Population - Surajpur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,649 children between age 0 to 6 years in Surajpur. Out of which 1,419 were male while 1,230 were female.

Working Population - Surajpur

In Surajpur Municipality out of total population, 6,810 were engaged in work activities. 83.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,810 workers engaged in Main Work, 784 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 239 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,707 4,943 764
Cultivators 784 703 81
Agriculture Labourer 239 194 45
Household Industries 69 54 15
Other Workers 4,615 3,992 623
Marginal Workers 1,103 465 638
Non Working 13,379 5,022 8,357

Surajpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,732 69.2% 910
2 Ward No - 2 1,206 57.5% 1,041
3 Ward No - 3 1,286 72.9% 894
4 Ward No - 4 1,312 70.8% 949
5 Ward No - 5 1,229 80.3% 862
6 Ward No - 6 1,350 67.9% 878
7 Ward No - 7 1,228 77.7% 952
8 Ward No - 8 1,821 76.3% 999
9 Ward No - 9 1,486 78.4% 953
10 Ward No - 10 1,470 63.1% 813
11 Ward No - 11 1,287 62.1% 1,056
12 Ward No - 12 1,208 60.9% 948
13 Ward No - 13 1,200 82.2% 835
14 Ward No - 14 1,298 59.6% 982
15 Ward No - 15 1,076 57.5% 1,015

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