Shankargarh Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Surguja district, Chhattisgarh

Shankargarh Tehsil of Surguja district has a total population of 72,088 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,419 are males while 35,669 are females. In 2011 there were a total 15,943 families residing in Shankargarh Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shankargarh Tehsil is 979.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shankargarh Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.6% and the sex ratio of Shankargarh Tehsil is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankargarh Tehsil is 11938 which is 17% of the total population. There are 6066 male children and 5872 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankargarh Tehsil is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Shankargarh Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Shankargarh Tehsil is 56.59%. The male literacy rate is 55.53% and the female literacy rate is 38.73% in Shankargarh Tehsil.

Population
72,088
Literacy
56.59%
Sex Ratio
979

To facilitate the administration, Shankargarh Tehsil is further divided into 89 villages.

Shankargarh Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankargarh Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,938 6,066 5,872
Literacy 56.59% 55.53% 38.73%
Scheduled Caste 4,219 2,109 2,110
Scheduled Tribe 52,819 26,621 26,198
Illiterate 38,047 16,194 21,853

Caste-wise Population - Shankargarh Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 73.3% of total population in Shankargarh Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,219 2,109 2,110
Schedule Tribe 52,819 26,621 26,198

Religion-wise Population - Shankargarh Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 62,121 (86.17%) 31,393 30,728
Muslim 2,250 (3.12%) 1,145 1,105
Christian 2,570 (3.57%) 1,286 1,284
Sikh 14 (0.02%) 8 6
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 5,029 (6.98%) 2,530 2,499
No Religion Specified 99 (0.14%) 53 46

Literacy Rate - Shankargarh Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Shankargarh Tehsil in 2011 were 56.59% in which, male and female literacy were 66.63% and 46.37% respectively. Total literate in Shankargarh Tehsil were 34,041 of which male and female were 20,225 and 13,816 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Shankargarh Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Shankargarh Tehsil is 979 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 979 females in Shankargarh Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Shankargarh Tehsil.


Child Population - Shankargarh Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 11,938 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shankargarh Tehsil. Out of which 6,066 were male while 5,872 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shankargarh Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Shankargarh Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shankargarh Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 11,938.

Total Urban Rural
Population 72,088 0 72,088
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,938 0 11,938
Schedule Caste 4,219 0 4,219
Schedule Tribe 52,819 0 52,819
Literacy 56.59% - 56.59%
Sex Ratio 979 - 979

Working Population - Shankargarh Tehsil

In Shankargarh Tehsil out of total population, 38,272 were engaged in work activities. 50.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,272 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,726 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,810 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,158 12,984 6,174
Cultivators 9,726 7,211 2,515
Agriculture Labourer 6,810 4,011 2,799
Household Industries 388 223 165
Other Workers 2,234 1,539 695
Marginal Workers 19,114 7,419 11,695
Non Working 33,816 16,016 17,800

Nearby Tehsils from Shankargarh Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Shankargarh Tehsil in Surguja district.

Tehsil Population
Surajpur Tehsil population 232,411
Samri(kusmi) Tehsil population 109,932
Pratappur Tehsil population 150,783
Oudgi Tehsil population 87,603
Wadrafnagar Tehsil population 160,974
Bhaiyathan Tehsil population 131,216
Ramanujnagar Tehsil population 122,233
Balrampur Tehsil population 110,409
Ramanujganj Tehsil population 168,066
Premnagar Tehsil population 64,797

Shankargarh Tehsil Map


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