CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Bijapur: 2.6 lakh people, one story

People
2,55,230
Area
8,530 km²
Literacy
40.86%
Sex ratio
984
#1 in ChhattisgarhScheduled Tribes: 80.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhPopulation density: 30 per km². Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhLiteracy rate: 40.86%. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhFemale literacy: 31.11%. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →

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BijapurChhattisgarh

The history, places and schemes of Bijapur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Bijapur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.6 lakh#17/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area8,530 km²#5/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density30 per km²#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 189
Sex ratio984 females per 1000 males#14/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)978 girls per 1000 boys#8/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate40.86%#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 70.28
Female literacy31.11%#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 60.24
Urban population11.6%#14/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

40.9% can read. 984 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
50.580.3
Female literacy
31.160.2
Scheduled Castes
4.012.8
Scheduled Tribes
80.030.6
Living in towns
11.623.2

Gender literacy gap: 19.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.1%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Christian 1.1%
  • Buddhist 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 1.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.3 lakh workers, 52.7% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 49.4%
    • Farm labourers 37.1%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 12.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 21% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.462.2
      Latrine at home
      4.920.3
      Tap water
      3.417.1
      LPG / PNG
      1.89.2
      Phone
      8.625.4
      Television
      7.225.9
      Bicycle
      28.850.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.512.9

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.