CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur: 26.6 lakh people, one story

People
26,63,629
Area
8,272 km²
Literacy
70.78%
Sex ratio
971
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhScheduled Castes: 20.8 % of people. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhPopulation: 26,63,629. Rank 3 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Big number26.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 322 to every km².See the numbers →

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BilaspurChhattisgarh

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

Bilaspur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population26.6 lakh#3/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area8,272 km²#7/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density322 per km²#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio971 females per 1000 males#16/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#16/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate70.78%#9/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy59.71%#11/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 60.24
Urban population25.5%#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 23.2

People & society

70.8% can read. 971 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.580.3
Female literacy
59.760.2
Scheduled Castes
20.812.8
Scheduled Tribes
18.730.6
Living in towns
25.523.2

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.4%
  • Muslim 2.2%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 1.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12 lakh workers, 45.2% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 23.0%
    • Farm labourers 47.6%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.462.2
      Latrine at home
      23.220.3
      Tap water
      20.617.1
      LPG / PNG
      10.59.2
      Phone
      24.025.4
      Television
      26.225.9
      Bicycle
      46.950.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.512.9

      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.