CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Dhamtari: 8 lakh people, one story

People
7,99,781
Area
4,084 km²
Literacy
78.36%
Sex ratio
1,010
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhLiteracy rate: 78.36%. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhFemale literacy: 69.08%. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhHomes with electricity (2011): 70.8 % of households. Rank 3 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhArea: 4,084 km². Rank 17 of 18.See the numbers →

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DhamtariChhattisgarh

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

Dhamtari in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8 lakh#13/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area4,084 km²#17/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density196 per km²#7/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio1,010 females per 1000 males#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)973 girls per 1000 boys#9/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate78.36%#2/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy69.08%#2/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population18.7%#6/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

78.4% can read. 1,010 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.880.3
Female literacy
69.160.2
Scheduled Castes
7.312.8
Scheduled Tribes
26.030.6
Living in towns
18.723.2

Gender literacy gap: 18.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.2%
  • Muslim 1.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4 lakh workers, 50.4% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 33.6%
    • Farm labourers 45.3%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.862.2
      Latrine at home
      23.820.3
      Tap water
      25.117.1
      LPG / PNG
      6.99.2
      Phone
      26.425.4
      Television
      32.225.9
      Bicycle
      57.050.4
      Two-wheeler
      14.512.9

      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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