CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Jashpur: 8.5 lakh people, one story

People
8,51,669
Area
5,838 km²
Literacy
67.92%
Sex ratio
1,005
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhWorkers in farming: 87.1 % of workers. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhUrban population: 8.9%. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Big number8.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 146 to every km².See the numbers →

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JashpurChhattisgarh

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

Jashpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.5 lakh#11/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area5,838 km²#13/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density146 per km²#12/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,005 females per 1000 males#7/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)980 girls per 1000 boys#6/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate67.92%#12/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 70.28
Female literacy58.61%#12/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 60.24
Urban population8.9%#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

67.9% can read. 1,005 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.380.3
Female literacy
58.660.2
Scheduled Castes
5.712.8
Scheduled Tribes
62.330.6
Living in towns
8.923.2

Gender literacy gap: 18.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.9%
  • Muslim 1.8%
  • Christian 22.3%
  • Other / not stated 1.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    87 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 57.2% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 46.5%
    • Farm labourers 40.5%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 34% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.962.2
      Latrine at home
      12.020.3
      Tap water
      3.517.1
      LPG / PNG
      2.99.2
      Phone
      15.925.4
      Television
      9.125.9
      Bicycle
      44.550.4
      Two-wheeler
      6.912.9

      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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