CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Kabeerdham: 8.2 lakh people, one story

People
8,22,526
Area
4,235 km²
Literacy
60.85%
Sex ratio
996
#1 in ChhattisgarhWorkers in farming: 87.5 % of workers. Rank 1 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhHomes with electricity (2011): 71.3 % of households. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhHousehold industry workers: 0.8 % of workers. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Big number8.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 194 to every km².See the numbers →

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KabeerdhamChhattisgarh

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

Kabeerdham in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.2 lakh#12/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area4,235 km²#16/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density194 per km²#8/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio996 females per 1000 males#8/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)983 girls per 1000 boys#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate60.85%#13/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 70.28
Female literacy48.71%#14/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 60.24
Urban population10.6%#15/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

60.9% can read. 996 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.080.3
Female literacy
48.760.2
Scheduled Castes
14.612.8
Scheduled Tribes
20.330.6
Living in towns
10.623.2

Gender literacy gap: 24.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.3%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 3.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    87 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4 lakh workers, 49.1% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 41.5%
    • Farm labourers 46.0%
    • Household industry 0.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.362.2
      Latrine at home
      11.120.3
      Tap water
      11.117.1
      LPG / PNG
      3.09.2
      Phone
      20.025.4
      Television
      17.225.9
      Bicycle
      45.950.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.312.9

      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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