CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Korba: 12.1 lakh people, one story

People
12,06,640
Area
6,598 km²
Literacy
72.37%
Sex ratio
969
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhUrban population: 37.0%. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhSex ratio: 969 females per 1000 males. Rank 17 of 18.See the numbers →Big number12.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 183 to every km².See the numbers →

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KorbaChhattisgarh

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

Korba in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.1 lakh#9/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area6,598 km²#12/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density183 per km²#10/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 189
Sex ratio969 females per 1000 males#17/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#13/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate72.37%#7/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy61.93%#6/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population37.0%#2/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 23.2

People & society

72.4% can read. 969 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.580.3
Female literacy
61.960.2
Scheduled Castes
10.312.8
Scheduled Tribes
40.930.6
Living in towns
37.023.2

Gender literacy gap: 20.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.9%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 1.7%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 1.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 43.2% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 21.7%
    • Farm labourers 42.6%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.862.2
      Latrine at home
      23.420.3
      Tap water
      17.917.1
      LPG / PNG
      13.09.2
      Phone
      27.125.4
      Television
      28.825.9
      Bicycle
      48.750.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.712.9

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.