CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Koriya: 6.6 lakh people, one story

People
6,58,917
Area
6,604 km²
Literacy
70.64%
Sex ratio
968
Lowest in ChhattisgarhSex ratio: 968 females per 1000 males. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Big number6.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 100 to every km².See the numbers →

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KoriyaChhattisgarh

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

Koriya in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.6 lakh#15/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area6,604 km²#11/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density100 per km²#15/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 189
Sex ratio968 females per 1000 males#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#11/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate70.64%#10/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy60.60%#9/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population31.2%#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 23.2

People & society

70.6% can read. 968 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.480.3
Female literacy
60.660.2
Scheduled Castes
8.312.8
Scheduled Tribes
46.230.6
Living in towns
31.223.2

Gender literacy gap: 19.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.7%
  • Muslim 3.9%
  • Christian 1.4%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 2.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.1 lakh workers, 46.6% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 38.6%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 44% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      44.162.2
      Latrine at home
      19.620.3
      Tap water
      20.217.1
      LPG / PNG
      14.19.2
      Phone
      27.825.4
      Television
      21.325.9
      Bicycle
      37.150.4
      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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