CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Mahasamund: 10.3 lakh people, one story

People
10,32,754
Area
4,790 km²
Literacy
71.02%
Sex ratio
1,017
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhSex ratio: 1,017 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Big number10.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 216 to every km².See the numbers →

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MahasamundChhattisgarh

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

Mahasamund in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.3 lakh#10/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area4,790 km²#14/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density216 per km²#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio1,017 females per 1000 males#3/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)971 girls per 1000 boys#10/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate71.02%#8/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy60.25%#10/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population11.6%#13/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

71.0% can read. 1,017 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.080.3
Female literacy
60.360.2
Scheduled Castes
13.512.8
Scheduled Tribes
27.130.6
Living in towns
11.623.2

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.6%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    84 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5 lakh workers, 48.3% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 27.9%
    • Farm labourers 55.7%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.462.2
      Latrine at home
      15.520.3
      Tap water
      10.517.1
      LPG / PNG
      4.39.2
      Phone
      21.125.4
      Television
      21.925.9
      Bicycle
      56.450.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.112.9

      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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