CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Surguja: 23.6 lakh people, one story

People
23,59,886
Area
15,732 km²
Literacy
60.01%
Sex ratio
978
#1 in ChhattisgarhArea: 15,732 km². Rank 1 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Big number23.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 150 to every km².See the numbers →

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SurgujaChhattisgarh

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

Surguja in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.6 lakh#4/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area15,732 km²#1/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density150 per km²#11/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 189
Sex ratio978 females per 1000 males#15/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)962 girls per 1000 boys#15/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate60.01%#14/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 70.28
Female literacy50.32%#13/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 60.24
Urban population10.3%#16/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

60.0% can read. 978 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.580.3
Female literacy
50.360.2
Scheduled Castes
4.912.8
Scheduled Tribes
55.130.6
Living in towns
10.323.2

Gender literacy gap: 19.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.1%
  • Muslim 3.5%
  • Christian 4.1%
  • Other / not stated 2.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.6 lakh workers, 49.0% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 40.3%
    • Farm labourers 45.3%
    • Household industry 1.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 13.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 43% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      42.862.2
      Latrine at home
      22.120.3
      Tap water
      6.217.1
      LPG / PNG
      5.09.2
      Phone
      20.125.4
      Television
      12.625.9
      Bicycle
      47.050.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.612.9

      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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