Bilaspur District, with population of about 26.6 lakh is Chhattisgarh's the 3rd most populous district, located in the state Chhattisgarh in India. Total geographical area of Bilaspur district is 8272 km2 and it is the 7th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 322 persons per km2. There are 11 sub districts in the district, among them Bilaspur is the most populous sub district with population of about 6.4 lakh and Pendra is the least populous sub district with population of about 85 thousand.
There are 3 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Bilaspur Municipal Corporation and Out Growth; Mungeli Municipality and Out Growth; and Mungeli Municipality.
Demographics
The district is home to about 26.6 lakh people, among them about 13.5 lakh (51%) are male and about 13.1 lakh (49%) are female. 61% of the whole population are from general caste, 21% are from schedule caste and 19% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Bilaspur district is 15%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 6 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 74% (about 19.8 lakh) live in Bilaspur District rural part and 26% (about 6.8 lakh) population live in the Bilaspur District urban part. Rural population density of Bilaspur district is 249 and urban population density is 2328 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
2,663,629 |
1,612,168 |
552,992 |
498,469 |
407,835 |
| Male |
1,351,574 |
822,181 |
281,221 |
248,172 |
207,995 |
| Female |
1,312,055 |
789,987 |
271,771 |
250,297 |
199,840 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 95% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 2% of the total population all other religious communities contribute 3% of the total population. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 970 in Muslims are 959
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
2,663,629 |
2,540,763 |
57,973 |
20,745 |
6,373 |
2,979 |
2,357 |
29,122 |
3,317 |
| Male |
1,351,574 |
1,289,900 |
29,589 |
10,044 |
3,337 |
1,525 |
1,203 |
14,411 |
1,565 |
| Female |
1,312,055 |
1,250,863 |
28,384 |
10,701 |
3,036 |
1,454 |
1,154 |
14,711 |
1,752 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 33.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 20 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 33.3% which is 0% lower than male population growth rate of 33.3%. General caste population has increased by 30.8%; Schedule caste population has increased by 49.8%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 25.5% and child population has increased by 17.2% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
33.3% |
30.8% |
49.8% |
25.5% |
17.2% |
| Male |
33.3% |
30.9% |
49.7% |
25.3% |
17.4% |
| Female |
33.3% |
30.8% |
49.9% |
25.7% |
16.9% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 971 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 961, in schedule caste is 966 and in schedule tribe is 1009. There are 961 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has decreased by 0 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
3 |
-4 |
| 2011 |
971 |
961 |
966 |
1009 |
961 |
| 2001 |
971 |
962 |
965 |
1006 |
965 |
Literacy
Total about 16 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 9.3 lakh are male and about 6.6 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Bilaspur is 71%. 82% of male and 60% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
7.3% |
3.1% |
11.5% |
| 2011 |
70.8% |
81.5% |
59.7% |
| 2001 |
63.5% |
78.4% |
48.2% |
Workers profile
Bilaspur has 45% (about 12 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 53% male and 37% female population are working population. 41% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 12% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 20% of total female population are main and 17% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
45.2% |
31% |
14.1% |
54.8% |
| Male |
52.9% |
41.3% |
11.6% |
47.1% |
| Female |
37.2% |
20.4% |
16.7% |
62.8% |