Population2,55,45,198CHHATTISGARH
Males1,28,32,895
Females1,27,12,303
Workers1,21,80,225
Literate1,53,79,922
Population Overview
Total population2,55,45,198
Males1,28,32,895
Females1,27,12,303
Sex ratio991per 1,000 males
Households56,50,724
Literacy
Literate1,53,79,922
Literate males88,07,893
Literate females65,72,029
Literacy %60.2%
Illiterate1,01,65,276
Illiterate males40,25,002
Illiterate females61,40,274
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–636,61,689
Boys 0–618,59,935
Girls 0–618,01,754
Child %14.3%
SC / ST
SC population32,74,269
SC males16,41,738
SC females16,32,531
SC %12.8%
ST population78,22,902
ST males38,73,191
ST females39,49,711
ST %30.6%
Workers — Total
Total workers1,21,80,225
Worker males71,33,866
Worker females50,46,359
Work participation %47.7%
Non-workers1,33,64,973
Non-worker males56,99,029
Non-worker females76,65,944
Workers — Main
Main workers82,41,714
Main males55,97,454
Main females26,44,260
Cultivators30,38,094
Cultivator males20,57,774
Cultivator females9,80,320
Agri labourers25,05,999
Agri labourer males13,90,758
Agri labourer females11,15,241
Household industry1,36,696
HH industry males91,724
HH industry females44,972
Other workers25,60,925
Other males20,57,198
Other females5,03,727
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers39,38,511
Marginal males15,36,412
Marginal females24,02,099
Marg. cultivators9,66,702
Marg. agri labourers25,85,883
Marg. HH industry50,935
Marg. other3,34,991
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males3,66,251
Marg. cultivator females6,00,451
Marg. agri lab. males9,53,791
Marg. agri lab. females16,32,092
Marg. HH industry males21,632
Marg. HH industry females29,303
Marg. other males1,94,738
Marg. other females1,40,253
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers31,77,960
3–6 mo males12,56,033
3–6 mo females19,21,927
3–6 mo cultivators7,57,656
3–6 mo cult. males2,85,664
3–6 mo cult. females4,71,992
3–6 mo agri lab.21,34,607
3–6 mo agri lab. males8,03,768
3–6 mo agri lab. females13,30,839
3–6 mo HH industry39,046
3–6 mo HH ind. males16,700
3–6 mo HH ind. females22,346
3–6 mo other2,46,651
3–6 mo other males1,49,901
3–6 mo other females96,750
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers7,60,551
0–3 mo males2,80,379
0–3 mo females4,80,172
0–3 mo cultivators2,09,046
0–3 mo cult. males80,587
0–3 mo cult. females1,28,459
0–3 mo agri lab.4,51,276
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,50,023
0–3 mo agri lab. females3,01,253
0–3 mo HH industry11,889
0–3 mo HH ind. males4,932
0–3 mo HH ind. females6,957
0–3 mo other88,340
0–3 mo other males44,837
0–3 mo other females43,503
Top districts by population
districts comparison
18 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Workers | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raipur | 40,63,872 | 20,48,186 | 20,15,686 | 17,57,664 | 26,29,749 |
| 2 | Durg | 33,43,872 | 16,82,101 | 16,61,771 | 14,96,805 | 23,03,378 |
| 3 | Bilaspur | 26,63,629 | 13,51,574 | 13,12,055 | 12,03,197 | 15,96,560 |
| 4 | Surguja | 23,59,886 | 11,93,129 | 11,66,757 | 11,55,807 | 11,87,941 |
| 5 | Janjgir - Champa | 16,19,707 | 8,15,717 | 8,03,990 | 8,46,466 | 10,19,634 |
| 6 | Rajnandgaon | 15,37,133 | 7,62,855 | 7,74,278 | 8,00,092 | 10,08,379 |
| 7 | Raigarh | 14,93,984 | 7,50,278 | 7,43,706 | 6,90,167 | 9,51,639 |
| 8 | Bastar | 14,13,199 | 6,98,487 | 7,14,712 | 7,26,531 | 6,50,863 |
| 9 | Korba | 12,06,640 | 6,12,915 | 5,93,725 | 5,21,186 | 7,48,759 |
| 10 | Mahasamund | 10,32,754 | 5,11,967 | 5,20,787 | 4,99,260 | 6,37,963 |
| 11 | Jashpur | 8,51,669 | 4,24,747 | 4,26,922 | 4,87,360 | 4,95,415 |
| 12 | Kabeerdham | 8,22,526 | 4,12,058 | 4,10,468 | 4,04,156 | 4,14,167 |
| 13 | Dhamtari | 7,99,781 | 3,97,897 | 4,01,884 | 4,02,895 | 5,46,833 |
| 14 | Uttar Bastar Kanker | 7,48,941 | 3,73,338 | 3,75,603 | 3,89,359 | 4,56,042 |
| 15 | Koriya | 6,58,917 | 3,34,737 | 3,24,180 | 3,07,071 | 3,97,823 |
| 16 | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada | 5,33,638 | 2,64,142 | 2,69,496 | 2,86,595 | 1,91,237 |
| 17 | Bijapur | 2,55,230 | 1,28,663 | 1,26,567 | 1,34,525 | 86,919 |
| 18 | Narayanpur | 1,39,820 | 70,104 | 69,716 | 71,089 | 56,621 |