Population23,59,886Surguja
Males11,93,129
Females11,66,757
Literate11,87,941
Population Overview
Total population23,59,886
Males11,93,129
Females11,66,757
Sex ratio978per 1,000 males
Households5,26,049
Literacy
Literate11,87,941
Literate males6,94,686
Literate females4,93,255
Literacy %50.3%
Illiterate11,71,945
Illiterate males4,98,443
Illiterate females6,73,502
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,80,445
Boys 0–61,93,952
Girls 0–61,86,493
Child %16.1%
SC / ST
SC population1,15,652
SC males58,281
SC females57,371
SC %4.9%
ST population13,00,628
ST males6,52,799
ST females6,47,829
ST %55.1%
Workers — Total
Total workers11,55,807
Worker males6,49,888
Worker females5,05,919
Work participation %49%
Non-workers12,04,079
Non-worker males5,43,241
Non-worker females6,60,838
Workers — Main
Main workers6,22,589
Main males4,59,988
Main females1,62,601
Cultivators3,16,824
Cultivator males2,46,740
Cultivator females70,084
Agri labourers1,68,037
Agri labourer males1,05,981
Agri labourer females62,056
Household industry7,157
HH industry males4,962
HH industry females2,195
Other workers1,30,571
Other males1,02,305
Other females28,266
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers5,33,218
Marginal males1,89,900
Marginal females3,43,318
Marg. cultivators1,48,463
Marg. agri labourers3,55,319
Marg. HH industry5,486
Marg. other23,950
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males48,017
Marg. cultivator females1,00,446
Marg. agri lab. males1,25,229
Marg. agri lab. females2,30,090
Marg. HH industry males2,292
Marg. HH industry females3,194
Marg. other males14,362
Marg. other females9,588
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers4,29,916
3–6 mo males1,56,033
3–6 mo females2,73,883
3–6 mo cultivators1,15,953
3–6 mo cult. males36,794
3–6 mo cult. females79,159
3–6 mo agri lab.2,92,226
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,06,320
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,85,906
3–6 mo HH industry4,121
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,743
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,378
3–6 mo other17,616
3–6 mo other males11,176
3–6 mo other females6,440
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers1,03,302
0–3 mo males33,867
0–3 mo females69,435
0–3 mo cultivators32,510
0–3 mo cult. males11,223
0–3 mo cult. females21,287
0–3 mo agri lab.63,093
0–3 mo agri lab. males18,909
0–3 mo agri lab. females44,184
0–3 mo HH industry1,365
0–3 mo HH ind. males549
0–3 mo HH ind. females816
0–3 mo other6,334
0–3 mo other males3,186
0–3 mo other females3,148
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
19 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambikapur | 2,79,717 | 1,42,833 | 1,36,884 | 1,71,799 |
| 2 | Surajpur | 2,32,411 | 1,17,485 | 1,14,926 | 1,29,257 |
| 3 | Ramanujganj | 1,68,066 | 85,624 | 82,442 | 81,643 |
| 4 | Wadrafnagar | 1,60,974 | 81,823 | 79,151 | 79,478 |
| 5 | Pratappur | 1,50,783 | 75,989 | 74,794 | 72,373 |
| 6 | Bhaiyathan | 1,31,216 | 66,322 | 64,894 | 70,260 |
| 7 | Ramanujnagar | 1,22,233 | 61,370 | 60,863 | 61,382 |
| 8 | Lundra | 1,19,800 | 60,457 | 59,343 | 53,808 |
| 9 | Lakhanpur | 1,18,969 | 59,782 | 59,187 | 55,165 |
| 10 | Balrampur | 1,10,409 | 56,124 | 54,285 | 52,680 |
| 11 | Samri(kusmi) | 1,09,932 | 55,642 | 54,290 | 52,083 |
| 12 | Rajpur | 1,09,022 | 54,624 | 54,398 | 50,021 |
| 13 | Sitapur | 96,131 | 47,843 | 48,288 | 51,702 |
| 14 | Oudgi | 87,603 | 44,636 | 42,967 | 39,250 |
| 15 | Udaypur | 78,918 | 39,780 | 39,138 | 37,626 |
| 16 | Mainpat | 76,573 | 38,703 | 37,870 | 29,642 |
| 17 | Shankargarh | 72,088 | 36,419 | 35,669 | 34,041 |
| 18 | Batouli | 70,244 | 35,094 | 35,150 | 34,993 |
| 19 | Premnagar | 64,797 | 32,579 | 32,218 | 30,738 |