Bastar District Population, Chhattisgarh - Census India 2011

Bastar is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 12 Taluks, 1150 villages and 6 towns in Bastar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bastar district has 311538 households, population of 1413199 of which 698487 are males and 714712 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 216713 which is 15.33% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bastar district is around 1023 compared to 991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Bastar district is 46.06% out of which 54.74% males are literate and 37.57% females are literate. The total area of Bastar is 10470 sq.km with population density of 135 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 86.31% of population lives in Urban area and 13.69% lives in Rural area. There are 2.69% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 65.93% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bastar district.

Bastar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1413199100%
Hindu127797590.43%
Other religions and persuasions869256.15%
Christian279511.98%
Muslim124130.88%
Jain34660.25%
Sikh20990.15%
Religion not stated13850.1%
Buddhist9850.07%

Bastar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)176.6010293.40
Number of households43280268258
Total Population1934941219705
Population (%)50.56%50.75%
Male Population97835600652
Female Population95659619053
Sex Ratio9781031
Literacy (%)72.25%41.9%

List of Taluks in Bastar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Jagdalpur239808719.55333983
Kondagaon2017951839.321101038
Bastar1639971224.501341017
Bakavand1498231179.981271008
Makdi99714955.971041027
Farasgaon98752872.881131028
Keskal93003868.891071030
Bade Rajpur85560559.551531035
Darbha79360978.98811036
Tokapal77505354.442191063
Lohandiguda75842595.641271038
Bastanar48040320.291501079

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Bastar Population Facts

Number of Households311538
Population1413199
Male Population698487 (49.43%)
Female Population714712 (50.57%)
Children Population216713
Area10470 km2
Population density/km2135
Sex-ratio1023
Literacy46.06%
Male Literacy54.74%
Female Literacy37.57%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %65.93%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %2.69%

Map of Bastar, Chhattisgarh