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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1413199 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1277975 | 90.43% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 86925 | 6.15% |
| Christian | 27951 | 1.98% |
| Muslim | 12413 | 0.88% |
| Jain | 3466 | 0.25% |
| Sikh | 2099 | 0.15% |
| Religion not stated | 1385 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 985 | 0.07% |
Bastar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 176.60 | 10293.40 |
| Number of households | 43280 | 268258 |
| Total Population | 193494 | 1219705 |
| Population (%) | 50.56% | 50.75% |
| Male Population | 97835 | 600652 |
| Female Population | 95659 | 619053 |
| Sex Ratio | 978 | 1031 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.25% | 41.9% |
List of Taluks in Bastar
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