Bastar District Population, Chhattisgarh - Census India 2011

Bastar is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 12 Taluks, 1,150 villages and 6 towns in Bastar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bastar district has 311,538 households, population of 1,413,199 of which 698,487 are males and 714,712 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 216,713 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 10,470 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
Total1,413,199100%
Hindu1,277,97590.43%
Other religions and persuasions86,9256.15%
Christian27,9511.98%
Muslim12,4130.88%
Jain3,4660.25%
Sikh2,0990.15%
Religion not stated1,3850.1%
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)17710,293
Number of households43,280268,258
Total Population193,4941,219,705
Population (%)50.56%50.75%
Male Population97,835600,652
Female Population95,659619,053
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
Jagdalpur239,808720333983
Kondagaon201,7951,8391101038
Bastar163,9971,2251341017
Bakavand149,8231,1801271008
Makdi99,7149561041027
Farasgaon98,7528731131028
Keskal93,0038691071030
Bade Rajpur85,5605601531035
Darbha79,360979811036
Tokapal77,5053542191063
Lohandiguda75,8425961271038
Bastanar48,0403201501079

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Bastar Population Facts

Number of Households311,538
Population1,413,199
Male Population698,487 (49.43%)
Female Population714,712 (50.57%)
Children Population216,713
Area10,470 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