Mahasamund District Population, Chhattisgarh - Census India 2011

Mahasamund is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 5 Taluks, 1,145 villages and 7 towns in Mahasamund district.

As per the Census India 2011, Mahasamund district has 248,561 households, population of 1,032,754 of which 511,967 are males and 520,787 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 134,448 which is 13.02% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Mahasamund district is around 1017 compared to 991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Mahasamund district is 61.77% out of which 71.12% males are literate and 52.59% females are literate. The total area of Mahasamund is 4,790 sq.km with population density of 216 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 88.37% of population lives in Urban area and 11.63% lives in Rural area. There are 13.52% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 27.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mahasamund district.

Mahasamund Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,032,754100%
Hindu1,008,06197.61%
Muslim12,5701.22%
Christian5,2840.51%
Sikh2,9410.28%
Jain1,4950.14%
Other religions and persuasions1,4170.14%
Buddhist5210.05%
Religion not stated4650.05%

Mahasamund Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)594,731
Number of households27,026221,535
Total Population120,152912,602
Population (%)50.17%50.51%
Male Population60,276451,691
Female Population59,876460,911
Sex Ratio9931020
Literacy (%)71.49%60.49%

List of Taluks in Mahasamund

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Mahasamund264,1151,0152601004
Pithora204,6669742101032
Saraipali194,9979941961006
Bagbahra193,3591,1231721027
Basna175,6176852571022

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Mahasamund Population Facts

Number of Households248,561
Population1,032,754
Male Population511,967 (49.57%)
Female Population520,787 (50.43%)
Children Population134,448
Area4,790 km2
Population density/km2216
Sex-ratio1017
Literacy61.77%
Male Literacy71.12%
Female Literacy52.59%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %27.1%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.52%

Map of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh