Surguja is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 19 Taluks, 1,750 villages and 17 towns in Surguja district.
As per the Census India 2011, Surguja district has 526,049 households, population of 2,359,886 of which 1,193,129 are males and 1,166,757 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 380,445 which is 16.12% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Surguja district is around
978 compared to
991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Surguja district is 50.34% out of which 58.22% males are literate and 42.28% females are literate. The total area of Surguja is 15,732 sq.km with population density of 150 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.71% of population lives in Urban area and 10.29% lives in Rural area. There are 4.9% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 55.11% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Surguja district.
Surguja Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,359,886 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,126,195 | 90.1% |
| Christian | 97,432 | 4.13% |
| Muslim | 81,442 | 3.45% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 48,295 | 2.05% |
| Religion not stated | 2,309 | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 2,303 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 1,287 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 623 | 0.03% |
Surguja 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) | 157 | 15,575 |
| Number of households | 49,582 | 476,467 |
| Total Population | 242,921 | 2,116,965 |
| Population (%) | 51.55% | 49.55% |
| Male Population | 125,221 | 1,067,908 |
| Female Population | 117,700 | 1,049,057 |
| Sex Ratio | 940 | 982 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.91% | 47.63% |
List of Taluks in Surguja
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Ambikapur | 279,717 | 733 | 382 | 958 |
| Surajpur | 232,411 | 745 | 312 | 978 |
| Ramanujganj | 168,066 | 1,134 | 148 | 963 |
| Wadrafnagar | 160,974 | 1,308 | 123 | 967 |
| Pratappur | 150,783 | 1,359 | 111 | 984 |
| Bhaiyathan | 131,216 | 727 | 181 | 978 |
| Ramanujnagar | 122,233 | 436 | 281 | 992 |
| Lundra | 119,800 | 587 | 204 | 982 |
| Lakhanpur | 118,969 | 672 | 177 | 990 |
| Balrampur | 110,409 | 1,240 | 89 | 967 |
| Samri(kusmi) | 109,932 | 1,303 | 84 | 976 |
| Rajpur | 109,022 | 749 | 146 | 996 |
| Sitapur | 96,131 | 523 | 184 | 1009 |
| Oudgi | 87,603 | 1,615 | 54 | 963 |
| Udaypur | 78,918 | 712 | 111 | 984 |
| Mainpat | 76,573 | 407 | 188 | 978 |
| Shankargarh | 72,088 | 532 | 136 | 979 |
| Batouli | 70,244 | 377 | 186 | 1002 |
| Premnagar | 64,797 | 576 | 112 | 989 |
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