Shankargarh Taluk Population - Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Shankargarh is a Taluk located in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. It is one of 19 Taluks of Surguja district. There are 89 villages and 0 towns in Shankargarh Taluk.

As per the Census India 2011, Shankargarh Taluk has 15,943 households, population of 72,088 of which 36,419 are males and 35,669 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 11,938 which is 16.56% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Shankargarh Taluk is around 979 compared to 991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Shankargarh Taluk is 47.22% out of which 55.53% males are literate and 38.73% females are literate. The total area of Shankargarh is 532 sq.km with population density of 136 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 100% of population lives in Urban area and 0 lives in Rural area. There are 5.85% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 73.27% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shankargarh Taluk.

Shankargarh Religion Population

Description	Population	Percentage
Total	72,088	100%
Hindu	62,121	86.17%
Other religions and persuasions	5,029	6.98%
Christian	2,570	3.57%
Muslim	2,250	3.12%
Religion not stated	99	0.14%
Sikh	14	0.02%
Buddhist	3	0%
Jain	2	0%

Shankargarh Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area

Description	Urban	Rural
Number of households	0	15,943
Total Population	0	72,088
Population (%)	0	49.48%
Male Population	0	36,419
Female Population	0	35,669
Sex Ratio	0	979
Literacy (%)	0	47.22%

List of Villages in Shankargarh

Check out complete list of all villages of Shankargarh in Shankargarh district, Chhattisgarh

Shankargarh Population Facts

Number of Households	15,943
Population	72,088
Male Population	36,419 (50.52%)
Female Population	35,669 (49.48%)
Children Population	11,938
Area	532 km2
Population density/km2	136
Sex-ratio	979
Literacy	47.22%
Male Literacy	55.53%
Female Literacy	38.73%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %	73.27%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %	5.85%