Chandrapur District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Chandrapur is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 15 Talukas, 1792 villages and 23 towns in Chandrapur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chandrapur district has 536686 households, population of 2204307 of which 1123834 are males and 1080473 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 231316 which is 10.49% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chandrapur district is around 961 compared to 929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Chandrapur district is 71.62% out of which 77.64% males are literate and 65.35% females are literate. The total area of Chandrapur is 11443 sq.km with population density of 193 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 64.82% of population lives in Urban area and 35.18% lives in Rural area. There are 15.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 17.67% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chandrapur district.

Chandrapur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2204307100%
Hindu178008580.75%
Buddhist28673413.01%
Muslim922974.19%
Other religions and persuasions231881.05%
Christian107010.49%
Sikh52510.24%
Jain38610.18%
Religion not stated21900.1%

Chandrapur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)290.6011152.40
Number of households180458356228
Total Population7753781428929
Population (%)51.29%49.19%
Male Population397728726106
Female Population377650702823
Sex Ratio950968
Literacy (%)79.47%67.35%

List of Talukas in Chandrapur

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chandrapur4817581179.71408946
Warora1715401028.93167960
Chimur1695471142148974
Brahmapuri166165814.75204986
Bhadravati1587511165.07136933
Rajura138408894.92155946
Ballarpur134540260.54516937
Nagbhir133020735.30181989
Korpana125317560.37224938
Mul114611499.51229998
Sindewahi110440792.06139980
Sawali107937663.33163988
Gondpipri79672749.55106976
Jiwati61820559.15111964
Pombhurna50781397.81128980

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Chandrapur Population Facts

Number of Households536686
Population2204307
Male Population1123834 (50.98%)
Female Population1080473 (49.02%)
Children Population231316
Area11443 km2
Population density/km2193
Sex-ratio961
Literacy71.62%
Male Literacy77.64%
Female Literacy65.35%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %17.67%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.8%

Map of Chandrapur, Maharashtra