Chandrapur District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Chandrapur is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 15 Talukas, 1,792 villages and 23 towns in Chandrapur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chandrapur district has 536,686 households, population of 2,204,307 of which 1,123,834 are males and 1,080,473 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 231,316 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 11,443 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
Total2,204,307100%
Hindu1,780,08580.75%
Buddhist286,73413.01%
Muslim92,2974.19%
Other religions and persuasions23,1881.05%
Christian10,7010.49%
Sikh5,2510.24%
Jain3,8610.18%
Religion not stated2,1900.1%

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)29111,152
Number of households180,458356,228
Total Population775,3781,428,929
Population (%)51.29%49.19%
Male Population397,728726,106
Female Population377,650702,823
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
Chandrapur481,7581,180408946
Warora171,5401,029167960
Chimur169,5471,142148974
Brahmapuri166,165815204986
Bhadravati158,7511,165136933
Rajura138,408895155946
Ballarpur134,540261516937
Nagbhir133,020735181989
Korpana125,317560224938
Mul114,611500229998
Sindewahi110,440792139980
Sawali107,937663163988
Gondpipri79,672750106976
Jiwati61,820559111964
Pombhurna50,781398128980

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Chandrapur Population Facts

Number of Households536,686
Population2,204,307
Male Population1,123,834 (50.98%)
Female Population1,080,473 (49.02%)
Children Population231,316
Area11,443 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