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Demography of a
district such as population and its growth, density, occupational structure sex
ratio etc. The total geographical area the district Chandrapur is 10,655
sq km of which 10,521 sq. km. is rural and 174 sq. km. is urban. The
average no of inhabited villages per tehsil comes to about 105. According
to the latest Census 2001, the total population of Chandrapur district was
20,71,101 persons of which 14,06034 persons (67.89 %) were residing in rural
areas and 6,65,067 persons (32.11%) were in urban areas. In 1991
Chandrapur had 2.24% of state population over 3.72% of its area and in
2001 it came down to 2.14%.
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Tehsil wise distribution of population,
2001
|
Sr. No |
Teshsil |
Area in Sq Km. |
Population |
|
Total |
Male |
Female
|
Rural
|
Urban |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
1 |
Chandrapur |
941 |
440897 |
229818 |
211079 |
86065 |
354832 |
|
2 |
Bhadravati |
1121 |
156995 |
81290 |
75705 |
85295 |
71700 |
|
3 |
Warora |
1184 |
165843 |
85622 |
80221 |
123872 |
41971 |
|
4 |
Chimur |
1015 |
156772 |
79926 |
76846 |
156772 |
0 |
|
5 |
Nagbhir |
656 |
124425 |
62743 |
61682 |
124425 |
0 |
|
6 |
Bramhpuri |
943 |
153486 |
77564 |
75922 |
122279 |
31207 |
|
7 |
Sindhewahi |
620 |
106275 |
53399 |
52876 |
106275 |
0 |
|
8 |
Mul |
495 |
110109 |
55755 |
54354 |
87779 |
22330 |
|
9 |
Saoli |
633 |
104686 |
5229 |
52427 |
104686 |
0 |
|
10 |
Gondpipri |
1076 |
74559 |
38032 |
36527 |
74559 |
0 |
|
11 |
Rajura |
1242 |
152216 |
78439 |
73777 |
120915 |
31301 |
|
12 |
Korpana |
768 |
143210 |
74584 |
68626 |
121479 |
21731 |
|
13 |
Pomburna |
NA |
47906 |
24314 |
23592 |
47906 |
0 |
|
14 |
Ballarpur |
NA |
133722 |
69248 |
64474 |
43727 |
89995 |
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District Total |
10695 |
2071101 |
1062993 |
1008108 |
1406034 |
665067 |
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Source- Census Of India
2001 |
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Population
in Lacs |
|
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
10.6 |
10.1 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
SEX RATIO
(Female Per
Thousand male)
(House Hold
Size)
Schedule Caste
proportion (%)
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
|
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
Schedule Tribe
proportion (%)
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
|
18.1 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
Demographic features
According to the 1991 census, the
demographic features observed in Chandrapur district are as follows :
|
Total Population |
1768958 |
|
Total Male Population
|
907858 |
|
Total Female Population
|
661100 |
|
Sex Ratio
|
948 |
|
Urban Population
|
496048 |
|
Rural Population
|
1272874 |
|
Percentage of Urban
|
28.04 % |
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Population Density
|
155 per sq.kms. |
|
Literacy Rate
|
59.41 %
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Male Literacy Rate
|
6.63% |
|
Female Literacy Rate
|
39.02% |
|
SC percentage |
16.87 |
|
ST percentage |
19.70 |
|
Slum Population percentage |
6.26% |
|
Population below poverty line |
13.36% |
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