Bilaspur District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Bilaspur District Chhattisgarh Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Quick Overview of Bilaspur District Census 2021

• Bilaspur is the judicial, cultural, and educational capital of Chhattisgarh.
• Population (2011): 2,663,629; Population (2021 estimate): 3,410,000; Population (2025 estimate): 3,680,000 – 3,209,745.
• Sex ratio: 971 females per 1000 males (2011). Child sex ratio: 961.
• Literacy rate: 70.78% (2011), with urban literacy at 84.29% and rural at 65.94%.
• District area: 8,272 sq km (density: 322/sq km).
• Administration: 11 tehsils, HQ at Bilaspur city; 20 towns, 1,599 villages.

Population Projections & Historic Data

Year	Projected Population
2011	2,663,629
2021	3,410,000
2022	3,490,000
2023	3,570,000
2024	3,630,000
2025	3,680,000 - 3,209,745
2036	3,537,455

Census Year	Population	% Change	Male	Female
1901	405,025	--	197,000	208,000
1951	766,000	8.33%	375,000	390,000
1981	1,367,000	18.16%	687,000	680,000
2001	1,998,355	17.91%	1,013,875	984,480
2011	2,663,629	33.29%	1,351,574	1,312,055

General Demographics

• 2011 males: 1,351,574; females: 1,312,055; households: 600,822
• Children (0-6): 407,835 (15% of total), male children: 207,995; female: 199,840
• Urban share: 25.5% (679,870); rural: 74.5% (1,983,759)

Area (sq km)	Density	Households
8,272	322	600,822

Sex Ratio & Literacy

• Sex Ratio (2011): Overall 971; Urban 948; Rural 979; Child (0-6): 961
• Overall Literacy Rate: 70.78%; Male: 81.54%; Female: 59.71%
• Urban literacy: 84.29%; males: 90.69%; females: 77.56%
• Rural literacy: 65.94%; males: 78.22%; females: 53.41%

Area	Literacy %	Male Literacy %	Female Literacy %
Total	70.78	81.54	59.71
Urban	84.29	90.69	77.56
Rural	65.94	78.22	53.41

Religion Data

Religion	Population (2011)	%
Hindu	2,540,763	95.39
Muslim	57,973	2.18
Christian	20,745	0.78
Sikh	6,373	0.24
Buddhist	2,979	0.11
Jain	2,357	0.09
Other	29,122	1.09
Not stated	3,317	0.12

Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Category	Total	Male	Female	% of Population
SC	552,992	281,221	271,771	20.8
ST	498,469	248,172	250,297	18.7

Child Population & Houseless Data

• Children (0-6): 407,835 (207,995 male, 199,840 female). Child sex ratio: 961
• Houseless families: 836 (2011); Houseless population: 2,712

Child Population (0-6)	Male	Female
407,835	207,995	199,840

Languages Spoken

• Chhattisgarhi: 79.46%
• Hindi: 15.03%
• Sindhi: 1.06%

Urban/Rural & Household Data (Column Format)

Indicator	Urban	Rural
Population %	25.52	74.48
Total Population	679,870	1,983,759
Male Population	349,054	1,002,520
Female Population	330,816	981,239
Sex Ratio	948	979
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	919	972
Child Population (0-6)	85,375	322,460
Literacy (%)	84.29	65.94
Male Literacy	90.69	78.22
Female Literacy	77.56	53.41

Workforce Data

Workers	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	826,568	558,289	268,279
Cultivators	212,544	147,852	64,692
Agriculture Labourer	311,256	171,329	139,927
Household Industries	14,254	9,868	4,386
Other Workers	288,514	229,240	59,274
Marginal Workers	376,629	157,178	219,451
Non Working	1,460,432	636,107	824,325

City & Urban Agglomeration List

City Name	Population 2011	Male	Female
Bilaspur UA	453,946	233,702	220,244
Bilaspur (Municipal Corp.)	331,030	170,410	160,620

Subdistrict/Taluk List & Data

• Administrative tehsils: Kota, Takhatpur, Belagahna, Beltara, Bilha, Bilaspur, Bodri, Masturi, Ratanpur, Sakari, Sipat.
• District: 11 tehsils, 20 towns, 1,599 villages, 708 Gram Panchayats.

Socio-Economic & Cultural Facts

• Economy: Home to South Eastern Coalfields, largest cement factories, headquarters of SEC Railway zone.
• Education: Many schools, medical facilities, new infrastructural growth, two large malls.
• Tourism: Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanan Pendari Zoo Park, Arpa river.
• Languages: Chhattisgarhi, Hindi, Sindhi.

Population Growth Table (Decadal)

Census Year	Population	Variation	% Change	Male	Female
1901	405,025	--	--	197,000	208,000
1911	512,000	107,000	26.38%	250,000	262,000
1921	551,000	39,450	7.71%	270,000	282,000
1931	628,000	76,490	13.87%	307,000	321,000
1941	707,000	79,000	12.58%	347,000	359,000
1951	766,000	58,870	8.33%	375,000	390,000
1961	914,000	148,000	19.43%	452,000	462,000
1971	1,157,000	243,000	26.50%	580,000	577,000
1981	1,367,000	210,000	18.16%	687,000	680,000
1991	1,695,000	328,000	24.00%	859,000	836,000
2001	1,998,355	303,355	17.91%	1,013,875	984,480
2011	2,663,629	665,274	33.29%	1,351,574	1,312,055

Nearby Districts Population

District	Population
Janjgir-Champa	1,619,707
Kabirdham	822,526
Rajnandgaon	1,537,133
Korba	1,206,640
Durg	3,343,872
Raigarh	1,493,984
Raipur	4,063,872
Jashpur	851,669
Surguja	2,359,886
Mahasamund	1,032,754