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

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

Quick Overview of Korba District Census 2021

• Total Population (2011): 1,206,640 (Male: 612,915 | Female: 593,725)
• Estimated Population (2025): 1,454,034–1,520,970
• Area: 6,598 km²
• Density (2011): 183 people/km²
• Sex Ratio (2011): 969 females per 1000 males (Child: 966)
• Urban Population (2011): 446,290 (36.99%)
• Rural Population (2011): 760,350 (63.01%)
• Total Households (2011): 280,073
• Child Population (0–6 yrs): 172,016 (14.26%)
• SC Population: 124,679 (10.3%)
• ST Population: 493,559 (40.9%)
• Main City (2011): Korba (MC, 363,390; Est. 2025: 458,053)
• District HQ: Korba

Population Projections (2011–2036)

Year	Projected Population	Total Growth vs. 2011	Annual Growth
2011	1,206,640	–	–
2021	1,400,000	+15.97%	1.60%
2025	1,454,034–1,520,970	+20.5%–26.10%	~1.1%
2026	1,468,964	+21.74%	1.24%
2030	1,525,407	+26.42%	1.17%
2036	1,602,489	+32.81%	1.06%

Historic Population Growth (1901–2011)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	145,943	–	–	70,980	74,970
1951	275,899	21,212	8.33%	137,000	139,000
1981	612,561	183,000	42.47%	314,000	299,000
2001	1,011,823	186,000	22.51%	515,147	496,676
2011	1,206,640	195,000	19.25%	612,915	593,725

Religion-wise Population (2011, 2025 est.)

Religion	Population 2011	%	Pop. 2025 (est)
Hindu	1,133,176	93.91%	1,428,368
Muslim	30,195	2.50%	38,061
Christian	21,059	1.75%	26,545
Sikh	3,666	0.30%	4,621
Buddhist	897	0.07%	1,131
Jain	753	0.06%	949
Other	15,649	1.30%	19,726
Not Stated	1,245	0.10%	1,569

Sex Ratio (2011) & By Religion

Category	Total	Urban	Rural
Sex Ratio	969	928	993
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	966	937	981

• Sex ratio by Religion: Hindu: 969 | Muslim: 964 | Christian: 983 | Other: 995

Literacy Rate (2011)

Category	Overall	Male	Female
Total	72.37%	82.48%	61.93%
Urban	83.65%	90.73%	76.02%
Rural	65.55%	77.32%	53.73%

• Literacy by Religion: Hindu: 71.86% | Muslim: 83.24% | Christian: 82.55% | Other: 66.86%

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Castes (SC)	124,679	63,446	61,233	10.3%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	493,559	246,323	247,236	40.9%

Urban–Rural, Households & City Data (2011)

	Rural	Urban	Total
Population %	63.01%	36.99%	100%
Total Population	760,350	446,290	1,206,640
Male Population	381,424	231,491	612,915
Female Population	378,926	214,799	593,725
Sex Ratio	993	928	969
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	981	937	966
Child Population (0–6)	115,442	56,574	172,016
No. of Households	280,073

Child Population Details (0–6 Years, 2011)

Total	Male	Female
172,016	87,487	84,529

Workforce & Employment (2011)

	Total	Male	Female
Total Workers	521,186	333,329	187,857
Main Workers	350,314	260,251	90,063
Cultivators	89,644	66,074	23,570
Agricultural Labourer	94,589	55,088	39,501
Household Industries	5,496	3,835	1,661
Other Workers	160,585	135,254	25,331
Marginal Workers	170,872	73,078	97,794
Non Working	685,454	279,586	405,868

City, Town & Village List (2011)

• Main city/town: Korba (Municipal Corporation, Pop. 363,390; 2025: 458,053)
• Urban Agglomeration: Korba (UA, Pop. 365,253)
• Total towns: 7
• Total villages: 719

Sub-District/Taluk List

• Kartala
• Katghora
• Korba
• Pali
• Poundi-Uproda

Languages Spoken (2011)

• Chhattisgarhi: 82.68%
• Hindi: 11.61%
• Kurukh: 1.00%
• Bhojpuri: 0.94%
• Bengali: 0.61%
• Odia: 0.41%

Other Socio-Economic, Cultural & Demographic Facts

• Famous for: Asia’s largest coal mines (Gevra, Kusmunda, Dipka); NTPC/CSEB and BALCO power/industry
• Major Tribes: Gond, Kawar, Kurukh, Binjhwar, Dhanwar, Majhwar, Korwa and Birhore
• Total area: 6,598 km² (277 km² urban, 6,322 km² rural)
• Traditional festivals: Dev Uthani, Pola, Chherchhera, Karma, Hareli. Main dances: Panthi, Raut Nacha, Karma Nacha, Baar Nacha, Suwa.
• Houseless population (2011): 685 (229 families)

Nearby Districts (2011)

District	Population
Janjgir-Champa	1,619,707
Raigarh	1,493,984
Bilaspur	2,663,629
Jashpur	851,669
Surguja	2,359,886
Kabirdham	822,526
Rajnandgaon	1,537,133
Koriya	658,917
Durg	3,343,872
Raipur	4,063,872