Chhattisgarh District

Mahasamund District - Population 2011-2025

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

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Quick Overview of Mahasamund District Census 2021

Total Population (2011): 1,032,754 (Male: 511,967 | Female: 520,787)
Projected Population (2025): 1,260,000 – 1,301,786
Area: 4,790 km²
Density (2011): 216 people/km²
Sex Ratio (2011): 1,017 females per 1000 males (Child Sex Ratio: 971)
Literacy Rate (2011): 71.02% (Male: 82.05% | Female: 60.25%)
Urban Population (2011): 120,152 (11.63%)
Rural Population (2011): 912,602 (88.37%)
Total Households (2011): 248,561
Child Population (0–6 yrs): 134,448 (13.02%)
SC Population: 139,581 (13.5%)
ST Population: 279,896 (27.1%)
Main Tribes: Gond, Binjhwar, Savar, Kawar
Main Languages: Chhattisgarhi (75.27%), Odia (18.34%), Hindi (5.03%)

Population Projections/Tables (2011–2036)

Year	Projected Population	Growth vs 2011	Annual Growth
2011	1,032,754	–	–
2021	1,200,000	+16.2%	~1.6%
2025	1,260,000 – 1,301,786	+20.5% – 26.1%	~1.1%
2026	1,270,000	+21.74%	1.24%
2031	1,317,000	+27.5%	1.1%
2036	1,371,558	+32.8%	1.06%

Historic Population Growth (1901–2011)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	231,053	–	–	112,000	119,000
1951	389,000	29,230	8.13%	190,000	199,000
2001	860,257	69,060	8.73%	426,201	434,056
2011	1,032,754	172,497	20.05%	511,967	520,787

Religion-wise Population (2011, 2025 est.)

Religion	Population 2011	Percentage	Pop. 2025 Est.
Hindu	1,008,061	97.61%	1,270,661
Muslim	12,570	1.22%	15,844
Christian	5,284	0.51%	6,660
Sikh	2,941	0.28%	3,707
Buddhist	521	0.05%	657
Jain	1,495	0.14%	1,884
Others	1,417	0.14%	1,786
Not Stated	465	0.05%	586

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Castes (SC)	139,581	68,968	70,613	13.5%	1,024
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	279,896	137,339	142,557	27.1%	1,038

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total Population	1,017
Child (0-6)	971
Urban Area	993
Rural Area	1,020
SC	1,024
ST	1,038
Hindu	1,018
Muslim	990
Christian	1,113
Sikh	905

Literacy Rate (2011)

Category	Overall	Male	Female
Total Population	71.02%	82.05%	60.25%
Urban Area	81.83%	89.37%	74.28%
Rural Area	69.59%	81.06%	58.42%

Literacy by Religion: Hindu: 70.59% | Muslim: 86.91% | Christian: 89.8% | Sikh: 94.34%

Urban–Rural Population/Households/Child Population (2011)

	Rural	Urban
Population %	88.37%	11.63%
Total Population	912,602	120,152
Male Population	451,691	60,276
Female Population	460,911	59,876
Sex Ratio	1,020	993
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	974	951
Child Population (0–6)	119,269	15,179
No. of Households	248,561

Total	Male	Female
134,448	68,207	66,241

Workforce & Employment Data (2011)

	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	340,802	230,609	110,193
Cultivators	111,246	82,011	29,235
Agriculture Labourer	156,599	92,026	64,573
Household Industries	4,962	3,239	1,723
Other Workers	67,995	53,333	14,662
Marginal Workers	158,458	61,249	97,209
Non Working	533,494	220,109	313,385

Tehsil/Sub-District List

Mahasamund (city)
Saraipali
Bagbahra
Pithora
Basna

Language Distribution (2011)

Chhattisgarhi – 75.27%
Odia – 18.34%
Hindi – 5.03%

Nearby Districts

District	Population (2011)
Raipur	4,063,872
Dhamtari	799,781
Durg	3,343,872
Kanker (Uttar Bastar Kanker)	748,941
Rajnandgaon	1,537,133
Bastar	1,413,199
Kabirdham	822,526
Narayanpur	139,820
Bilaspur	2,663,629
Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	533,638

Other Socio-Economic, Historic & Cultural Facts

District HQ: Mahasamund city
Historical temple town: Sirpur by the Mahanadi River
Major highways: NH 6, NH 217, NH 216
Main railway station: Mahasamund (East Coast Railway)
Total towns: 6; Total villages: 1,145
Houseless population (2011): 1,107 (286 families)

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