Surguja District - Population 2011-2025

Quick Overview of Surguja District Census 2021

• Surguja, northern Chhattisgarh, HQ: Ambikapur, area 15,732 sq km
• Population (2011): 2,359,886; estimated in 2025: 2,880,000 – 2,843,726
• Sex ratio: 978 females/1000 males (2011); child sex ratio: 962
• Literacy rate: 60.01% (overall); urban 84.49%, rural 57.07%
• Percent children (0-6): 16.1%, children: 380,445
• SC/ST counts: SC 115,652 (4.9%); ST 1,300,628 (55.1%)
• Major communities: Gond, Oraon, Panika, Korwa, Kharwar, Munda, Santal, etc.
• Languages: Surgujia 65.07%, Kurukh 13.2%, Hindi 11.83%, Bhojpuri 2.71%, Sadri 2.39%, Chhattisgarhi 0.91%, Odia 0.90%

Population Projections & Historic Data

Year	Population
2011	2,359,886
2021 (Est.)	2,750,000
2025 (Est.)	2,880,000 – 2,843,726
2026 (Est.)	2,872,925
2036 (Est.)	3,134,067

Census Year	Population	Male	Female
2001	1,972,094	1,000,050	972,044
2011	2,359,886	1,193,129	1,166,757

Area (sq km)	15,732
Density/sq km	150
Households	526,049
Houseless families	773

Sex Ratio & Literacy

Type	Ratio/Rate
Sex Ratio (overall)	978
Sex Ratio (urban)	940
Sex Ratio (rural)	982
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	962
Literacy Rate (overall)	60.01%
Male Literacy	69.53%
Female Literacy	50.32%
Urban Literacy	84.49%
Rural Literacy	57.07%

Religion-Wise Data

Religion	Population (2011)	%
Hindu	2,126,195	90.10
Muslim	81,442	3.45
Christian	97,432	4.13
Sikh	2,303	0.10
Buddhist	1,287	0.05
Jain	623	0.03
Others	48,295	2.05
Not Stated	2,309	0.10

Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Category	Population	Male	Female	%
SC	115,652	58,281	57,371	4.9
ST	1,300,628	652,799	647,829	55.1

Urban/Rural & Household Data

Indicator	Urban	Rural
Population %	10.29	89.71
Total Population	242,921	2,116,965
Male Population	125,221	1,067,908
Female Population	117,700	1,049,057
Sex Ratio	940	982
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	903	967
Child Population (0-6)	30,423	350,022
Literacy (%)	84.49	57.07
Male Literacy	90.08	67.00
Female Literacy	78.58	46.99

Child Population by Age Group

Category	Population	Male	Female
0-6 Years	380,445	193,952	186,493

Languages Spoken

• Surgujia: 65.07%
• Kurukh: 13.2%
• Hindi: 11.83%
• Bhojpuri: 2.71%
• Sadri: 2.39%
• Chhattisgarhi: 0.91%
• Odia: 0.90%

Workforce Data

Category	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	622,589	459,988	162,601
Cultivators	316,824	246,740	70,084
Agric. Labourers	168,037	105,981	62,056
Household Industry	7,157	4,962	2,195
Other Workers	130,571	102,305	28,266
Marginal Workers	533,218	189,900	343,318
Non Working	1,204,079	543,241	660,838

City List & Stats

City	Population	Male	Female
Ambikapur UA	121,071	62,776	58,295
Ambikapur (Municipal Corp.)	112,449	58,332	54,117

Subdistrict/Taluk List & Data

• Tehsils: Ambikapur, Lakhanpur, Udaipur, Dhourpur (sub-tehsils: Lundra, Raghunathpur), Batauli, Sitapur, Mainpat
• Administrative divisions: 19 tehsils, 16 towns, 1,750 villages

Socio-Economic & Cultural Facts

• Major minerals: Coal, bauxite, pyritic minerals, copper, galena; key mining zones: Mainpat, Samri, Jamirapat
• About 90% depend on agriculture. 50.36% are cultivators, 12.77% agricultural labourers
• Home to Surguja University, several colleges, medical and technical institutions
• Climate range: Winter below 5 °C; summer above 46 °C
• Notable: Jeeraphool rice has Geographical Indication (GI) status

Population Growth (Decadal)

Census Year	Population
1901	322,614
1911	410,000
1921	381,000
1931	490,000
1941	557,000
1951	654,000
1961	805,000
1971	1,035,000
1981	1,249,000
1991	1,582,000
2001	1,972,094
2011	2,359,886

Nearby Districts Population

District	Population
Jashpur	851,669
Koriya	658,917
Raigarh	1,493,984
Korba	1,206,640
Janjgir-Champa	1,619,707
Bilaspur	2,663,629
Kabirdham	822,526
Rajnandgaon	1,537,133
Durg	3,343,872
Raipur	4,063,872