Demography

Basic Details (As Per Census 2011)
Particular	Nos
Area	2238.36 Sq Km
Nos. of Sub Divisions	3
Nos. of Tehsils	3
Nos. of Urban Local Bodies	9
Nos. of Municipal Corporations	3
Nos. of Municipalities	3
Nos. of Nagar Panchayats	3
Nos. of Blocks	3
Nos. of Gram Panchayats	297
Nos. of Villages	388

Population of Durg District (As Per Census 2011)
Population	Persons	Males	Females
Total	1721948	875813	846135
In the age group 0-6 years	210511	108076	102435
Scheduled Castes (SC)	245587	123151	122436
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	101188	51202	49986
Literates	1247890	690070	557820
Illiterate	474058	185743	288315
Total Worker	672648	473821	198827
Main Worker	572642	430627	142015
Main Worker – Cultivator	67540	44626	22914
Main Worker – Agricultural Labourers	98819	53243	45576
Main Worker – Household Industries	12009	8710	3299
Main Worker – Other	394274	324048	70226
Marginal Worker	100006	43194	56812
Marginal Worker – Cultivator	12555	4530	8025
Marginal Worker – Agriculture Labourers	60943	21356	39587
Marginal Worker – Household Industries	1802	813	989
Marginal Workers – Other	24706	16495	8211
Marginal Worker (3-6 Months)	83838	36363	47475
Marginal Worker – Cultivator (3-6 Months)	10445	3869	6576
Marginal Worker – Agriculture Labourers (3-6 Months)	52356	18735	33621
Marginal Worker – Household Industries (3-6 Months)	1455	648	807
Marginal Worker – Other (3-6 Months)	19582	13111	6471
Marginal Worker (0-3 Months)	16168	6831	9337
Marginal Worker – Cultivator (0-3 Months)	2110	661	1449
Marginal Worker – Agriculture Labourers (0-3 Months)	8587	2621	5966
Marginal Worker – Household Industries (0-3 Months)	347	165	182
Marginal Worker – Other Workers (0-3 Months)	5124	3384	1740
Non Worker	1049300	401992	647308

Urban Population (As Per Census 2011)
S.No.	Urban Local Body	Male	Female	Total	House Hold
1	Ahiwara (NP)	10,215	10,169	20,384	4,266
2	Bhilai Charoda (M)	50,013	47,995	98,008	20,843
3	Bhilai Nagar (MC)	3,23,479	3,04,255	6,27,734	1,35,569
4	Dhamdha (NP)	4,935	5,026	9,961	2,175
5	Durg (MC)	1,36,641	1,32,165	2,68,806	57,451
6	Jamul (M)	13,325	12,553	25,878	5,395
7	Kumahari (M)	18,038	17,006	35,044	7,605
8	Patan (NP)	5,046	5,087	10,133	2,192
9	Utai (NP)	4,420	4,332	8,752	1,896
TOTAL		5,66,112	5,38,588	11,04,700	2,37,392

Rural Population (As Per Census 2011)
S.No.	Block	Male	Female	Total	House Hold
1	Dhamdha	1,02,361	1,02,130	2,04,491	42,149
2	Durg	1,01,193	99,503	2,00,696	43,045
3	Patan	1,06,147	1,05,914	2,12,061	44,884
TOTAL		3,09,701	3,07,547	6,17,248	1,30,078