|
Administrative Setup |
| Number of Tehsils /
Sub-Tehsils |
10 |
| Number of C.D. Blocks |
7 |
|
Number of Gram Panchayats |
283 |
| Number of Statutory
Towns |
5 |
| Number of Inhabited
Villages |
1118 |
| Number of Uninhabited
Villages |
473 |
| Total Number of
Villages |
1591 |
| Area in Sq. Kms. |
6522 |
|
Demographic
Profile |
|
Number of
Households |
87,029 |
|
Average
Size of Households |
5.0 |
|
Population |
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
460,887 (100%) |
235,218 (100%) |
225,669 (100%) |
| Rural |
426,345 (92.5%) |
216,704 (92.1%) |
209,641 (92.9%) |
| Urban |
34,542 (7.5%) |
18,514 (7.9%) |
16,028 (7.1%) |
|
Sex Ratio |
| Sex Ratio (Females per 1000
males) |
| Total |
Rural |
Urban |
| 959 |
967 |
866 |
|
Decadal Growth Rate, 1991 - 2001 |
| Total |
Rural |
Urban |
| +17.2 |
+17.3 |
+15.6 |
|
Distribution of Villages by Population
Range |
| Population Size |
No. of Villages |
Percentage |
| < 200 |
324 |
29.0 |
| 200 - 499 |
503 |
45.0 |
| 500 - 999 |
245 |
21.9 |
| 1000 - 1999 |
40 |
3.6 |
| 2000 - 4999 |
6 |
0.5 |
| 5000 - 9999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 10000 + |
0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
1118 |
100.0 |
|
Population in
Age Group 0 - 6 years |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
69,579 |
35,594 |
33,985 |
| Rural |
65,902 |
33,610 |
32,292 |
| Urban |
3,677 |
1,984 |
1,693 |
|
Child Sex Ratio |
| Girls in 0-6 age group per 1000 boys in 0-6
age group |
| Total |
Rural |
Urban |
| 955 |
961 |
853 |
|
Scheduled Caste Population |
| Proportion of Scheduled Caste
to Total Population : 20 % |
|
Persons |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
92,359 |
46,940 |
45,419 |
| Rural |
86,150 |
43,761 |
42,389 |
| Urban |
6,209 |
3,179 |
3,030 |
|
Sex Ratio of Scheduled Caste
Population |
| Total |
Rural |
Urban |
| 968 |
969 |
953 |
|
Scheduled Tribes Population |
|
Proportion
of Scheduled Tribes to Total Population : 25.5 % |
|
Persons |
Males |
Females |
|
Total |
117,569 |
58,850 |
58,719 |
|
Rural |
115,701 |
57,812 |
57,889 |
|
Urban |
1,868 |
1,038 |
830 |
|
Sex
Ratio of Scheduled Tribes Population |
|
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
|
998 |
1001 |
800 |
|
Literacy
Status |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
246,169 (62.9%) |
152,533 (76.4%) |
93,636 (48.8%) |
| Rural |
218,546 (60.6%) |
137,067 (74.9%) |
81,479 (45.9%) |
| Urban |
27,623 (89.5%) |
15,466 (93.6%) |
12,157 (84.8%) |
|
Number
of Illiterates |
| Excluding the
population in age group 0-6 years |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
145,139 (37.1%) |
47,091 (23.6%) |
98.048 (51.2%) |
| Rural |
1,41,897 (39.4%) |
46,027 (25.1%) |
95,870 (54.1%) |
| Urban |
3,242 (10.5%) |
1,064 (6.4%) |
2,178 (15.2%) |
|
Economically
Active Population |
|
Workers
(Main + Marginal) |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
230,452 |
126,718 |
103,734 |
| Rural |
218,883 |
117,617 |
101,266 |
| Urban |
11,569 |
9,101 |
2,468 |
|
Work
Participation Rate |
| % of Total Workers to
total population |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
50.0 |
53.9 |
46.0 |
| Rural |
51.3 |
54.3 |
48.3 |
| Urban |
33.5 |
49.2 |
15.4 |
|
Non
- Workers |
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
230,435 |
108,500 |
121,935 |
| Rural |
207,462 |
99,087 |
108,375 |
| Urban |
22,973 |
9,413 |
13,560 |
|
Proportion
of Non-Workers to Total Population |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
50.0 |
46.1 |
54.0 |
| Rural |
48.7 |
45.7 |
51.7 |
| Urban |
66.5 |
50.8 |
84.6 |
|
Total
Workers by Industrial Categories (Main workers + Marginal Workers) |
|
Cultivators |
|
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
167,590 |
74,839 |
92,751 |
| Rural |
167,304 |
74,721 |
92,583 |
| Urban |
286 |
118 |
168 |
|
Proportion
of cultivators to total Workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
72.7 |
59.1 |
89.4 |
| Rural |
76.4 |
63.5 |
91.4 |
| Urban |
2.5 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
|
Agricultural
Labourer |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
1,655 |
984 |
671 |
| Rural |
1,649 |
981 |
668 |
| Urban |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
Proportion
of Agricultural Labourers to Total Workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
| Rural |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
| Urban |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Household
Industry Workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
2,780 |
1,574 |
1,206 |
| Rural |
2,599 |
1,428 |
1,171 |
| Urban |
181 |
146 |
35 |
|
Proportion
of Household Industry workers to total Workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Rural |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Urban |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
Other
workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
58,427 |
49,321 |
9,106 |
| Rural |
47,331 |
40,487 |
6,844 |
| Urban |
11,096 |
8,834 |
2,262 |
|
Proportion
of other Workers to total Workers |
| |
Persons |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
25.4 |
38.9 |
8.8 |
| Rural |
21.6 |
34.4 |
6.8 |
| Urban |
95.9 |
97.1 |
91.7 |
Source : Census of India 2001
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