Bastar
Bastar district profile
Bastar is one of the districts covered by PACS in Chhattisgarh.
The district (area: 8,755 sq km) is located in the southern part of Chhattisgarh at a height of 2,000 feet. Kanker district is to its north, Maharashtra state to the west, Dantewada district in the south, and the state of Orissa in the east. Bastar is divided into four tehsils: Jagdalpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal and Narainpur. The largest river in Bastar district is the Indravati. The total forest area is 7,112 sq km, which is over 75% of the district’s area.
Around 66% of the population belongs to the scheduled tribes
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No |
Indicator |
Data |
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1 |
Population |
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Persons |
1,180,637 |
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Male |
590,743 |
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Female |
589,894 |
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Children (0 to 4 years) |
131,988 |
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Decadal growth (1991-2001) |
14.41% |
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Rural |
982,188 (83.19%) |
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Urban |
198,449 (16.81%) |
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Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) |
999 |
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Household size (per household) |
4 |
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SC population |
153,932 (13.04%) |
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ST population |
585,830 (49.62%) |
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2 |
Literacy rate |
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|
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Persons |
35.72 |
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Male |
47.20 |
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Female |
24.26 |
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3 |
Religious groups (largest three) |
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Hindus |
1,119,527 |
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Christians |
51,323 |
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Muslims |
8,401 |
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4 |
Important towns (largest three) |
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Jeypur |
76,625 |
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Sunabeda |
58,884 |
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Koraput |
39,548 |
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5 |
Amenities in villages |
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Total inhabited villages |
1,922 |
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Villages with: |
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|
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Safe drinking water |
1,867 |
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Electricity (domestic) |
618 |
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Primary schools |
1,234 |
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Medical facility |
254 |
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Paved approach road |
417 |
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6 |
Health |
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Pregnant women* who received at least three or more antenatal checkups |
44.9% |
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Pregnant women* who received at least one TT injection |
79.9% |
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Women* who had institutional delivery |
18.9% |
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Children aged 12-23 months who were fully immunised** |
60.3% |
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Children aged 12-23 months who received at least one dose of Vitamin A |
72.1% |
Sources: *Women aged 15-49 who had their last live/still birth after December 31, 2003 ** BCG, three injections of DPT, three doses of polio (excluding Polio 0) and measles # As on September 8, 2010 Indicator groups 1-5: Basic Data Sheet, Census of India 2001 http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-2215.pdf Indicator group 6: Tables 4.6, 4.9 and 5.7 in District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-2008: India. Chhattisgarh. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2010; funded by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Indicator group 7: State-wise NREGA Implementation Status Report in http://nrega.nic.in viewed September 8, 2010
