Bastar

This page provides an overview of Bastar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

6,872,501
Population
1,514,410
Households
1025
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
45.32%
Approx. literacy

Bastar has an aggregated population of 6,872,501. Approximately 41.13% live in rural areas (2,826,398) and 5.63% live in urban areas (386,988).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,826,398 3
Bade Rajpur 247,039 58
Bakavand 449,469 117
Bastanar 144,120 45
Bastar 481,943 114
Darbha 238,080 72
Farasgaon 289,950 106
Jagdalpur 593,961 119
Keskal 267,894 104
Kondagaon 574,464 185
Lohandiguda 227,526 90
Makdi 299,142 103
Tokapal 232,515 73

Population summary

Bastar has a population of 6,872,501 (3,394,600 males and 3,477,901 females). The sex ratio is about 1025 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,872,501
Male3,394,600
Female3,477,901
Rural population2,826,398 (41.13%)
Urban population386,988 (5.63%)
Households1,514,410

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 45.32%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,114,509
Total illiterates3,757,992

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 177,733 (2.59%). ST: 4,607,341 (67.04%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC177,7332.59%
ST4,607,34167.04%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,061,173 (15.44%). Workers: 3,557,914 (51.77%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,061,17315.44%
Total workers3,557,91451.77%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bastar 1,413,199
Bastar 1,219,705
Jagdalpur 239,808
Kondagaon 201,795
Bastar 193,494
Kondagaon 170,874
Bastar 163,997
Bastar 153,949
Bakavand 149,823
Bakavand 149,823