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Surguja

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

Quick facts

11,556,509

Population

2,580,663

Households

979

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

49.84%

Approx. literacy

Surguja has an aggregated population of 11,556,509. Approximately 40.84% live in rural areas (4,719,772) and 4.2% live in urban areas (485,842).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

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

Tehsil / Sub-district	Population	Villages
Taluk 0	4,719,772	3
Ambikapur	718,080	125
Balrampur	326,771	127
Batouli	210,732	57
Bhaiyathan	382,444	93
Lakhanpur	350,637	99
Lundra	359,400	115
Mainpat	229,719	49
Oudgi	262,809	103
Pratappur	439,486	117
Premnagar	189,437	49
Rajpur	322,228	89
Ramanujganj	492,305	116
Ramanujnagar	366,699	79
Samri(kusmi)	322,348	108
Shankargarh	216,264	92
Sitapur	279,032	54
Surajpur	654,718	122
Udaypur	236,754	90
Wadrafnagar	476,874	123

Population summary

Surguja has a population of 11,556,509 (5,840,424 males and 5,716,085 females). The sex ratio is about 979 females per 1000 males.

Category	Number
Total population	11,556,509
Male	5,840,424
Female	5,716,085
Rural population	4,719,772 (40.84%)
Urban population	485,842 (4.2%)
Households	2,580,663

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 49.84%.

Category	Number
Total literates	5,760,162
Total illiterates	5,796,347

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 565,838 (4.9%). ST: 6,450,647 (55.82%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	565,838	4.9%
ST	6,450,647	55.82%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,871,802 (16.2%). Workers: 5,702,880 (49.35%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	1,871,802	16.2%
Total workers	5,702,880	49.35%

Largest villages by population

Village	Population
Surguja	2,359,886
Surguja	2,116,965
Ambikapur	279,717
Surguja	242,921
Surajpur	232,411
Surajpur	189,896
Ramanujganj	168,066
Wadrafnagar	160,974
Ambikapur	158,646
Ramanujganj	156,173