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District of Chhattisgarh

Bastar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,62,000 962,000 1 March 2026

Bastar district's population is estimated at ≈9.62 lakh (9,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,13,093 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Chhattisgarh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Bastar district

Census 2011
8,13,093
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9.62 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,35,511

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,77,582

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 9.62 lakh 9,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.13 lakh 8,13,093 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 140per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1016 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
987 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
53.5% Male 63.4% · Female 43.9%
Urban share
16.7% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+18.0% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
≈ 5,816km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.85 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages
595 Census 2011
Towns
2 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Bastar: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
10 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,83,286
20016,89,315
20118,13,093
2016 *8,69,000
2021 *9,19,000
2026 *9,62,000
2031 *9,98,000
2036 *10,28,000

* Estimate

How Bastar's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Bastar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Jagdalpur2,39,80829.5%98370.6%52.3%
2 Bastar1,63,99720.2%101752.3%6.1%
3 Bakavand1,49,82318.4%100852.2%0.0%
4 Tokapal77,5059.5%106348.6%0.0%
5 Lohandiguda75,8429.3%103838.8%0.0%
6 Darbha(part)58,0787.1%103338.0%0.0%
7 Bastanar48,0405.9%107922.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Bastar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bastar (Census 2011)
  1. Jagdalpur 1,25,463
  2. Bastar 10,048

How people in Bastar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

30.0%

Agricultural labourers

46.7%

Household industry

1.2%

Other work

22.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.7%.

Age structure of Bastar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Bastar
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-442,70342,602
5-948,20347,747
10-1446,51646,324
15-1939,15240,137
20-2436,60240,243
25-2933,97533,059
30-3428,38228,936
35-3927,69228,042
40-4424,39824,977
45-4922,10621,534
50-5416,32615,774
55-5911,83512,782
60-6410,24711,649
65-696,1347,874
70-744,0705,018
75-791,5372,002
80+1,6382,183
Children (0–14)
33.7%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
59.8%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
6.4%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
23.4years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
60.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Bastar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 39 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bastar
  1. Halabi 38.4%
  2. Odia 27.7%
  3. Hindi 14.4%
  4. Gondi 14.0%
  5. Parji 2.5%
  6. Bengali 0.8%
  7. Telugu 0.7%
  8. Marathi 0.2%
  9. All other languages 1.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Halabi38.4%
  2. Bhatri26.5%
  3. Gondi14.0%
  4. Hindi11.0%
  5. Chhattisgarhi2.7%
  6. Dhurwa2.5%
  7. Odia1.2%
  8. Bengali0.8%

Housing and amenities in Bastar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 57.4%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 20.2%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 14.0%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 28.2%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.1%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 20.9%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 2.3%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.0%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.5%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 19.9%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 19.8%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.4%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 3.7%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 36.1%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 31.3%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.3%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 5.2%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 21.1%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 44.4%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 6.8%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.9%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 14.6%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Bastar district held 3.2% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 14th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 53.5%, 16.8 points below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 63.4% of men but only 43.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1016 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 991.
  • 16.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Chhattisgarh as a whole (23.2%).
  • The population grew 18.0% in 2001–11, slower than Chhattisgarh's 22.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.62 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.
  • Its largest town, Jagdalpur, had 1.25 lakh people in 2011, 15.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

Bastar covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Bastar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    57.5% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Chhattisgarh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Bastar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bastar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Bastar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu ≈ 7,71,800 94.9% 93.2%
Muslim ≈ 8,100 1.0% 2.0%
Christian ≈ 26,200 3.2% 1.9%
Sikh ≈ 1,700 0.2% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 400 0.1% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 2,400 0.3% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 1,900 0.2% 1.9%
Religion not stated ≈ 600 0.1% 0.1%
Total8,13,093100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bastar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,62,000 (9.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bastar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,13,093.

What was the population of Bastar district in Census 2011?
8,13,093: 4,03,301 males and 4,09,792 females, of whom 1,35,511 lived in towns and 6,77,582 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bastar?
Literacy was 53.5% in 2011 (men 63.4%, women 43.9%). The sex ratio was 1016 females per 1,000 males, and 987 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bastar district?
Jagdalpur, with 1,25,463 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bastar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 595 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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