District of Chhattisgarh

Kondagaon District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Kondagaon district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,85,000 (6.85 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kondagaon's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,78,824.

Q: What was the population of Kondagaon district in Census 2011?

5,78,824: 2,84,781 males and 2,94,043 females, of whom 57,983 lived in towns and 5,20,841 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.85 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,85,000 685,000 1 March 2026

Kondagaon district's population is estimated at ≈6.85 lakh (6,85,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,78,824 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

Kondagaon district

Census 2011: 5,78,824
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 6.85 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 57,983

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 5,20,841

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 6.85 lakh 6,85,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 5.79 lakh 5,78,824 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 129per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 1033 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6): 1006 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate: 56.2% Male 67.5% · Female 45.4%
Urban share: 10.0% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11: +18.0% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area: ≈ 4,471km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 1.22 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages: 541 Census 2011
Towns: 4 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

7.3 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	4,15,229
2001	4,90,709
2011	5,78,824
2016 *	6,18,000
2021 *	6,54,000
2026 *	6,85,000
2031 *	7,10,000
2036 *	7,32,000

* Estimate

How Kondagaon'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 Kondagaon's 2011 population was spread
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1	Kondagaon	2,01,795	34.9%	1038	53.9%	15.3%
2	Makdi	99,714	17.2%	1027	53.5%	0.0%
3	Farasgaon	98,752	17.1%	1028	58.8%	6.4%
4	Keskal	93,003	16.1%	1030	61.5%	12.0%
5	Bade Rajpur	85,560	14.8%	1035	56.0%	11.3%

Largest towns in Kondagaon (Census 2011)

Kondagaon 30,921
Keskal 11,115
Visrampuree 9,641
Farasgaon 6,306

How people in Kondagaon worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

49.9%

Agricultural labourers

30.8%

Household industry

1.8%

Other work

17.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 56.4%.

Age structure of Kondagaon

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	30,399	30,328
5-9	34,315	33,990
10-14	33,114	32,977
15-19	27,871	28,573
20-24	26,057	28,648
25-29	24,186	23,534
30-34	20,205	20,599
35-39	19,713	19,963
40-44	17,368	17,780
45-49	15,737	15,330
50-54	11,622	11,229
55-59	8,425	9,099
60-64	7,294	8,293
65-69	4,367	5,606
70-74	2,897	3,572
75-79	1,094	1,425
80+	1,166	1,554

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 Kondagaon

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 37 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Halabi 42.4%
Gondi 28.0%
Hindi 26.3%
Odia 1.5%
Bengali 0.9%
Urdu 0.2%
Marathi 0.1%
Punjabi 0.1%
All other languages 0.4%

Largest mother tongues

Halabi42.4%
Gondi28.0%
Chhattisgarhi22.2%
Hindi3.4%
Bhatri1.4%
Bengali0.9%
Banjari0.3%
Urdu0.2%

Housing and amenities in Kondagaon

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 44.0%

Chhattisgarh 75.1%
Tap water 10.8%

Chhattisgarh 20.7%
Water source within premises 8.7%

Chhattisgarh 19.0%
Toilet within premises 9.5%

Chhattisgarh 24.6%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 90.2%

Chhattisgarh 74.0%
Bathing area within premises 8.9%

Chhattisgarh 20.2%
Closed drainage 0.5%

Chhattisgarh 5.3%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 3.6%

Chhattisgarh 11.2%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 95.0%

Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

Mobile phone 16.6%

Chhattisgarh 29.1%
Television 12.2%

Chhattisgarh 31.3%
Scooter or motorcycle 8.8%

Chhattisgarh 15.6%
Computer or laptop 1.8%

Chhattisgarh 4.7%
Car, jeep or van 1.0%

Chhattisgarh 2.3%
Use banking services 48.5%

Chhattisgarh 48.8%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.6%

Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

Own their home 95.4%

Chhattisgarh 90.2%
Rent their home 3.3%

Chhattisgarh 6.5%
Permanent (pucca) house 14.6%

Chhattisgarh 30.7%
House in good condition 50.3%

Chhattisgarh 46.6%
Concrete roof 3.1%

Chhattisgarh 16.6%
Cement or tiled floor 6.1%

Chhattisgarh 19.4%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 15.8%

Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

Kondagaon district held 2.3% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 24th of 33 districts.
Literacy is 56.2%, 14.1 points below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 67.5% of men but only 45.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 1033 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 991.
10.0% 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, ≈6.85 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.

How this district was formed

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

Bastar (2011) 100.0% of this district
41.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Chhattisgarh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

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

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

Population by religion in Kondagaon (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Kondagaon (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Chhattisgarh
Hindu	≈ 4,86,000	84.0%	93.2%
Muslim	≈ 4,300	0.7%	2.0%
Christian	≈ 1,400	0.2%	1.9%
Sikh	≈ 400	0.1%	0.3%
Buddhist	≈ 500	0.1%	0.3%
Jain	≈ 1,100	0.2%	0.2%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 84,400	14.6%	1.9%
Religion not stated	≈ 700	0.1%	0.1%
Total	5,78,824	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kondagaon district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,85,000 (6.85 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kondagaon's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,78,824.

What was the population of Kondagaon district in Census 2011?

5,78,824: 2,84,781 males and 2,94,043 females, of whom 57,983 lived in towns and 5,20,841 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 Kondagaon?

Literacy was 56.2% in 2011 (men 67.5%, women 45.4%). The sex ratio was 1033 females per 1,000 males, and 1006 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kondagaon district?

Kondagaon, with 30,921 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kondagaon district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 541 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction