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District of Chhattisgarh

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 4.17 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

4,17,000 417,000 1 March 2026

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district's population is estimated at ≈4.17 lakh (4,17,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 3,65,277 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

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district

Census 2011
3,65,277
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.17 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,32,792

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
2,32,485

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 4.17 lakh 4,17,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
3.65 lakh 3,65,277 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 108per km² 2011
Sex ratio
966 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
977 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
69.6% Male 78.8% · Female 60.0%
Urban share
36.4% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+12.4% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
≈ 3,385km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
84.6 thousand 4.3 people per household
Villages
370 Census 2011
Towns
5 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.

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
4.3 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19912,77,600
20013,25,036
20113,65,277
2016 *3,86,000
2021 *4,03,000
2026 *4,17,000
2031 *4,27,000
2036 *4,35,000

* Estimate

How Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur'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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur's 2011 population was spread
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1 Manendragarh1,48,99340.8%96372.6%42.6%
2 Khadganva(part)1,27,53434.9%95270.3%54.3%
3 Bharatpur88,75024.3%99363.3%0.0%

Largest towns in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (Census 2011)
  1. Chirmiri 69,307
  2. Manendragarh 33,071
  3. Khongapani 17,400
  4. Jhagrakhand 7,680
  5. Nai-Ledri 5,334

How people in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.8%

Agricultural labourers

31.8%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

36.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.2%.

Age structure of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur

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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur
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
0-418,57217,984
5-920,11019,462
10-1420,64719,991
15-1919,28818,352
20-2418,47018,102
25-2915,71114,822
30-3412,76012,730
35-3912,39811,972
40-4410,73210,679
45-4910,10910,100
50-548,4937,211
55-596,4075,235
60-644,5104,810
65-692,9873,360
70-742,1242,447
75-799031,105
80+1,2691,288
Children (0–14)
32.0%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
61.2%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
6.8%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
23.9years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
56.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 35 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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur
  1. Hindi 94.7%
  2. Odia 1.5%
  3. Bengali 1.1%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon 0.9%
  5. Gondi 0.4%
  6. Urdu 0.3%
  7. Punjabi 0.3%
  8. Telugu 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.6%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi44.4%
  2. Surgujia27.8%
  3. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi9.4%
  4. Bhagoria6.8%
  5. Chhattisgarhi3.8%
  6. Sadan/Sadri1.5%
  7. Bhojpuri1.2%
  8. Kurukh/Oraon1.1%

Housing and amenities in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur

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 49.4%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 29.1%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 23.9%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 25.8%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.4%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 27.8%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.0%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 18.0%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 76.0%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 32.9%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 27.3%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.8%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 5.6%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.7%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 70.1%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 34.4%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 77.0%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 13.0%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 25.2%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 48.8%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 13.2%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 24.8%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.7%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district held 1.4% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 26th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.6%, 0.7 points below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.8% of men but only 60.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 966 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 991.
  • 36.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Chhattisgarh as a whole (23.2%).
  • The population grew 12.4% in 2001–11, slower than Chhattisgarh's 22.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈4.17 lakh, implies growth of about 14% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.
  • Its largest town, Chirmiri, had 69.3 thousand people in 2011, 19.0% of the district.

How this district was formed

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Koriya (2011) 100.0% of this district
    55.4% 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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu ≈ 3,33,000 91.2% 93.2%
Muslim ≈ 14,500 4.0% 2.0%
Christian ≈ 4,900 1.4% 1.9%
Sikh ≈ 1,000 0.3% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 900 0.2% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 9,900 2.7% 1.9%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,000 0.3% 0.1%
Total3,65,277100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈4,17,000 (4.17 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 3,65,277.

What was the population of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in Census 2011?
3,65,277: 1,85,764 males and 1,79,513 females, of whom 1,32,792 lived in towns and 2,32,485 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 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur?
Literacy was 69.6% in 2011 (men 78.8%, women 60.0%). The sex ratio was 966 females per 1,000 males, and 977 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district?
Chirmiri, with 69,307 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 370 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

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