District of Chhattisgarh

Surajpur District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,39,000 (9.39 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Surajpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,84,387.

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

7,84,387: 3,95,960 males and 3,88,427 females, of whom 71,536 lived in towns and 7,12,851 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.39 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,39,000 939,000 1 March 2026

Surajpur district's population is estimated at ≈9.39 lakh (9,39,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,84,387 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

Surajpur district

Census 2011: 7,84,387
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 9.39 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 71,536

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 7,12,851

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 9.39 lakh 9,39,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 7.84 lakh 7,84,387 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 148per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 981 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6): 959 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate: 60.8% Male 70.9% · Female 50.6%
Urban share: 9.1% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11: +19.7% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area: ≈ 5,297km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 1.76 lakh 4.5 people per household
Villages: 542 Census 2011
Towns: 8 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

10 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	5,25,788
2001	6,55,491
2011	7,84,387
2016 *	8,41,000
2021 *	8,93,000
2026 *	9,39,000
2031 *	9,77,000
2036 *	10,09,000

* Estimate

How Surajpur'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 Surajpur's 2011 population was spread
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1	Surajpur(part)	2,25,997	28.8%	979	65.1%	18.8%
2	Pratappur	1,50,783	19.2%	984	57.8%	8.5%
3	Bhaiyathan	1,31,216	16.7%	978	63.3%	8.5%
4	Ramanujnagar	1,22,233	15.6%	992	59.9%	0.0%
5	Oudgi	87,603	11.2%	963	55.0%	0.0%
6	Premnagar	64,797	8.3%	989	57.1%	7.6%
7	Lakhanpur(part)	1,758	0.2%	995	56.7%	0.0%

Largest towns in Surajpur (Census 2011)

Surajpur 20,189
Bishrampur 11,367
Bhatgaon 11,204
Jarhi 7,228
Shivnandanpur Alias Omkarbahara CT 6,567
Pratappur 5,635
Premnagar 4,954
Govindpur CT 4,392

How people in Surajpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

41.6%

Agricultural labourers

44.4%

Household industry

1.0%

Other work

13.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.4%.

Age structure of Surajpur

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	43,436	42,272
5-9	49,310	47,103
10-14	47,550	45,895
15-19	38,184	36,264
20-24	33,899	35,206
25-29	30,412	29,577
30-34	25,809	26,515
35-39	25,700	25,293
40-44	22,520	21,968
45-49	20,232	18,735
50-54	15,483	13,839
55-59	11,760	12,149
60-64	11,684	12,178
65-69	8,356	8,710
70-74	6,019	5,657
75-79	2,358	2,682
80+	3,611	3,534

Children (0–14): 35.2%; Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59): 56.6%; Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+): 8.3%; Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age: 23.0years; Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio: 67.7; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Surajpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 36 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 →

Hindi 95.9%
Kurukh/Oraon 1.9%
Bengali 1.0%
Korwa 0.4%
Urdu 0.2%
Punjabi 0.1%
Gondi 0.1%
Odia 0.1%
All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

Surgujia72.8%
Hindi9.3%
Kurukh/Oraon4.5%
Sadan/Sadri4.3%
Bhojpuri2.4%
Bengali1.5%
Chhattisgarhi1.0%
Urdu0.4%

Housing and amenities in Surajpur

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 53.9%

Chhattisgarh 75.1%
Tap water 7.5%

Chhattisgarh 20.7%
Water source within premises 16.6%

Chhattisgarh 19.0%
Toilet within premises 11.6%

Chhattisgarh 24.6%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 88.2%

Chhattisgarh 74.0%
Bathing area within premises 11.3%

Chhattisgarh 20.2%
Closed drainage 6.9%

Chhattisgarh 5.3%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 6.2%

Chhattisgarh 11.2%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.3%

Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

Mobile phone 23.3%

Chhattisgarh 29.1%
Television 15.4%

Chhattisgarh 31.3%
Scooter or motorcycle 12.5%

Chhattisgarh 15.6%
Computer or laptop 3.6%

Chhattisgarh 4.7%
Car, jeep or van 1.7%

Chhattisgarh 2.3%
Use banking services 64.1%

Chhattisgarh 48.8%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 29.6%

Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

Own their home 93.5%

Chhattisgarh 90.2%
Rent their home 4.1%

Chhattisgarh 6.5%
Permanent (pucca) house 8.5%

Chhattisgarh 30.7%
House in good condition 49.6%

Chhattisgarh 46.6%
Concrete roof 5.6%

Chhattisgarh 16.6%
Cement or tiled floor 8.2%

Chhattisgarh 19.4%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 25.1%

Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

Surajpur district held 3.1% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 17th of 33 districts.
Literacy is 60.8%, 9.5 points below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.9% of men but only 50.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 981 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 991.
9.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Chhattisgarh as a whole (23.2%).
The population grew 19.7% in 2001–11, slower than Chhattisgarh's 22.6% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.39 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.

How this district was formed

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

Surguja (2011) 100.0% of this district
33.2% 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 Surajpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Surajpur (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 Surajpur (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Chhattisgarh
Hindu	≈ 7,42,200	94.6%	93.2%
Muslim	≈ 21,900	2.8%	2.0%
Christian	≈ 8,400	1.1%	1.9%
Sikh	≈ 900	0.1%	0.3%
Buddhist	≈ 100	0.0%	0.3%
Jain	≈ 200	0.0%	0.2%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 9,900	1.3%	1.9%
Religion not stated	≈ 800	0.1%	0.1%
Total	7,84,387	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Surajpur district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,39,000 (9.39 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Surajpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,84,387.

What was the population of Surajpur district in Census 2011?

7,84,387: 3,95,960 males and 3,88,427 females, of whom 71,536 lived in towns and 7,12,851 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 Surajpur?

Literacy was 60.8% in 2011 (men 70.9%, women 50.6%). The sex ratio was 981 females per 1,000 males, and 959 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Surajpur district?

Surajpur, with 20,189 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Surajpur district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 542 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction