STATISTICAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT  BILASPUR
						( UPDATED AS ON 30-06-2008)
	Sl No.	INDICATOR	Referance Year	NUMBER
	1	Area ( In Sq.Kms.)	Census –2001	1167
	2	Population
		Total	Census –2001	340885
		Males	Census –2001	171263
		Females	Census –2001	169622
		Rural	Census –2001	318934
		Urban	Census –2001	21951
		SC  Population	Census –2001	86581
		ST  Population	Census –2001	9180
		POPULATION ( 0-6 Years )
		Total	2001 Census	42890
		Males	2001 Census	22795
		Females	2001 Census	20095
	3	% Age of Rural Population	Census –2001	93.56
	4	%Age of Urban Population	Census –2001	6.44
	5	% Age of Pop. to  State Population	Census –2001	5.61
	6	Decennial Growth Rate (1991-2001)	Census –2001	15.4
	7	Sex – Ratio ( Females per 1000 Males)	Census –2001	990
	8	Density of Population (Pop.per Sq.Km)	Census –2001	292
	9	Literacy Rate  ( %age)
		Combined	Census –2001	77.8
		Males	Census –2001	86.0
		Females	Census –2001	69.5
	10	Number of Towns	Census –2001	4
	11	Number of Constituencies	Census –2001	4
	12	Number of CD Blocks	Census –2001	3
	13	Number of Inhabited villages	Census –2001	965
	14	Number of Gram Panchayats	Census –2001	151
	15	Number of Tahsils	Census –2001	3
	16	Number of Sub-Tahsils	Census –2001	1
	17	Number of Sub- Divisions	Census –2001	2
	18	Couple Protection Rate ( % )	31-3-2008	63.27
	19	Number of Medical Institutions	31-3-2008
		General Hospitals		2
		Community Health Centres		6
		Primary Health Centres		27
		Civil Dispensaries / ESI Disp.		2
		Sub- Centres		116
		Number of Beds Sanctioned		385
		Number of Beds In-position		355
	20	Mid Year Estimated Population	30-06-2008	379713
			30-06-2009	385007
			30-06-2010	390302
	21	Estimated Population As On 31st March	31-03-2008	378389
			31-03-2009	383684
			31-03-2010	388978
	22	Estimated Number of Eligible Couples	31-03-2008	62994