Sl.No.

ITEM

Reference

Number

1

Area (In Sq.Kms.)

2001

55673

2

POPULATION

Total

2001 Census

6077900

Males

2001 Census

3087940

Females

2001 Census

2989960

Rural

2001 Census

5482319

Urban

2001 Census

595581

SC Population

2001 Census

1502170

ST Population

2001 Census

244587

POPULATION ( 0-6 Years )

Total

2001 Census

793137

Males

2001 Census

418426

Females

2001 Census

374711

3

% Age of Rural Population to total population

2001 Census

90.20

4

% Age of Urban Population to total Pop.

2001 Census

9.80

5

Decennial Growth Rate

2001 Census

 + 17.54

6

Sex – Ratio

2001 Census

968

7

Density of Population

2001 Census

109

8

LITERACY  R ATE

Combined

2001 Census

76.5

Males

2001 Census

85.3

Females

2001 Census

67.4

9

Number of Towns

2001 Census

57

10

Number of Districts

2001 Census

12

11

Number of CD Blocks

2001 Census

75

12

Number of Villages

Total

2001 Census

20118

Inhabited

2001 Census

17495

Un – Inhabited

2001 Census

2623

13

Expectancy of Life at Birth

Combined

1998-2002

65.9

Males

1998-2002

65.7

Females

1998-2002

66.3

14

CRUDE BIRTH RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

20.7

Rural

2002 (SRS)

21.1

Urban

2002 (SRS)

16.5

15

CRUDE DEATH RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

7.5

Rural

2002 (SRS)

7.7

Urban

2002 (SRS)

5.1

16

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

52

Rural

2002 (SRS)

53

Urban

2002 (SRS)

28

17

PERI NATAL MORTALITY RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

47

Rural

2002 (SRS)

49

Urban

2002 (SRS)

18

18

NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

46

Rural

2002 (SRS)

48

Urban

2002 (SRS)

15

19

EARLY NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

35

Rural

2002 (SRS)

37

Urban

2002 (SRS)

11

20

LATE NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE

Combined

2002 (SRS)

11

Rural

2002 (SRS)

12

Urban

2002 (SRS)

5