STATISTICAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT  BILASPUR
	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	136
	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 ( % )	31-3-2006	65.8
	19	Number of Medical Institutions	30-6-2006
		General Hospitals		2
		Community Health Centres		5
		Primary Health Centres		27
		Civil Dispensaries / ESI Disp.		2
		Sub- Centres		117
		Number of Beds Sanctioned		385
	20	Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2006	369123
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2007	374418
		Mid –Year Estimated Population as on	30-6-2008	379713
	21	Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2006	61452
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2007	62333
		Estimated No. of Eligible Couples	30-6-2008	63215