# Bijapur District, Chhattisgarh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/ District · Chhattisgarh # Bijapur district Bijapur is a district of Chhattisgarh, 17th of 18 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **255,230 people** in 4 sub-districts, 3 towns and 694 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/bijapur/) (16,129). - 255,230people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 3towns - 40.9%literacy ## Who lives in Bijapur? Bijapur had **255,230 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.0% of Chhattisgarh's population and 17th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh by population. There were 984 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chhattisgarh figure of 991; 14th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 978 girls per 1,000 boys (the Chhattisgarh figure is 969). An average household had 4.7 people, against 4.5 across Chhattisgarh. ## How literate is Bijapur? 40.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Chhattisgarh's 70.3%), the lowest of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh. Men were at 50.5% and women at 31.1% — a gap of 19.3 points (it is 20.0 points across Chhattisgarh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/) (58.1%) and lowest in [Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/) (30.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bijapur do for a living? 52.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 49.7%). Of all workers, 32% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 0% worked in household industry and 11% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 48% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 40% of workers here, against 46% across Chhattisgarh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bhairamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/) (57% of workers in farming) and the least is [Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/) (11% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 48 (48%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bijapur 11.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Chhattisgarh's 23.2%), 14th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh. The Census counted 3 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/bijapur/) with 16,129 people, home to 54% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bijapur Bijapur had 694 census villages, 565 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 399 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Gangaloor](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/gangaloor/) (5,454), [Aawapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/aawapalli/) (4,166), [Madded](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/madded/) (3,516), [Nelasnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/nelasnar/) (3,090) and [Naimed](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/naimed/) (2,866). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Bijapur compared with Chhattisgarh ■ Bijapur · ■ Chhattisgarh Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **969 Working population ****52.7%** **47.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bijapur Of every 100 households in Bijapur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bijapur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****25%** Toilet within the home ****6%** No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****5%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** Use banking services ****25%** Television ****8%** Mobile phone ****9%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****5%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****55%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Bijapur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/) 49,390 183 1 [Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/) 55,686 132 0 [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/) 66,448 97 1 [Bhairamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/) 83,706 282 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bijapur - Bijapur · 16,129 - Bhairamgarh · 9,026 - Bhopalpattanam · 4,445 ## Largest villages in Bijapur - Gangaloor · 5,454 - Aawapalli · 4,166 - Madded · 3,516 - Nelasnar · 3,090 - Naimed · 2,866 - Kutru · 2,389 - Murdanda · 2,273 - Toynar · 2,188 - Usur · 1,981 - Jangla · 1,968 - Pinkonda · 1,810 - Ilmidi · 1,797 - Kosalnar · 1,748 - Tumnar · 1,595 - Dhanora · 1,586 - Papanpal · 1,583 - Pusbaka · 1,553 - Eeramnar · 1,535 - Timmapur · 1,522 - Jaigur · 1,517 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bijapur?4: Bhopalpattnam, Usur, Bijapur, Bhairamgarh - What is the population of Bijapur district?255,230 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bijapur?Bijapur