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Bhilai Population 2024
Bhilai is a city in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh State of India. With an urban population of 1,064,222 Bhilai–Durg is the second-largest urban area after Raipur in Chhattisgarh. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Bhilai City in 2011 was 6,25,700 (6.25 Lakh) and the estimated population of Bhilai in 2024 is 7.50 lakh.
Let’s have a look at the last census figures held in the year 2011
| Bhilai City | Census 2011 |
| Total Population | 625,700 (6.25 Lakhs) |
| Male Population | 322,309 |
| Female Population | 303,391 |
| Average Literacy (%) | 86.63% |
| % of Male Literates | 92.22% |
| % of Female Literates | 80.71% |
| Sex Ratio | 941 |
| Child Sex Ratio | 922 |
| Children (0-6 years) | 69,237 |
Durg and Bhilai Metropolitan Population
Durg-Bhilainagar Urban Agglomeration includes Durg (M Corp.), Bhilai Nagar (M Corp.), Dumardih (part) (OG), Bhilai Charoda (M), Jamul (M), Kumhari (M), and Utai (NP).
As per census 2011, Durg and Bhilai UA/Metropolitan region population is 1,064,222 (10.64 Lakhs) of which 5,45,916 are males and 5,18,306 are females. The literacy rate is 86.42% & the Male-Female Sex ratio is 949. The child sex ratio is 935
Census 2011 Details
As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Bhilai City in 2011 was 6,25,700 (6.25 Lakhs) of which the male population was 3,22,309 and the female population was 3,03,391
DENSITY
The initial provisional data released by Census India 2011, shows that the density of Bhilai for 2011 is 3100 people per sq. km. Bhilai Nagar administers an area is 341 sq. km
LITERACY RATE
The average literacy rate of Bhilai City in 2011 was 86.63 %. If things are looked at gender-wise, male and female literacy was 92.22 % and 80.71 % respectively. The total literate in Bhilai Nagar city was 4,82,080 of which 2,64,011 are males while 2,18,069 are females
SEX RATIO
With regards to the Sex Ratio in Bhilai, it stood at 941 per 1000 males. The average national sex ratio in India is 941 as per the latest reports of the Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child sex ratio was 922 girls per 1000 boys
CHILD POPULATION
In census enumeration, data regarding children under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 69,237 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of the total 36,025 are boys while 33,212 are girls. The child Sex Ratio as per the census 2011 was 922. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10.64 % of the total population of Bhilai City
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