Bastar
District in Chhattisgarh
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Bastar: 112.5%, 20th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
MSME Density in Bastar: 23.1 per 1,000 people, 18th highest of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh
Women Literacy in Bastar: 52.9%, 5th lowest of 27 districts in Chhattisgarh
Health Insurance in Bastar: 92.6%, 12th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
Bastar is a district in Chhattisgarh with a population of 8.3 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 5,229 sq km. Its literacy rate of 53.1% is below the state average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,017 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 991. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Bastar, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 31.7% | 41.9% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 54.9% | 45.6% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 65.9% | 72.8% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 987 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 43.6% | 59.8% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 43.0 | 49.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 0.6 | 7.4 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 14 | 27.1 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Bastar district?
Bastar has a population of 8.3 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 160 people per sq km across 5,229 sq km.
What is the population of Bastar in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 8.3 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Bastar?
Bastar has a literacy rate of 53.1% (Census 2011), which is below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Bastar compare to Chhattisgarh?
Bastar is the 12th most populous of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh. Its sex ratio of 1,017 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 991 (Census 2011).
How many children in Bastar are stunted or underweight?
In Bastar, 38.9% of children under 5 are stunted, 23.4% wasted and 42.3% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Chhattisgarh average of 27.9% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Bastar have health insurance?
92.6% of households in Bastar have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 69.3% in 2019–21. The Chhattisgarh average is 90.3% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Bastar between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Bastar improved most in women internet use (20% to 44%), health insurance (69% to 93%), women with a bank account (71% to 89%), and got worse in modern contraception (48% to 37%), male diabetes (11% to 20%), women diabetes (9% to 17%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Bastar?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.