Jashpur
District in Chhattisgarh
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Jashpur: 147.4%, 6th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
MSME Density in Jashpur: 16.8 per 1,000 people, 6th lowest of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh
Women Literacy in Jashpur: 73.1%, 12th highest of 27 districts in Chhattisgarh
Health Insurance in Jashpur: 93.4%, 8th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
Jashpur is a district in Chhattisgarh with a population of 8.5 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 5,628 sq km. Its literacy rate of 67.9% is below the state average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,005 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 Jashpur, 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 | 37.1% | 41.9% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 53.7% | 45.6% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 69.5% | 72.8% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 980 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 42.7% | 59.8% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 50.9 | 49.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 19 | 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 Jashpur district?
Jashpur has a population of 8.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 151 people per sq km across 5,628 sq km.
What is the population of Jashpur in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 8.5 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Jashpur?
Jashpur has a literacy rate of 67.9% (Census 2011), which is below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Jashpur compare to Chhattisgarh?
Jashpur is the 10th most populous of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh. Its sex ratio of 1,005 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 991 (Census 2011).
How many children in Jashpur are stunted or underweight?
In Jashpur, 28.9% of children under 5 are stunted, 22.5% wasted and 32.3% 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 Jashpur have health insurance?
93.4% of households in Jashpur have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 80.6% in 2019–21. The Chhattisgarh average is 90.3% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Jashpur between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Jashpur improved most in pre-school attendance (37% to 64%), women internet use (24% to 47%), male hypertension (34% to 20%), and got worse in male diabetes (10% to 17%), drinking water (89% to 83%), child wasting (17% to 23%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Jashpur?
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.