Uttar Bastar Kanker
District in Chhattisgarh
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Uttar Bastar Kanker: 137.2%, 9th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
MSME Density in Uttar Bastar Kanker: 21.9 per 1,000 people, 21st highest of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh
Women Literacy in Uttar Bastar Kanker: 77.2%, 6th highest of 27 districts in Chhattisgarh
Health Insurance in Uttar Bastar Kanker: 94.3%, 5th highest of 28 districts in Chhattisgarh
Uttar Bastar Kanker is a district in Chhattisgarh with a population of 7.5 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 6,945 sq km. Its literacy rate of 70.3% is above the state average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,006 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 Uttar Bastar Kanker, 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 | 45.1% | 41.9% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 52.3% | 45.6% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 82.2% | 72.8% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 978 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 39.0% | 59.8% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 59.9 | 49.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 9.6 | 7.4 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 16 | 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 Uttar Bastar Kanker district?
Uttar Bastar Kanker has a population of 7.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 108 people per sq km across 6,945 sq km.
What is the population of Uttar Bastar Kanker in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 7.5 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Uttar Bastar Kanker?
Uttar Bastar Kanker has a literacy rate of 70.3% (Census 2011), which is above the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Uttar Bastar Kanker compare to Chhattisgarh?
Uttar Bastar Kanker is the 18th most populous of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh. Its sex ratio of 1,006 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 991 (Census 2011).
How many children in Uttar Bastar Kanker are stunted or underweight?
In Uttar Bastar Kanker, 29.0% of children under 5 are stunted, 16.7% wasted and 36.9% 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 Uttar Bastar Kanker have health insurance?
94.3% of households in Uttar Bastar Kanker have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 84.8% in 2019–21. The Chhattisgarh average is 90.3% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Uttar Bastar Kanker between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Uttar Bastar Kanker improved most in pre-school attendance (32% to 76%), women internet use (30% to 61%), women owning a mobile phone (37% to 52%), and got worse in modern contraception (70% to 51%), male diabetes (9% to 22%), male tobacco use (39% to 52%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Uttar Bastar Kanker?
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.