Kanker is a district in Chhattisgarh State of India. It has a total of 7 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 7,161 sq km. There are 6 towns and 1,070 villages in this district.
As per census Kanker District has a population of 748,941 in 2011 out of which 373,338 are male and 375,603 are female. Population of Kanker District in 2020/2021 is 828,294(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 456,042 out of 258,298 are male and 197,744 are female. People living in Kanker District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 389,359 out of which men are 217,513 and women are 171,846. Total 164,441 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 107,189 are cultivated by men and 57,252 are women. 64,677 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 30,379 and 34,298 are women. Kanker District sex ratio is 1,006 females per 1000 of males. Next Kanker District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 7,161 sq km., 63 sq km is urban and 7098 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 831,325 in the district, 76,761 are in urban area and 672,180 are in rural area. 17,798 households are in urban, 143,139 are in rural area. 59,183 literate people are in urban, 396,859 are in rural area.
Geography of Kanker
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARAMA | 96,755 | 47,431 | 49,324 | 22,975 |
| DURGKONDAL | 64,293 | 32,211 | 32,082 | 12,888 |
| BHANUPRATAPPUR | 86,812 | 42,817 | 43,995 | 18,481 |
| KANKER | 96,109 | 47,659 | 48,450 | 21,421 |
| Narharpur | 105,915 | 51,711 | 54,204 | 23,648 |
| ANTAGARH | 71,398 | 35,632 | 35,766 | 14,201 |
| KOYALIBEDA | 160,799 | 82,588 | 78,211 | 31,820 |