Mahasamund is a district in Chhattisgarh State of India. It has a total of 6 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 4,790 sq km. There are 6 towns and 1,145 villages in this district.
As per census Mahasamund District has a population of 1,032,754 in 2011 out of which 511,967 are male and 520,787 are female. Population of Mahasamund District in 2020/2021 is 1,142,179(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 637,963 out of 364,089 are male and 273,874 are female. People living in Mahasamund District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 499,260 out of which men are 291,858 and women are 207,402. Total 111,246 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 82,011 are cultivated by men and 29,235 are women. 156,599 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 92,026 and 64,573 are women. Mahasamund District sex ratio is 1,017 females per 1000 of males. Next Mahasamund District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 4,790 sq km., 59 sq km is urban and 4731 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,146,357 in the district, 120,152 are in urban area and 912,602 are in rural area. 27,026 households are in urban, 221,535 are in rural area. 85,896 literate people are in urban, 552,067 are in rural area.
Geography of Mahasamund
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASNA | 165,272 | 81,706 | 83,566 | 40,487 |
| SARAIPALI | 174,954 | 86,977 | 87,977 | 45,025 |
| MAHASAMUND | 202,938 | 101,234 | 101,704 | 45,812 |
| Pithora | 196,238 | 96,492 | 99,746 | 48,287 |
| Bagbahra | 173,830 | 85,604 | 88,226 | 42,073 |