Durg city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Durg and Bhilai Nagar Metropolitan Region. The Durg city is located in Chhattisgarh state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Durg in 2011 is 268,806; of which male and female are 136,641 and 132,165 respectively. Although Durg city has population of 268,806; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,064,222 of which 545,916 are males and 518,306 are females.
Durg Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Durg city in 2023 is
369,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Durg city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Durg city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Durg city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Durg Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Durg city are 208,659 of which 112,676 are males while 95,983 are females. Average literacy rate of Durg city is 87.36 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.94 and 81.62 percent.
Durg Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Durg city is 967 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 946 per 1000 boys.
Durg Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Durg city are 29,970 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 15,404 boys while 14,566 are girls. The child forms 11.15 % of total population of Durg City.
Durg Slums
Total no. of Slums in Durg city numbers 23,453 in which population of 108,541 resides. This is around 40.38% of total population of Durg city.
Durg City Population 2011
Description
City
Durg
Government
Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration
Durg and Bhilai Nagar Metropolitan
State
Chhattisgarh
Durg City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
268,806
136,641
132,165
Literates
208,659
112,676
95,983
Children (0-6)
29,970
15,404
14,566
Average Literacy (%)
87.36 %
92.94 %
81.62 %
Sexratio
967
Child Sexratio
946
Durg Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Durg city with 86.94 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Durg with approximately 6.00 % following it.
In Durg city, Christinity is followed by 1.39 %, Jainism by 2.59 %, Sikhism by 1.28 % and Buddhism by 1.70 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.09 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Description
Percentage
Total
Hindu
86.94 %
233,706
Muslims
6.00 %
16,119
Christian
1.39 %
3,734
Sikh
1.28 %
3,437
Buddhist
1.70 %
4,558
Jain
2.59 %
6,952
Others
0.02 %
51
Not Stated
0.09 %
249
Durg and Bhilai Nagar Metropolitan Region
Durg city comes under Durg and Bhilai Nagar Metropolitan area.