Bastar District

Chhattisgarh

Bastar district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Jagdalpur. It covers 10,470 sq km and had a population of 14,13,199 at the 2011 census, a density of 135 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Jagdalpur
Area
10,470 sq km
Population
14.13 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
135 /km²
Literacy Rate
54.4%
Sex Ratio
1,023
per 1,000 males
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Bastar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bastar district.

Total Population
14.13 Lakh
Male Population
6.99 Lakh
Female Population
7.15 Lakh
Rural Population
12.10 Lakh
Urban Population
2.03 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
42,100
Scheduled Tribe
9.51 Lakh
Literacy Rate
54.4%
Population Density
135 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,023
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 64.8%Female literacy 44.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bastar district.

10
Tehsils
7
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
380
Gram Panchayats
612
Villages
Headquarters
Jagdalpur
Languages
Gondi, Halbi, Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
19.07° N, 82.03° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bastar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Bastar

Constituency No. 10 · Scheduled Tribe
Primary
Mahesh Kashyap
Mahesh Kashyap
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bastar
  • Jagdalpur
  • Chitrakot
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bastar

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bastar
No. 85 · Bastar
BL
Baghel Lakheshwar
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Bastar

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bastar district.

  • Mahesh Kashyap
    Mahesh Kashyap
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Bastar · No. 10
  • BL
    Baghel Lakheshwar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bastar · No. 85
  • KD
    Kiran Singh Deo
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jagdalpur · No. 86
  • VG
    Vinayak Goyal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Chitrakot · No. 87

Election History

Lok Sabha

Bastar · No. 10

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPMahesh Kashyap
    Votes 4,37,425Vote share 45.5%Margin 55,245
    1. 1. Mahesh Kashyap · BJP4,37,425 (45.5%)
    2. 2. Kawasi Lakhma · INC3,82,180 (39.75%)
    3. 3. Aaytu Ram Mandavi · BSP28,410 (2.95%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCDeepak Baij
    Votes 4,02,527Vote share 44.11%Margin 38,982
    1. 1. Deepak Baij · INC4,02,527 (44.11%)
    2. 2. Baiduram Kashyap · BJP3,63,545 (39.84%)
    3. 3. Ramadhar Tavam · CPI33,280 (3.65%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPDinesh Kashyap
    Votes 3,85,829Vote share 50.11%Margin 1,24,359
    1. 1. Dinesh Kashyap · BJP3,85,829 (50.11%)
    2. 2. Deepak Karma · INC2,61,470 (33.96%)
    3. 3. Soni Sori · AAP38,810 (5.04%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Bastar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 10
3 Assembly
No. 85, 86, 87

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Bastar District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Jagdalpur
Area
10,470 sq km
Population
14.13 Lakh
Population density
135 per km²
Sex ratio
1,023 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
54.4%
Languages
Gondi, Halbi, Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
10
Blocks
7
Gram panchayats
380
Villages
612
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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