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Retawand Population - Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Retawand is a medium size village located in Bastar Tehsil of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh with total 379 families residing. The Retawand village has population of 1704 of which 857 are males while 847 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Retawand village population of children with age 0-6 is 254 which makes up 14.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Retawand village is 988 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Retawand as per census is 1016, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Retawand village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Retawand village was 59.31 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Retawand Male literacy stands at 72.50 % while female literacy rate was 45.90 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Retawand village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Retawand village.

Retawand Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 379 - -
Population 1,704 857 847
Child (0-6) 254 126 128
Schedule Caste 3 2 1
Schedule Tribe 998 511 487
Literacy 59.31 % 72.50 % 45.90 %
Total Workers 623 481 142
Main Worker 371 - -
Marginal Worker 252 159 93

Caste Factor

In Retawand village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 58.57 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.18 % of total population in Retawand village.

Work Profile

In Retawand village out of total population, 623 were engaged in work activities. 59.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 623 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.