Area and population |
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| Geographical Areas | 7920 Sq.KM |
| Area under Forest | 2,538.01 Sq.KM (32 %) |
| Population(2001)Census | 1335494 ( Male-667526, Female-667968 ) |
| ( Rural - 1235275, Urban - 100219 ) | |
| Scheduled Caste | 236019 (17.67 )(Male-117344,Female-118675) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 385273 ( 28.84% )(Male-188646,Female-193927) |
| Density of population | 169 per sq.kms. |
| LITERATE | 513383 ( 62.45% ) ( Male-349473 ,Female- 163910) |
| ILLITERATE | 822111 (Male-318053 , Female - 504058 ) |
Total Numbers of House Holds |
320624 ( Rural - 299942, Urban - 20682) |
| Total Numbers BPL House Holds ( 1997 ) | 193054 |
| Number of SC/ST House holds ( 1997 ) | 111884 |
| Percentage of BPL Family ( 1997) | 62.71 % |
| * Percentage of BPL Family ( 1992 ) | 85.77 % |
| Number of Sub-Division | 2 |
| Number of Tehsils | 9 |
| Number of Municipality | 1 |
| Number of N.A.C. | 2 |
| Number of Blocks | 13 |
| Number of Police Station | 12 |
| Number of Gram Panchayat | 273 |
| No. of Inhabited Villages | 2099 |
| No. of Uninhabited Villages | 137 |
| Total Number of villages | 2236 |