Fact File

Population (Census 2001) 60385,118
Male 31444 ( thousands)
Female 28904 ( --"-- )
Scheduled Tribes (Census 1991) 12,233 (In Thousand) (19.94 %)
Scheduled Castes (Census 1991) 91,55,(In Thousand) (15.40 %)
Area (in sq. kms.) 308,000
Districts 50
Tehasils 272
Development Blocks 313
Total villages 55,393
Populated villages 52,143
Gram Panchayats 23,051
Literacy 64.1 percent
Male 76.5 percent
Female 50.6 percent
Density of Population 196 per sq. kms.
Male-Female Ratio 920 : 933
(source:govt site)