Saja is a Block located in Bemetara district in Chhattisgarh. Placed in rural area of Chhattisgarh, it is one of the 4 blocks of Bemetara district. As per the government records, the block code of Saja is 81. The block has 186 villages and there are total 33873 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Saja's population is 171949. Out of this, 85642 are males whereas the females count 86307 here. This block has 25608 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 13006 are boys and 12602 are girls.
Literacy rate in Saja block is 59%. 101978 out of total 171949 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 68% as 58742 males out of total 85642 are literate however female literacy rate is 50% as 43236 out of total 86307 females are educated in this Block.
The dark portion is that illiteracy rate of Saja block is 40%. Here 69971 out of total 171949 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 31% as 26900 males out of total 85642 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 49% and 43071 out of total 86307 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of working person of Saja block is 88716 still 83233 are un-employed. And out of 88716 employed individual 30246 individuals are fully reliant on cultivation.