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It's not like "anyone would do" as a sacrifice, because people are essentially food for the pit demon, and there's a difference between fressing and tasting. The Akane clan inherently "possesses a special quality of spiritual power" (c), and there's probably some inheritance of these qualities. Just as Minamoto women are stronger than Minamoto men, so Akane girls are more palatable to the supernatural than men, and that's certainly cool, but it also turns out too badly for them, of course. Because the thing in the pit sucked all those Akane girls' victims dry. And Katakuri can even maintain his sanity! Why isn't he as dead as they are? He's also from the Akane clan, he's not some random person. Probably because girls' life forces are considered tastier and even easier to absorb.

The pit demon is a vile gourmet, which is probably why the artwork of the possessed Amane-sensei features blood cake and other delicacies, lol. Traditionally, it was customary to offer a sacrifice that would be truly appreciated. But then the tradition was toned down, and the house began devouring everyone it encountered, since it's not like everyone flocked there 24/7.

Over fifty years, of course, there would be a lot of people, but how many were there per year? Per month? The ghosts in the drawing of Tsukasa are more of a collective image of his existence during that period than statistics you can rely on.