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About Raigarh District

Raigarh is a district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Raigarh was 1,493,984 with a growth rate of 18.05%. Raigarh covers 7,086 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Raigarh's population is 991 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 947 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Raigarh, Urban/Rural population of Raigarh, Literacy data of Raigarh and Religion wise data of Raigarh. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Raigarh,Chhattisgarh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Raigarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,493,984 Growth (%) 18.05
Male Population 750,278 Sex Ratio 991
Female Population 743,706 Child Sex Ratio 947
Area ( In Km. Square ) 7,086

Raigarh has a total population of 1,493,984 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 750,278 while the female population 743,706. The district area is 7,086 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Raigarh has sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 947 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Raigarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 246,302 Rural Population 1,247,682
Urban Population (%) 16.49 Rural Population (%) 83.51
Urban male Population 126,461 Rural Male Population 623,817
Urban Female Population 119,841 Rural Female Population 623,865
Urban Sex Ratio 948 Rural Sex Ratio 1,000

Raigarh urban population is 246,302 (16.49% of the total), while the rural population is 1,247,682 (83.51% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 18.05% overall.

Among the urban population 126,461 are males, and 119,841 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 623,817 are males and 623,865 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Raigarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 951,639 Literacy (%) 73.26
Male Literate 542,756 Male Literacy (%) 83.49
Female Literate 408,883 Female Literacy (%) 63.02
Urban Literate 183,488 Rural Literate 768,151
Urban Male Literates 101,425 Urban Male Literacy (%) 92.01
Rural Male Literates 441,331 Rural Male Literacy (%) 81.75
Urban Female Literates 82,063 Urban Female Literacy (%) 78.09
Rural Female Literates 326,820 Rural Female Literacy (%) 60.10

The literacy data of Raigarh highlights a total literacy rate stands at 73.26% with 951,639 literate individuals. Male literacy is 83.49% while female literacy is lower at 63.02% among them, 542,756 males and 408,883 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 183,488 people being literate, with men at 92.01% and female at 78.09%, compared to rural areas whereas 768,151 people are literate, with male at 81.75% and female at 60.10%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Raigarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,422,986 Hindu (%) 95.25
Muslim 17,332 Muslim (%) 1.16
Sikh 2,117 Sikh (%) 0.14
Christian 47,653 Christian (%) 3.19
Jain 409 Jain (%) 0.03
Buddhist 781 Buddhist (%) 0.05
Other 1,782 Other (%) 0.12
Not Avaiable 924 Not Avaiable (%) 0.06

Raigarh population is mostly hindu (95.25%) with a total 1,422,986 people. Muslim(1.16%) with a total 17,332 people. Sikh are (0.14%) with a total 2,117 people. Smaller communities include Christian (3.19% with 47,653 people). Jain (0.03% with 409 people) Buddhist (0.05% with 781 people) and Other (0.12% with 1,782 people). Around (0.06% with 924 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Raigarh.

List of Tehsils in Raigarh

24

Alibag

Area: 510 Km2

Population

236,167

Males

119,254

Females

116,913

Baramkela

Area: 621 Km2

Population

151,399

Males

76,082

Females

75,317

Gharghoda

Area: 481 Km2

Population

79,425

Males

39,330

Females

40,095

Karjat

Area: 663 Km2

Population

212,051

Males

107,870

Females

104,181

Khalapur

Area: 414 Km2

Population

207,464

Males

109,225

Females

98,239

Kharsia

Area: 514 Km2

Population

150,627

Males

75,194

Females

75,433

Lailunga

Area: 795 Km2

Population

130,613

Males

65,035

Females

65,578

Mahad

Area: 830 Km2

Population

180,191

Males

88,734

Females

91,457

Mangaon

Area: 705 Km2

Population

159,613

Males

78,968

Females

80,645

Mhasla

Area: 329 Km2

Population

59,914

Males

27,655

Females

32,259

Murud

Area: 249 Km2

Population

74,207

Males

36,393

Females

37,814

Panvel

Area: 613 Km2

Population

750,236

Males

397,228

Females

353,008

Pen

Area: 528 Km2

Population

195,454

Males

99,570

Females

95,884

Poladpur

Area: 380 Km2

Population

45,464

Males

21,621

Females

23,843

Pusour

Area: 474 Km2

Population

139,799

Males

70,261

Females

69,538

Raigarh

Area: 652 Km2

Population

307,513

Males

157,560

Females

149,953

Roha

Area: 657 Km2

Population

167,110

Males

85,638

Females

81,472

Sarangarh

Area: 884 Km2

Population

229,603

Males

114,164

Females

115,439

Shrivardhan

Area: 252 Km2

Population

83,027

Males

38,517

Females

44,510

Sudhagad

Area: 467 Km2

Population

62,380

Males

31,553

Females

30,827

Tala

Area: 247 Km2

Population

40,619

Males

19,244

Females

21,375

Tamnar

Area: 729 Km2

Population

97,975

Males

49,342

Females

48,633

Udaipur

Area: 1,936 Km2

Population

207,030

Males

103,310

Females

103,720

Uran

Area: 308 Km2

Population

160,303

Males

82,875

Females

77,428

Common questions about Raigarh

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Raigarh district had a population of 1,493,984. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Raigarh is divided into 24 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Raigarh is 991 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Raigarh is 947 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Raigarh is 73.26 per cent. That works out to 951,639 literate people.

Raigarh covers an area of 7,086 square kilometres.

1,247,682 people in Raigarh live in rural areas and 246,302 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Raigarh grew by 18.05 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Raigarh is a district of Chhattisgarh. You can open Chhattisgarh from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.

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