About Raipur District

Raipur is a district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Raipur was 4,063,872 with a growth rate of 34.70%. Raipur covers 12,383 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Raipur's population is 984 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 968 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Raipur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 4,063,872 Growth (%) 34.70
Male Population 2,048,186 Sex Ratio 984
Female Population 2,015,686 Child Sex Ratio 968
Area ( In Km. Square ) 12,383

Raipur has a total population of 4,063,872 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 2,048,186 while the female population 2,015,686. The state area is 12,383 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Raipur has sex ratio of 984 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 968. Raipur makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Raipur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,483,289 Rural Population 2,580,583
Urban Population (%) 36.50 Rural Population (%) 63.50
Urban male Population 759,619 Rural Male Population 1,288,567
Urban Female Population 723,670 Rural Female Population 1,292,016
Urban Sex Ratio 953 Rural Sex Ratio 1,003

Raipur urban population is 1,483,289 (36.50% of the total), while the rural population is 2,580,583 (63.50% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 759,619 are males, and 723,670 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,288,567 are males and 1,292,016 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,003 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Raipur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 2,629,749 Literacy (%) 75.56
Male Literate 1,493,158 Male Literacy (%) 85.24
Female Literate 1,136,591 Female Literacy (%) 65.75
Urban Literate 1,084,035 Rural Literate 1,545,714
Urban Male Literates 594,860 Urban Male Literacy (%) 90.32
Rural Male Literates 898,298 Rural Male Literacy (%) 82.18
Urban Female Literates 489,175 Urban Female Literacy (%) 77.85
Rural Female Literates 647,416 Rural Female Literacy (%) 58.83

The literacy data of Raipur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.56% with 2,629,749 literate individuals. Male literacy is 85.24% while female literacy is lower at 65.75% among them, 1,493,158 males and 1,136,591 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 1,084,035 people being literate, with men at 90.32% and female at 77.85%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,545,714 people are literate, with male at 82.18% and female at 58.83%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Raipur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 3,881,485 Hindu (%) 95.51
Muslim 103,038 Muslim (%) 2.54
Sikh 16,707 Sikh (%) 0.41
Christian 23,181 Christian (%) 0.57
Jain 17,137 Jain (%) 0.42
Buddhist 8,397 Buddhist (%) 0.21
Other 10,680 Other (%) 0.26
Not Avaiable 3,247 Not Avaiable (%) 0.08

Raipur population is mostly hindu (95.51%) with a total 3,881,485 people. Muslim(2.54%) with a total 103,038 people. Sikh are (0.41%) with a total 16,707 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.57% with 23,181 people). Jain (0.42% with 17,137 people) Buddhist (0.21% with 8,397 people) and Other (0.26% with 10,680 people). Around (0.08% with 3,247 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Raipur

15

Abhanpur

Area: 600 Km2

Population

242,089

Male

121,042%

Females

121,047

Arang

Area: 903 Km2

Population

314,489

Male

158,515%

Females

155,974

Baloda Bazar

Area: 617 Km2

Population

249,728

Male

124,631%

Females

125,097

Bhatapara

Area: 468 Km2

Population

203,295

Male

101,892%

Females

101,403

Bilaigarh

Area: 700 Km2

Population

226,432

Male

112,740%

Females

113,692

Bindranavagarh

Area: 1,331 Km2

Population

95,073

Male

46,790%

Females

48,283

Chhura

Area: 1,035 Km2

Population

116,330

Male

57,275%

Females

59,055

Deobhog

Area: 456 Km2

Population

94,212

Male

46,535%

Females

47,677

Kasdol

Area: 1,665 Km2

Population

217,688

Male

108,198%

Females

109,490

Mainpur

Area: 1,516 Km2

Population

124,384

Male

61,624%

Females

62,760

Palari

Area: 593 Km2

Population

202,179

Male

100,825%

Females

101,354

Raipur

Area: 653 Km2

Population

1,366,141

Male

701,837%

Females

664,304