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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.