About Rajnandgaon District

Rajnandgaon is a district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Rajnandgaon was 1,537,133 with a growth rate of 19.79%. Rajnandgaon covers 8,070 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Rajnandgaon's population is 1015 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 986 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Rajnandgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,537,133 Growth (%) 19.79
Male Population 762,855 Sex Ratio 1,015
Female Population 774,278 Child Sex Ratio 986
Area ( In Km. Square ) 8,070

Rajnandgaon has a total population of 1,537,133 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 762,855 while the female population 774,278. The state area is 8,070 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Rajnandgaon has sex ratio of 1,015 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 986. Rajnandgaon makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Rajnandgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 272,512 Rural Population 1,264,621
Urban Population (%) 17.73 Rural Population (%) 82.27
Urban male Population 136,643 Rural Male Population 626,212
Urban Female Population 135,869 Rural Female Population 638,409
Urban Sex Ratio 994 Rural Sex Ratio 1,019

Rajnandgaon urban population is 272,512 (17.73% of the total), while the rural population is 1,264,621 (82.27% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 136,643 are males, and 135,869 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 626,212 are males and 638,409 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Rajnandgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,008,379 Literacy (%) 75.96
Male Literate 561,355 Male Literacy (%) 85.40
Female Literate 447,024 Female Literacy (%) 66.70
Urban Literate 205,453 Rural Literate 802,926
Urban Male Literates 110,131 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.59
Rural Male Literates 451,224 Rural Male Literacy (%) 84.01
Urban Female Literates 95,322 Urban Female Literacy (%) 79.26
Rural Female Literates 351,702 Rural Female Literacy (%) 63.95

The literacy data of Rajnandgaon highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.96% with 1,008,379 literate individuals. Male literacy is 85.40% while female literacy is lower at 66.70% among them, 561,355 males and 447,024 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 205,453 people being literate, with men at 91.59% and female at 79.26%, compared to rural areas whereas 802,926 people are literate, with male at 84.01% and female at 63.95%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Rajnandgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,399,658 Hindu (%) 91.06
Muslim 23,648 Muslim (%) 1.54
Sikh 3,761 Sikh (%) 0.24
Christian 5,193 Christian (%) 0.34
Jain 8,187 Jain (%) 0.53
Buddhist 28,541 Buddhist (%) 1.86
Other 67,444 Other (%) 4.39
Not Avaiable 701 Not Avaiable (%) 0.05

Rajnandgaon population is mostly hindu (91.06%) with a total 1,399,658 people. Muslim(1.54%) with a total 23,648 people. Sikh are (0.24%) with a total 3,761 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.34% with 5,193 people). Jain (0.53% with 8,187 people) Buddhist (1.86% with 28,541 people) and Other (4.39% with 67,444 people). Around (0.05% with 701 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Rajnandgaon

9

Ambagarh

Area: 552 Km2

Population

108,334

Male

52,780%

Females

55,554

Chhuikhadan

Area: 1,342 Km2

Population

176,222

Male

87,398%

Females

88,824

Chhuriya

Area: 1,022 Km2

Population

178,506

Male

87,651%

Females

90,855

Dongargaon

Area: 434 Km2

Population

134,767

Male

67,103%

Females

67,664

Dongargarh

Area: 1,045 Km2

Population

208,117

Male

103,321%

Females

104,796

Khairagarh

Area: 991 Km2

Population

192,222

Male

95,163%

Females

97,059

Manpur

Area: 1,141 Km2

Population

88,619

Male

44,387%

Females

44,232

Mohla

Area: 798 Km2

Population

86,994

Male

42,911%

Females

44,083

Rajnandgaon

Area: 745 Km2

Population

363,352

Male

182,141%

Females

181,211

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