Raigarh is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1466 villages and 11 towns in Raigarh district.
As per the Census India 2011, Raigarh district has 367962 households, population of 1493984 of which 750278 are males and 743706 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 195069 which is 13.06% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Raigarh district is around
991 compared to
991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Raigarh district is 63.7% out of which 72.34% males are literate and 54.98% females are literate. The total area of Raigarh is 7086 sq.km with population density of 211 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.51% of population lives in Urban area and 16.49% lives in Rural area. There are 15.06% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 33.84% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Raigarh district.
Raigarh Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1493984 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1422986 | 95.25% |
| Christian | 47653 | 3.19% |
| Muslim | 17332 | 1.16% |
| Sikh | 2117 | 0.14% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1782 | 0.12% |
| Religion not stated | 924 | 0.06% |
| Buddhist | 781 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 409 | 0.03% |
Raigarh Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 144.25 | 6941.75 |
| Number of households | 55162 | 312800 |
| Total Population | 246302 | 1247682 |
| Population (%) | 51.34% | 50% |
| Male Population | 126461 | 623817 |
| Female Population | 119841 | 623865 |
| Sex Ratio | 948 | 1000 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.5% | 61.57% |
List of Taluks in Raigarh
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