Rajnandgaon District Population, Chhattisgarh - Census India 2011

Rajnandgaon is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1,653 villages and 8 towns in Rajnandgaon district.

As per the Census India 2011, Rajnandgaon district has 318,488 households, population of 1,537,133 of which 762,855 are males and 774,278 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 209,575 which is 13.63% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Rajnandgaon district is around 1015 compared to 991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Rajnandgaon district is 65.6% out of which 73.59% males are literate and 57.73% females are literate. The total area of Rajnandgaon is 8,070 sq.km with population density of 190 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 82.27% of population lives in Urban area and 17.73% lives in Rural area. There are 10.19% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 26.36% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rajnandgaon district.

Rajnandgaon Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,537,133100%
Hindu1,399,65891.06%
Other religions and persuasions67,4444.39%
Buddhist28,5411.86%
Muslim23,6481.54%
Jain8,1870.53%
Christian5,1930.34%
Sikh3,7610.24%
Religion not stated7010.05%

Rajnandgaon Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1597,911
Number of households59,800258,688
Total Population272,5121,264,621
Population (%)50.14%50.48%
Male Population136,643626,212
Female Population135,869638,409
Sex Ratio9941019
Literacy (%)75.39%63.49%

List of Taluks in Rajnandgaon

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Rajnandgaon363,352745488995
Dongargarh208,1171,0451991014
Khairagarh192,2229911941020
Chhuriya178,5061,0221751037
Chhuikhadan176,2221,3421311016
Dongargaon134,7674343111008
Ambagarh108,3345521961053
Manpur88,6191,14178997
Mohla86,9947981091027

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Rajnandgaon Population Facts

Number of Households318,488
Population1,537,133
Male Population762,855 (49.63%)
Female Population774,278 (50.37%)
Children Population209,575
Area8,070 km2
Population density/km2190
Sex-ratio1015
Literacy65.6%
Male Literacy73.59%
Female Literacy57.73%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %26.36%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %10.19%

Map of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh