Rajnandgaon District Population, Chhattisgarh - Census India 2011

Rajnandgaon is one of district of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1653 villages and 8 towns in Rajnandgaon district.

As per the Census India 2011, Rajnandgaon district has 318488 households, population of 1537133 of which 762855 are males and 774278 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 209575 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 8070 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
Total1537133100%
Hindu139965891.06%
Other religions and persuasions674444.39%
Buddhist285411.86%
Muslim236481.54%
Jain81870.53%
Christian51930.34%
Sikh37610.24%
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)159.347910.66
Number of households59800258688
Total Population2725121264621
Population (%)50.14%50.48%
Male Population136643626212
Female Population135869638409
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
Rajnandgaon363352745.28488995
Dongargarh2081171044.881991014
Khairagarh192222991.471941020
Chhuriya1785061021.851751037
Chhuikhadan1762221341.961311016
Dongargaon134767433.893111008
Ambagarh108334551.941961053
Manpur886191140.6678997
Mohla86994798.061091027

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Rajnandgaon Population Facts

Number of Households318488
Population1537133
Male Population762855 (49.63%)
Female Population774278 (50.37%)
Children Population209575
Area8070 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