Raigarh District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Raigarh District Chhattisgarh Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Quick Overview of Raigarh District Census 2021

• Total Population (2011): 1,493,984 (Male: 750,278 | Female: 743,706)
• Projected Population (2025): 1,883,167 (Male: 945,725 | Female: 937,442)
• Area: 7,086 km²
• Density (2011): 211 people/km²
• Sex Ratio (2011): 991 females per 1000 males (Child Sex Ratio: 947)
• Literacy Rate (2011): 73.26% (Male: 83.49% | Female: 63.02%)
• Urban Population (2011): 246,302 (16.49%)
• Rural Population (2011): 1,247,682 (83.51%)
• Total Households: 367,962
• Child Population (0-6 yrs, 2011): 195,069 (Male: 100,204 | Female: 94,865 | 13.06% of population)
• SC Population (2011): 224,942 (15.1%)
• ST Population (2011): 505,609 (33.8%)
• Main Languages: Chhattisgarhi (72.34%), Odia (8.63%), Hindi (8.32%), Kurukh (5.29%)

Population Projections (2011–2036)

Year	Projected Population	Total Growth Since 2011	Annual Growth
2011	1,493,984	-	-
2021	1,720,000	15.13%
2025	1,883,167	20.5%
2026	1,818,776	21.74%	1.24%
2030	1,888,660	26.42%	1.17%
2036	1,984,098	32.81%	1.06%

Historic Population Growth (1901–2011)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	269,467	—	—	134,000	136,000
1911	349,000	79,440	29.48%	173,000	176,000
1951	536,000	41,170	8.32%	262,000	274,000
2001	1,265,529	200,000	18.72%	634,597	630,932
2011	1,493,984	228,455	18.05%	750,278	743,706

Religion-wise Population (2011)

Religion	Total	Males	Females	%
Hindu	1,422,986	714,205	708,781	95.25%
Christian	47,653	23,682	23,971	3.19%
Muslim	17,332	9,258	8,074	1.16%
Sikh	2,117	1,117	1,000	0.14%
Buddhist	781	407	374	0.05%
Jain	409	214	195	0.03%
Other	1,782	894	888	0.12%
Not Stated	924	501	423	0.06%

Sex Ratio (2011)

• Total: 991 females per 1000 males
• Urban: 948
• Rural: 1000
• Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 947 (Urban: 909, Rural: 954)
• By Religion:
  • Hindu: 993
  • Christian: 1013
  • Muslim: 873
  • Sikh: 896

Literacy Rate (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female
Overall	73.26%	83.49%	63.02%
Urban	85.22%	92.01%	78.09%
Rural	70.89%	81.75%	60.10%

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Castes (SC)	224,942	112,111	112,831	15.1%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	505,609	250,473	255,136	33.8%

City and Town List (2011)

City	Population (2011)	Male	Female	Population (2025 est.)
Raigarh (Municipal Corporation)	137,126	70,197	66,929	172,847

Urban–Rural Population & Households (2011)

	Rural	Urban
Population %	83.51%	16.49%
Total Population	1,247,682	246,302
Male Population	623,817	126,461
Female Population	623,865	119,841
Sex Ratio	1000	948
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	954	909
Child Population (0-6)	164,083	30,986
Literates	768,151	183,488
Avg. Literacy	70.89%	85.22%
Male Literacy	81.75%	92.01%
Female Literacy	60.10%	78.09%
No. of Households	367,962

Child Population Details (0–6 Years, 2011)

Total	Male	Female
195,069	100,204	94,865

Workforce Details (2011)

	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	484,875	354,032	130,843
Cultivators	163,917	125,480	38,437
Agricultural Labourer	181,281	114,647	66,634
Household Industries	7,199	4,828	2,371
Other Workers	132,478	109,077	23,401
Marginal Workers	205,292	75,179	130,113
Non Working	803,817	321,067	482,750

Languages Spoken

• Chhattisgarhi: 72.34%
• Odia: 8.63%
• Hindi: 8.32%
• Kurukh: 5.29%
• Bengali: 1.07%
• Bhojpuri: 1.04%
• Asuri: 17,000 speakers

Administrative Units: Tehsil/Taluk List (2011)

• Baramkela
• Gharghoda
• Kharsia
• Lailunga
• Pusour
• Raigarh
• Sarangarh
• Tamnar
• Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh)

Nearby Districts

District	Population (2011)
Korba	1,206,640
Jashpur	851,669
Surguja	2,359,886
Janjgir-Champa	1,619,707
Bilaspur	2,663,629
Koriya	658,917
Kabirdham	822,526
Rajnandgaon	1,537,133
Durg	3,343,872
Raipur	4,063,872

Other Socio-Economic & Demographic Facts

• Raigarh district major industrial hub: Steel & Power plants (JSPL, MSP, Monnet, etc.)
• Historic jute mill: Mohan jute mill
• Total villages: 1,466 | Total towns: 10
• District HQ: Raigarh
• Formed from Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur princely states (Jashpur now separate)
• Houseless population (2011): 1,756 people in 524 families