CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Raigarh: 14.9 lakh people, one story

People
14,93,984
Area
7,086 km²
Literacy
73.26%
Sex ratio
991
Lowest in ChhattisgarhChild sex ratio (0–6): 947 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →Big number14.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 211 to every km².See the numbers →

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RaigarhChhattisgarh

The history, places and schemes of Raigarh are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Raigarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.9 lakh#7/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area7,086 km²#10/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density211 per km²#6/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio991 females per 1000 males#10/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)947 girls per 1000 boys#18/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate73.26%#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy63.02%#5/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population16.5%#9/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

73.3% can read. 991 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.580.3
Female literacy
63.060.2
Scheduled Castes
15.112.8
Scheduled Tribes
33.830.6
Living in towns
16.523.2

Gender literacy gap: 20.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.2%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 3.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 46.2% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 30.2%
    • Farm labourers 46.9%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.662.2
      Latrine at home
      16.620.3
      Tap water
      16.917.1
      LPG / PNG
      6.69.2
      Phone
      23.025.4
      Television
      23.525.9
      Bicycle
      53.550.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.012.9

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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