CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Raipur: 40.6 lakh people, one story

People
40,63,872
Area
12,383 km²
Literacy
75.56%
Sex ratio
984
#1 in ChhattisgarhPopulation: 40,63,872. Rank 1 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhHousehold industry workers: 1.9 % of workers. Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhArea: 12,383 km². Rank 2 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ChhattisgarhWorkers in farming: 62.1 % of workers. Rank 18 of 18.See the numbers →

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RaipurChhattisgarh

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

Raipur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.6 lakh#1/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area12,383 km²#2/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density328 per km²#3/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio984 females per 1000 males#13/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#12/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 969
Literacy rate75.56%#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy65.75%#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population36.5%#3/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 23.2

People & society

75.6% can read. 984 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.280.3
Female literacy
65.760.2
Scheduled Castes
17.812.8
Scheduled Tribes
11.730.6
Living in towns
36.523.2

Gender literacy gap: 19.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.5%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17.6 lakh workers, 43.3% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 21.8%
    • Farm labourers 40.3%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.262.2
      Latrine at home
      25.020.3
      Tap water
      21.417.1
      LPG / PNG
      15.69.2
      Phone
      31.825.4
      Television
      35.425.9
      Bicycle
      51.450.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.612.9

      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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