CGPSC · District of Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon: 15.4 lakh people, one story

People
15,37,133
Area
8,070 km²
Literacy
75.96%
Sex ratio
1,015
Top 3 in ChhattisgarhLiteracy rate: 75.96%. Rank 3 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ChhattisgarhFemale literacy: 66.70%. Rank 3 of 18 districts.See the numbers →Big number15.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 190 to every km².See the numbers →

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RajnandgaonChhattisgarh

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

Rajnandgaon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.4 lakh#6/18 in Chhattisgarh
Area8,070 km²#8/18 in Chhattisgarh
Population density190 per km²#9/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 189
Sex ratio1,015 females per 1000 males#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)986 girls per 1000 boys#4/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 969
Literacy rate75.96%#3/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 70.28
Female literacy66.70%#3/18 in Chhattisgarh▲ state 60.24
Urban population17.7%#8/18 in Chhattisgarh▼ state 23.2

People & society

76.0% can read. 1,015 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.480.3
Female literacy
66.760.2
Scheduled Castes
10.212.8
Scheduled Tribes
26.430.6
Living in towns
17.723.2

Gender literacy gap: 18.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.1%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 1.9%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 4.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8 lakh workers, 52.1% of all people

    This district
    Chhattisgarh
    • Cultivators 42.8%
    • Farm labourers 36.3%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.6%

      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
      20.220.3
      Tap water
      18.617.1
      LPG / PNG
      6.89.2
      Phone
      26.225.4
      Television
      27.225.9
      Bicycle
      57.950.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.412.9

      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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