District of Maharashtra

Raigarh: 26.3 lakh people, one story

People
26,34,200
Area
7,152 km²
Literacy
83.14%
Sex ratio
959
Big number26.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 368 to every km².See the numbers →

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RaigarhMaharashtra

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

Population26.3 lakh#17/35 in Maharashtra
Area7,152 km²#24/35 in Maharashtra
Population density368 per km²#8/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 365
Sex ratio959 females per 1000 males#10/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)935 girls per 1000 boys#7/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate83.14%#14/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy76.92%#12/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population36.8%#9/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

83.1% can read. 959 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.188.4
Female literacy
76.975.9
Scheduled Castes
5.111.8
Scheduled Tribes
11.69.4
Living in towns
36.845.2

Gender literacy gap: 12.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.0%
  • Muslim 8.6%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 4.6%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.7 lakh workers, 40.7% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 19.3%
    • Farm labourers 17.8%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 59.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.159.6
      Latrine at home
      38.637.7
      Tap water
      46.048.2
      LPG / PNG
      34.230.8
      Phone
      47.249.0
      Television
      39.040.3
      Bicycle
      14.221.6
      Two-wheeler
      16.517.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.