Raigarh District : Census 2011 data

Raigarh District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Raigarh, a district of Chhattisgarh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Chhattisgarh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh.

Raigarh District Population 2011

In 2011, Raigarh had population of 1,493,627 of which male and female were 749,439 and 744,188 respectively. In 2001 census, Raigarh had a population of 1,265,529 of which males were 634,597 and remaining 630,932 were females. Raigarh District population constituted 5.85 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Raigarh District was at 6.07 percent of Maharashtra population.

Raigarh District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 18.02 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Raigarh District recorded increase of 18.72 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Raigarh District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Raigarh district for 2011 is 211 people per sq. km. In 2001, Raigarh district density was at 179 people per sq. km. Raigarh district administers 7,079 square kilometers of areas.

Raigarh Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Raigarh in 2011 were 73.70 compared to 70.16 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 84.17 and 63.25 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 82.70 and 57.62 in Raigarh District. Total literate in Raigarh District were 959,866 of which male and female were 547,886 and 411,980 respectively. In 2001, Raigarh District had 746,495 in its district.

Raigarh Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Raigarh, it stood at 993 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 994. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 943 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 964 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Raigarh Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Raigarh. There were total 191,319 children under age of 0-6 against 201,555 of 2001 census. Of total 191,319 male and female were 98,473 and 92,846 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 943 compared to 964 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 12.81 percent of Raigarh District compared to 15.93 percent of 2001. There was net change of -3.12 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Raigarh District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Raigarh population for 2011 census, 16.49 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 246,281 people lives in urban areas of which males are 126,433 and females are 119,848. Sex Ratio in urban region of Raigarh district is 948 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Raigarh district was 907 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 30,320 of which males and females were 15,901 and 14,419. This child population figure of Raigarh district is 12.58 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Raigarh district as per census 2011 is 85.67 % of which males and females are 92.52 % and 78.49 % literates respectively. In actual number 185,019 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 102,267 and 82,752 respectively.

Raigarh District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 83.51 % population of Raigarh districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Raigarh district population living in rural areas is 1,247,346 of which males and females are 623,006 and 624,340 respectively. In rural areas of Raigarh district, sex ratio is 1002 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Raigarh district is considered, figure is 950 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 160,999 in rural areas of which males were 82,572 and females were 78,427. The child population comprises 13.25 % of total rural population of Raigarh district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Raigarh district is 71.33 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 82.46 and 60.31 percent respectively. In total, 774,847 people were literate of which males and females were 445,619 and 329,228 respectively.
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