Raipur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Raipur Metropolitan Region. The Raipur city is located in Chhattisgarh state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Raipur in 2011 is 1,010,433; of which male and female are 518,611 and 491,822 respectively. Although Raipur city has population of 1,010,433; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,123,558 of which 577,992 are males and 545,566 are females.
Raipur Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Raipur city in 2023 is
1,392,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Raipur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Raipur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Raipur city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Raipur Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Raipur city are 757,910 of which 412,095 are males while 345,815 are females. Average literacy rate of Raipur city is 85.95 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.16 and 80.47 percent.
Raipur Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Raipur city is 948 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 933 per 1000 boys.
Raipur Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Raipur city are 128,665 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 66,563 boys while 62,102 are girls. The child forms 12.73 % of total population of Raipur City.
Raipur Slums
Total no. of Slums in Raipur city & its Out Growth numbers 86,003 in which population of 406,571 resides. This is around 39.58% of total population of Raipur city & its outgrowth which is 1,027,264.
Raipur City Population 2011
Description
City
Raipur
Government
Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration
Raipur Metropolitan
State
Chhattisgarh
Raipur City
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
1,027,264
527,365
499,899
City Population
1,010,433
518,611
491,822
Literates
757,910
412,095
345,815
Children (0-6)
128,665
66,563
62,102
Average Literacy (%)
85.95 %
91.16 %
80.47 %
Sexratio
948
Child Sexratio
933
Raipur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Raipur city with 87.62 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Raipur with approximately 7.17 % following it.
In Raipur city, Christinity is followed by 1.51 %, Jainism by 1.40 %, Sikhism by 1.43 % and Buddhism by 0.71 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.