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Raigarh population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Chhattisgarh, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,493,984 people
Households 367,962 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,493,984 1,247,682 246,302 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 367,962 312,800 55,162 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 195,069 164,083 30,986 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.06% 13.15% 12.58% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 991 1,000 948 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 947 954 909 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 951,639 768,151 183,488 Literacy rate% 73.26% 70.89% 85.22% Male literacy rate% 83.49% 81.75% 92.01% Female literacy rate% 63.02% 60.1% 78.09% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 224,942 188,059 36,883 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 505,609 475,594 30,015 Total workersCensus workers 690,167 604,942 85,225 Work participation rate% 46.2% 48.49% 34.6% Main workersworked at least 6 months 484,875 408,594 76,281 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 205,292 196,348 8,944 Non-workerspeople 803,817 642,740 161,077
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 367,962 households and 1,493,984 residents. Urban residents made up 16.49% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.51%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.06% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.49% for males and 63.02% for females. Of 690,167 workers, 70.25% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 163,917 44,396 Agricultural labourers 181,281 142,507 Household industry workers 7,199 2,760 Other workers 132,478 15,629
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801939 150,019 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801941 18,939 people within this district · Town
Census code 801942 14,954 people within this district · Town
Census code 801935 14,354 people within this district · Town
Census code 801938 13,102 people within this district · Town
Census code 801937 9,455 people within this district · Town
Census code 801936 8,208 people within this district · Town
Census code 801943 6,927 people within this district · Town
Census code 801944 5,600 people within this district · Town
Census code 801940 4,744 people within this district · Town