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Rajnandgaon 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 1,537,133 people
Households 318,488 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.96% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.05% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,537,133 1,264,621 272,512 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 318,488 258,688 59,800 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 209,575 177,564 32,011 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.63% 14.04% 11.75% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,015 1,019 994 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 986 993 951 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,008,379 802,926 205,453 Literacy rate% 75.96% 73.86% 85.43% Male literacy rate% 85.4% 84.01% 91.59% Female literacy rate% 66.7% 63.95% 79.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 156,623 118,079 38,544 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 405,194 385,785 19,409 Total workersCensus workers 800,092 695,998 104,094 Work participation rate% 52.05% 55.04% 38.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 595,959 501,981 93,978 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 204,133 194,017 10,116 Non-workerspeople 737,041 568,623 168,418
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 318,488 households and 1,537,133 residents. Urban residents made up 17.73% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.27%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.63% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.4% for males and 66.7% for females. Of 800,092 workers, 74.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 276,807 65,309 Agricultural labourers 165,948 124,160 Household industry workers 8,866 1,981 Other workers 144,338 12,683
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 801991 163,114 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801990 37,372 people within this district · Town
Census code 801989 22,564 people within this district · Town
Census code 801993 14,693 people within this district · Town
Census code 801987 13,278 people within this district · Town
Census code 801994 9,889 people within this district · Town
Census code 801988 7,093 people within this district · Town
Census code 801992 4,509 people within this district · Town