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Raigarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Raigarh is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. The Raigarh city is divided into 47 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 32,658 families residing in the Raigarh city. The total population of Raigarh is 150,019 out of which 76,865 are males and 73,154 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raigarh is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raigarh city is 18804 which is 13% of the total population. There are 9848 male children and 8956 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raigarh is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (952).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raigarh is 86.8%. Thus Raigarh has higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 92.99% and the female literacy rate is 80.27% in Raigarh.

Raigarh Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 32,658 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Raigarh Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raigarh Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 18,804 9,848 8,956
Literacy 86.8% 81.1% 70.4%
Scheduled Caste 25,612 12,797 12,815
Scheduled Tribe 13,491 6,813 6,678
Illiterate 36,171 14,546 21,625

Caste-wise Population - Raigarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Raigarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,612 12,797 12,815
Schedule Tribe 13,491 6,813 6,678

Religion-wise Population - Raigarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Raigarh is 135,323 which is 90.2% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Raigarh is 8,250 which is 5.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Raigarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,323 (90.2%) 69,286 66,037
Muslim 8,250 (5.5%) 4,339 3,911
Christian 4,484 (2.99%) 2,207 2,277
Sikh 1,275 (0.85%) 666 609
Buddhist 284 (0.19%) 137 147
Jain 279 (0.19%) 155 124
Other Religion 26 (0.02%) 14 12
No Religion Specified 98 (0.07%) 61 37

Literacy Rate - Raigarh

The total literacy rate of Raigarh was 86.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 113,848 literates, males were 62,319 while females were 51,529. Also the male literacy rate was 92.99% and the female literacy rate was 80.27% in Raigarh.

  Raigarh Chhattisgarh
Female 80.27% 60.24%
Male 92.99% 80.27%
Total 86.76% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Raigarh

The Sex Ratio of Raigarh is 952. Thus per every 1000 men there were 952 females in Raigarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Raigarh.

Child Population - Raigarh

According to Census 2011, there were 18,804 children between age 0 to 6 years in Raigarh. Out of which 9,848 were male while 8,956 were female.

Working Population - Raigarh

In Raigarh Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 49,516 were engaged in work activities. 92.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,516 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 532 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,944 38,339 7,605
Cultivators 257 223 34
Agriculture Labourer 532 385 147
Household Industries 782 613 169
Other Workers 44,373 37,118 7,255
Marginal Workers 3,572 2,451 1,121
Non Working 100,503 36,075 64,428

Raigarh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Raigarh is further divided into 47 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,890 79.6% 916
2 Ward No - 2 4,530 79.7% 948
3 Ward No - 3 3,718 75.6% 938
4 Ward No - 4 5,619 68.1% 941
5 Ward No - 5 7,891 73.3% 910
6 Ward No - 6 6,547 72.4% 975
7 Ward No - 7 3,773 79.8% 985
8 Ward No - 8 3,416 64.2% 1,031
9 Ward No - 9 1,007 87% 1,002
10 Ward No - 10 1,518 88.1% 951
11 Ward No - 11 1,823 79.3% 999
12 Ward No - 12 1,507 86.6% 988
13 Ward No - 13 2,680 84.3% 956
14 Ward No - 14 2,308 84.7% 922
15 Ward No - 15 2,667 83.3% 987
16 Ward No - 16 1,677 88.3% 987
17 Ward No - 17 2,328 84.6% 914
18 Ward No - 18 1,849 87.7% 916
19 Ward No - 19 2,266 87.3% 786
20 Ward No - 20 1,784 88.5% 898
21 Ward No - 21 1,841 84.8% 942
22 Ward No - 22 1,276 83.1% 991
23 Ward No - 23 968 76.4% 992
24 Ward No - 24 3,556 81.1% 965
25 Ward No - 25 3,613 84.6% 959
26 Ward No - 26 2,856 84.8% 971
27 Ward No - 27 6,904 75.7% 1,037
28 Ward No - 28 5,448 79.6% 928
29 Ward No - 29 4,788 80.1% 967
30 Ward No - 30 4,056 69.1% 882
31 Ward No - 31 2,927 75.7% 1,003
32 Ward No - 32 2,873 68.1% 932
33 Ward No - 33 5,675 67.8% 902
34 Ward No - 34 5,076 65.2% 924
35 Ward No - 35 3,050 73.4% 903
36 Ward No - 36 4,652 66.4% 965
37 Ward No - 37 4,300 67.4% 1,003
38 Ward No - 38 3,498 70.2% 1,048
39 Ward No - 39 2,829 79.6% 982
40 Ward No - 40 4,142 78.6% 976
41 Ward No - 41 3,924 80.5% 948
42 Ward No - 42 105 56.2% 1,188
43 Ward No - 43 725 56.7% 918
44 Ward No - 44 3,310 65.5% 977
45 Ward No - 45 969 59.9% 982
46 Ward No - 46 3,714 75.7% 870
47 Ward No - 47 146 80.1% 848

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