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Chhattisgarh Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

3.12 crore Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March 1 March 2026 How this is made →

3,12,11,000 31.21 million 1 March 2026

Chhattisgarh's population is projected at 3.12 crore (3,12,11,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 2,55,45,198.

RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March

Key figures

Population 2026
3.12 crore 3,12,11,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
2.55 crore 2,55,45,198 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
189per km² 2011 · 2026: 231
Sex ratio
991 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
969 India 918
Literacy rate
70.3% Male 80.3% · Female 60.2%
Urban share
23.2% 2026: 28.1% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+22.6% 2011→2026: +22.2%
Area
1,35,192km²
Households
56.51 lakh 4.5 people per household
Work participation
47.7% 2011
Children 0–6
36.62 lakh 14.3%

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts 1951–2011, then the official projection to 2036.

Chhattisgarh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
3.4 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
195174,56,706
196191,54,498
19711,16,37,494
19811,40,10,337
19911,76,14,928
20012,08,33,803
20112,55,45,198
2016 *2,75,71,000
2021 *2,94,93,000
2026 *3,12,11,000
2031 *3,27,19,000
2036 *3,40,81,000

* Official projection

Districts (33)

All 33 districts of Chhattisgarh →
All 33 districts of Chhattisgarh
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1 Raipur≈ 28.26 lakh21,60,87696380.5%
2 Durg≈ 20.51 lakh17,21,94896682.6%
3 Bilaspur≈ 21.09 lakh16,25,50296474.5%
4 Korba≈ 14.4 lakh12,06,64096972.4%
5 Raigarh≈ 13.18 lakh11,12,98298773.6%
6 Balodabazar-Bhatapara≈ 14.11 lakh10,78,911100371.1%
7 Mahasamund≈ 12.39 lakh10,32,754101771.0%
8 Janjgir-Champa≈ 11.88 lakh9,72,75397474.5%
9 Rajnandgaon≈ 10.59 lakh8,84,742101078.5%
10 Jashpur≈ 9.87 lakh8,51,669100567.9%
11 Surguja≈ 10.11 lakh8,45,00897961.0%
12 Balod≈ 9.84 lakh8,26,165102280.3%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection. 15 districts created after 2011 are shown with figures rebuilt on today’s boundaries.

Largest cities in Chhattisgarh

All large cities of Chhattisgarh →

  • Raipur

    City (2011): 10,10,433

    Metro (2011): 11,23,558

  • Bhilai

    City (2011): 6,25,700

    Metro (2011): 10,64,222

  • Korba

    City (2011): 3,63,390

    Metro (2011): 3,65,253

  • Bilaspur

    City (2011): 3,31,030

    Metro (2011): 4,53,946

  • Durg

    City (2011): 2,68,806

    Metro (2011): 10,64,222

  • Rajnandgaon

    City (2011): 1,63,114

  • Raigarh

    City (2011): 1,37,126

    Metro (2011): 1,50,019

  • Jagdalpur

    City (2011): 1,25,463

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
22.3 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
8.3 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
37 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
2.2 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
974 (917)
females per 1,000 males

SRS 2023 Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2023 (ORGI) How this is made → Sample Registration System 2023. India in brackets.

Age structure of Chhattisgarh

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Chhattisgarh
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-412,86,97012,54,095
5-914,04,07913,54,679
10-1414,61,18514,22,828
15-1913,19,45112,80,391
20-2411,93,37811,96,119
25-2910,49,23810,08,062
30-348,98,0239,17,035
35-398,91,2658,88,149
40-447,96,4027,80,151
45-496,92,9746,41,400
50-545,10,3264,82,621
55-593,89,3384,00,015
60-643,48,9563,94,786
65-692,44,3362,89,474
70-741,74,2491,98,751
75-7975,54591,033
80+85,0731,01,706
Children (0–14)
32.1%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
60.1%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
7.9%
India 8.6%
Median age
24.1years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
58.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Chhattisgarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 85 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Chhattisgarh
  1. Hindi 83.6%
  2. Gondi 4.2%
  3. Odia 3.6%
  4. Halabi 2.8%
  5. Kurukh/Oraon 2.0%
  6. Bengali 1.0%
  7. Telugu 0.6%
  8. Marathi 0.6%
  9. All other languages 1.7%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Chhattisgarhi61.9%
  2. Hindi10.6%
  3. Surgujia6.8%
  4. Gondi4.0%
  5. Halabi2.8%
  6. Odia2.7%
  7. Sadan/Sadri2.5%
  8. Kurukh/Oraon2.0%

Housing and amenities in Chhattisgarh

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 75.1%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 20.7%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 19.0%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 24.6%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.0%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 20.2%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 5.3%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.2%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.4%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 29.1%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 31.3%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.6%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.3%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 48.8%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.1%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.2%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 6.5%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 30.7%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 46.6%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 16.6%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 19.4%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.8%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Chhattisgarh

Per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices, the standard measure of state per capita income. NSO National Statistical Office (MoSPI), compiled in the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 How this is made →

Per capita income 2024-25
₹1,62,870
#25 of 33 States/UTs in 2023-24
Real growth, latest year (2024-25)
+6.2%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (13 years)
+4.1%
GSDP 2024-25
₹5.7 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Chhattisgarh
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1255,17755,177
2012-1360,84956,777
2013-1469,88061,409
2014-1572,93661,122
2015-1672,99161,433
2016-1783,28567,139
2017-1888,79368,374
2018-191,02,02475,438
2019-201,06,61176,827
2020-211,06,11774,489
2021-221,23,49378,350
2022-231,34,99682,699
2023-241,48,92287,681
2024-251,62,87093,161

Median State/UT 2023-24: ₹2,34,721. Financial years (April–March). Latest years are advance or quick estimates and get revised.

What the numbers say

  • Chhattisgarh is home to 2.19% of India's people and is the 18th most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Chhattisgarh growing 22.2% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, faster than India's 17.6%.
  • Literacy in 2011 was 70.3%, 2.7 points below the national rate of 73.0%.
  • There were 991 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943).
  • 23.2% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 28.1% in 2026.
  • A woman in Chhattisgarh has 2.2 children on average (SRS 2023), above the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Raipur is the most populous district, with 21.61 lakh people in 2011 (8.5% of the state).
  • At 189 people per km² in 2011, Chhattisgarh is far less crowded than India as a whole (382).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Chhattisgarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Chhattisgarh (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Chhattisgarh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu 2,38,19,789 93.2% 79.8%
Muslim 5,14,998 2.0% 14.2%
Christian 4,90,542 1.9% 2.3%
Sikh 70,036 0.3% 1.7%
Buddhist 70,467 0.3% 0.7%
Jain 61,510 0.2% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions 4,94,594 1.9% 0.7%
Religion not stated 23,262 0.1% 0.2%
Total2,55,45,198100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Chhattisgarh in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Chhattisgarh's population at 3,12,11,000 (3.12 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Chhattisgarh in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 2,55,45,198 people in Chhattisgarh: 1,28,32,895 males and 1,27,12,303 females.

Which district of Chhattisgarh has the largest population?
Raipur had the most people in 2011 (21,60,876). The least populous was Narayanpur (1,39,820).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Chhattisgarh?
In Census 2011 Chhattisgarh had 991 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 969) and a literacy rate of 70.3% (men 80.3%, women 60.2%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Chhattisgarh be released?
Counting of people takes place in February 2027 with a reference date of 1 March 2027. The government has not announced a release date; in 2011 provisional totals came out on 31 March 2011, about a month after counting ended. This page will switch to Census 2027 figures as soon as they are published.

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