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District of Chhattisgarh

Raigarh District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.18 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,18,000 1.32 million 1 March 2026

Raigarh district's population is estimated at ≈13.18 lakh (13,18,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,12,982 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Chhattisgarh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Raigarh district

Census 2011
11,12,982
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.18 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,18,821

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,94,161

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 13.18 lakh 13,18,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11.13 lakh 11,12,982 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 219per km² 2011
Sex ratio
987 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
948 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
73.6% Male 83.6% · Female 63.5%
Urban share
19.7% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+18.1% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
≈ 5,078km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.7 lakh 4.1 people per household
Villages
935 Census 2011
Towns
7 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Raigarh: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,94,099
20019,42,789
201111,12,982
2016 *11,89,000
2021 *12,59,000
2026 *13,18,000
2031 *13,67,000
2036 *14,08,000

* Estimate

How Raigarh's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Raigarh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Raigarh3,07,51327.6%95282.2%53.0%
2 Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh)2,07,03018.6%100462.4%6.9%
3 Kharsia1,50,62713.5%100377.0%12.6%
4 Pusour1,39,79912.6%99079.5%3.4%
5 Lailunga1,30,61311.7%100863.7%6.3%
6 Tamnar97,9758.8%98674.1%0.0%
7 Gharghoda79,4257.1%101966.7%11.9%

Largest towns in Raigarh (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Raigarh (Census 2011)
  1. Raigarh 1,50,019
  2. Kharsia 18,939
  3. Dharamjaigarh 14,354
  4. Kirodimalnagar 13,102
  5. Gharghoda 9,455
  6. Lailunga 8,208
  7. Pusaur 4,744

How people in Raigarh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.7%

Agricultural labourers

43.5%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

25.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.3%.

Age structure of Raigarh

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Raigarh
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
0-451,98449,673
5-955,58353,016
10-1459,53057,716
15-1955,06153,036
20-2450,94551,403
25-2945,45443,837
30-3439,96241,535
35-3941,09840,616
40-4436,55935,640
45-4931,84129,440
50-5423,68422,809
55-5918,74319,025
60-6417,64220,160
65-6913,01814,895
70-749,04210,430
75-794,0255,168
80+4,6535,549
Children (0–14)
29.4%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
61.2%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
9.4%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
26.0years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
54.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Raigarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 40 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Raigarh
  1. Hindi 83.4%
  2. Odia 8.6%
  3. Kurukh/Oraon 5.3%
  4. Bengali 1.1%
  5. Sindhi 0.3%
  6. Urdu 0.2%
  7. Kharia 0.2%
  8. Marathi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.7%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Chhattisgarhi72.3%
  2. Odia8.6%
  3. Hindi8.3%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon5.3%
  5. Bengali1.1%
  6. Bhojpuri1.0%
  7. Sadan/Sadri0.7%
  8. Marwari0.5%

Housing and amenities in Raigarh

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 80.8%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 21.6%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 17.6%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 21.9%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 77.6%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 17.1%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 5.0%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.0%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.5%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 27.3%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 28.4%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.3%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 4.6%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.9%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 34.6%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.7%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 89.5%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 7.4%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 19.7%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 44.2%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 10.5%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 16.9%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 53.6%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Raigarh district held 4.4% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 5th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 73.6%, 3.3 points above the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.6% of men but only 63.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The population grew 18.1% in 2001–11, slower than Chhattisgarh's 22.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.18 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.
  • Its largest town, Raigarh, had 1.5 lakh people in 2011, 13.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

Raigarh covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Raigarh (2011) 100.0% of this district
    74.5% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Chhattisgarh →

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 Raigarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Raigarh (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Raigarh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu ≈ 10,44,700 93.9% 93.2%
Muslim ≈ 15,900 1.4% 2.0%
Christian ≈ 47,000 4.2% 1.9%
Sikh ≈ 2,000 0.2% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 500 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 400 0.0% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 1,800 0.2% 1.9%
Religion not stated ≈ 700 0.1% 0.1%
Total11,12,982100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Raigarh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,18,000 (13.18 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Raigarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,12,982.

What was the population of Raigarh district in Census 2011?
11,12,982: 5,60,032 males and 5,52,950 females, of whom 2,18,821 lived in towns and 8,94,161 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Raigarh?
Literacy was 73.6% in 2011 (men 83.6%, women 63.5%). The sex ratio was 987 females per 1,000 males, and 948 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Raigarh district?
Raigarh, with 1,50,019 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Raigarh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 935 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

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