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District of Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.59 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,59,000 1.06 million 1 March 2026

Rajnandgaon district's population is estimated at ≈10.59 lakh (10,59,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,84,742 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

Rajnandgaon district

Census 2011
8,84,742
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 10.59 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,19,688

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,65,054

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 10.59 lakh 10,59,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.85 lakh 8,84,742 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 208per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1010 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
983 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
78.5% Male 87.2% · Female 69.8%
Urban share
24.8% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+19.8% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
≈ 4,244km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.84 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages
671 Census 2011
Towns
4 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.

Rajnandgaon: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19916,26,833
20017,38,597
20118,84,742
2016 *9,49,000
2021 *10,08,000
2026 *10,59,000
2031 *11,03,000
2036 *11,40,000

* Estimate

How Rajnandgaon'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 Rajnandgaon's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Rajnandgaon3,63,35241.1%99581.7%44.9%
2 Dongargarh2,08,11723.5%101476.0%18.0%
3 Chhuriya1,78,50620.2%103774.4%2.5%
4 Dongargaon1,34,76715.2%100879.0%10.9%

Largest towns in Rajnandgaon (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Rajnandgaon (Census 2011)
  1. Rajnandgaon 1,63,114
  2. Dongargarh 37,372
  3. Dongargaon 14,693
  4. Chhuriya 4,509

How people in Rajnandgaon worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

37.3%

Agricultural labourers

33.9%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

27.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.8%.

Age structure of Rajnandgaon

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 Rajnandgaon
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
0-442,51641,921
5-945,90945,405
10-1449,79849,918
15-1944,10345,384
20-2441,77541,584
25-2935,47833,606
30-3430,86132,588
35-3931,20231,874
40-4429,35128,974
45-4924,81023,116
50-5417,98117,955
55-5914,15414,847
60-6411,99014,050
65-698,13610,301
70-745,7937,337
75-792,4153,181
80+2,6013,407
Children (0–14)
31.2%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
61.0%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
24.6years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
56.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Rajnandgaon

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 35 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 Rajnandgaon
  1. Hindi 95.9%
  2. Marathi 1.7%
  3. Gondi 0.5%
  4. Punjabi 0.4%
  5. Urdu 0.4%
  6. Sindhi 0.3%
  7. Gujarati 0.3%
  8. Bengali 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.4%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Chhattisgarhi82.4%
  2. Hindi13.3%
  3. Marathi1.7%
  4. Gondi0.5%
  5. Punjabi0.4%
  6. Urdu0.4%
  7. Sindhi0.3%
  8. Gujarati0.3%

Housing and amenities in Rajnandgaon

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 90.6%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 28.1%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 19.8%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 28.5%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 68.8%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 25.2%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 3.6%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.6%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.7%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 36.4%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 40.9%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.2%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 4.5%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.9%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 69.2%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.6%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.1%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 6.5%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 35.0%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 52.9%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 20.8%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 16.1%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.9%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Rajnandgaon district held 3.5% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 9th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 78.5%, 8.2 points above the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 87.2% of men but only 69.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1010 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 991.
  • The population grew 19.8% in 2001–11, slower than Chhattisgarh's 22.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.59 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.
  • Its largest town, Rajnandgaon, had 1.63 lakh people in 2011, 18.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Rajnandgaon (2011) 100.0% of this district
    57.6% 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 Rajnandgaon, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Rajnandgaon (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 Rajnandgaon (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu ≈ 8,29,900 93.8% 93.2%
Muslim ≈ 16,800 1.9% 2.0%
Christian ≈ 3,100 0.4% 1.9%
Sikh ≈ 3,600 0.4% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 18,200 2.1% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 6,400 0.7% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 6,500 0.7% 1.9%
Religion not stated ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Total8,84,742100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rajnandgaon district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,59,000 (10.59 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rajnandgaon's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,84,742.

What was the population of Rajnandgaon district in Census 2011?
8,84,742: 4,40,216 males and 4,44,526 females, of whom 2,19,688 lived in towns and 6,65,054 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 Rajnandgaon?
Literacy was 78.5% in 2011 (men 87.2%, women 69.8%). The sex ratio was 1010 females per 1,000 males, and 983 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Rajnandgaon district?
Rajnandgaon, with 1,63,114 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Rajnandgaon district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 671 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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