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District of Chhattisgarh

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.45 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,45,000 745,000 1 March 2026

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district's population is estimated at ≈7.45 lakh (7,45,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,07,434 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

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district

Census 2011
6,07,434
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.45 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
43,396

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,64,038

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.45 lakh 7,45,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.07 lakh 6,07,434 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 201per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1005 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
953 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
71.0% Male 82.3% · Female 59.8%
Urban share
7.1% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+23.8% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
≈ 3,018km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.49 lakh 4.1 people per household
Villages
753 Census 2011
Towns
5 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.

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
8.2 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19914,12,761
20014,90,839
20116,07,434
2016 *6,57,000
2021 *7,03,000
2026 *7,45,000
2031 *7,82,000
2036 *8,15,000

* Estimate

How Sarangarh-Bilaigarh'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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sarangarh2,29,60337.8%101170.7%6.5%
2 Bilaigarh2,26,43237.3%100868.6%7.0%
3 Baramkela1,51,39924.9%99075.0%8.3%

Largest towns in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (Census 2011)
  1. Sarangarh 14,954
  2. Bhatgaon 10,371
  3. Sariya 6,927
  4. Baramkela 5,600
  5. Bilaigarh 5,544

How people in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

33.9%

Agricultural labourers

54.6%

Household industry

1.3%

Other work

10.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.6%.

Age structure of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh

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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
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
0-429,40228,291
5-931,01429,703
10-1433,47232,404
15-1931,00329,908
20-2428,27128,372
25-2925,23324,396
30-3422,04922,621
35-3922,18121,837
40-4419,49318,962
45-4916,87415,392
50-5412,28811,781
55-599,6129,808
60-648,89710,140
65-696,5107,534
70-744,5015,208
75-792,0162,533
80+2,2752,757
Children (0–14)
30.4%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
61.0%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
8.6%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
25.2years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
55.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
  1. Hindi 91.9%
  2. Odia 7.7%
  3. Kurukh/Oraon 0.2%
  4. Telugu 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Urdu 0.0%
  8. Gondi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Chhattisgarhi90.0%
  2. Odia7.7%
  3. Hindi1.8%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon0.2%
  5. Telugu0.1%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Banjari0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh

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 83.9%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 12.6%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 12.4%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 12.5%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 87.2%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 6.9%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 2.2%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 2.4%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 96.9%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 21.8%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 25.2%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.7%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 2.0%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 29.5%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 28.2%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 1.4%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 41.6%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 32.0%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 16.8%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 12.5%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 59.9%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district held 2.4% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 22nd of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.0%, 0.7 points above the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.3% of men but only 59.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1005 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 991.
  • 7.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Chhattisgarh as a whole (23.2%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.45 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Raigarh, Raipur); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 753 village and 5 town records.

How this district was formed

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Raigarh (2011) 62.7% of this district
    25.5% of the 2011 district
  • Raipur (2011) 37.3% of this district
    5.6% 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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu ≈ 6,03,300 99.3% 93.2%
Muslim ≈ 2,600 0.4% 2.0%
Christian ≈ 800 0.1% 1.9%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 400 0.1% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 0 0.0% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 1.9%
Religion not stated ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Total6,07,434100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,45,000 (7.45 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sarangarh-Bilaigarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,07,434.

What was the population of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district in Census 2011?
6,07,434: 3,02,986 males and 3,04,448 females, of whom 43,396 lived in towns and 5,64,038 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 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh?
Literacy was 71.0% in 2011 (men 82.3%, women 59.8%). The sex ratio was 1005 females per 1,000 males, and 953 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district?
Sarangarh, with 14,954 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 753 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

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