Raigarh

This page provides an overview of Raigarh: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

7,223,618
Population
1,784,648
Households
993
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
63.33%
Approx. literacy

Raigarh has an aggregated population of 7,223,618. Approximately 41.36% live in rural areas (2,987,968) and 6.82% live in urban areas (492,604).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,987,968 3
Baramkela 441,670 246
Gharghoda 228,820 84
Kharsia 432,942 140
Lailunga 383,631 125
Pusour 414,653 150
Raigarh 759,418 143
Sarangarh 673,855 291
Tamnar 293,925 120
Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) 606,736 194

Population summary

Raigarh has a population of 7,223,618 (3,624,929 males and 3,598,689 females). The sex ratio is about 993 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,223,618
Male3,624,929
Female3,598,689
Rural population2,987,968 (41.36%)
Urban population492,604 (6.82%)
Households1,784,648

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 63.33%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,574,707
Total illiterates2,648,911

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,087,827 (15.06%). ST: 2,498,030 (34.58%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,087,82715.06%
ST2,498,03034.58%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 944,359 (13.07%). Workers: 3,365,610 (46.59%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)944,35913.07%
Total workers3,365,61046.59%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Raigarh 1,493,984
Raigarh 1,247,682
Raigarh 307,513
Raigarh 246,302
Sarangarh 229,603
Sarangarh 214,649
Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) 207,030
Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) 192,676
Raigarh 163,121
Baramkela 151,399