Raipur

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

Quick facts

18,836,071
Population
4,040,478
Households
987
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.05%
Approx. literacy

Raipur has an aggregated population of 18,836,071. Approximately 43.15% live in rural areas (8,127,744) and 15.75% live in urban areas (2,966,578).

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 8,127,744 3
Abhanpur 682,520 108
Arang 911,569 168
Baloda Bazar 708,468 150
Bhatapara 552,348 112
Bilaigarh 663,381 225
Bindranavagarh(Gariyaband) 274,702 173
Chhura 342,895 170
Deobhog 282,636 97
Kasdol 630,782 219
Mainpur 373,152 180
Palari 597,970 135
Raipur 2,943,334 92
Rajim 479,120 101
Simga 596,897 129
Tilda 668,553 135

Population summary

Raipur has a population of 18,836,071 (9,481,311 males and 9,354,760 females). The sex ratio is about 987 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population18,836,071
Male9,481,311
Female9,354,760
Rural population8,127,744 (43.15%)
Urban population2,966,578 (15.75%)
Households4,040,478

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.05%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates12,064,710
Total illiterates6,771,361

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,421,846 (18.17%). ST: 2,313,696 (12.28%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,421,84618.17%
ST2,313,69612.28%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,720,533 (14.44%). Workers: 8,246,349 (43.78%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,720,53314.44%
Total workers8,246,34943.78%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Raipur 4,063,872
Raipur 2,580,583
Raipur 1,483,289
Raipur 1,366,141
Raipur 1,155,089
Arang 314,489
Arang 282,591
Baloda Bazar 249,728
Abhanpur 242,089
Tilda 238,157