Raisen

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

Quick facts

6,354,560
Population
1,331,559
Households
902
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
61.2%
Approx. literacy

Raisen has an aggregated population of 6,354,560. Approximately 41.91% live in rural areas (2,663,194) and 9.55% live in urban areas (606,850).

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 2,663,194 3
Badi 315,506 122
Baraily 392,294 118
Begamganj 405,499 229
Gairatganj 356,870 172
Goharganj 699,442 233
Raisen 625,614 225
Silwani 445,699 252
Udaipura 450,442 158

Population summary

Raisen has a population of 6,354,560 (3,341,392 males and 3,013,168 females). The sex ratio is about 902 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,354,560
Male3,341,392
Female3,013,168
Rural population2,663,194 (41.91%)
Urban population606,850 (9.55%)
Households1,331,559

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 61.2%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,888,829
Total illiterates2,465,731

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,087,179 (17.11%). ST: 1,010,106 (15.9%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,087,17917.11%
ST1,010,10615.9%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 995,346 (15.66%). Workers: 2,490,150 (39.19%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)995,34615.66%
Total workers2,490,15039.19%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Raisen 1,331,597
Raisen 1,028,172
Raisen 303,425
Goharganj 268,988
Raisen 226,059
Raisen 173,496
Goharganj 161,466
Udaipura 156,226
Silwani 154,774
Begamganj 146,510