Rajnandgaon

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

Quick facts

7,413,153
Population
1,532,640
Households
1016
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
65.24%
Approx. literacy

Rajnandgaon has an aggregated population of 7,413,153. Approximately 41.47% live in rural areas (3,074,266) and 7.35% live in urban areas (545,024).

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 3,074,266 3
Ambagarh 315,113 157
Chhuikhadan 508,295 264
Chhuriya 531,009 221
Dongargaon 389,608 116
Dongargarh 586,979 181
Khairagarh 554,102 229
Manpur 265,857 173
Mohla 260,982 174
Rajnandgaon 926,942 165

Population summary

Rajnandgaon has a population of 7,413,153 (3,677,632 males and 3,735,521 females). The sex ratio is about 1016 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,413,153
Male3,677,632
Female3,735,521
Rural population3,074,266 (41.47%)
Urban population545,024 (7.35%)
Households1,532,640

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 65.24%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,836,442
Total illiterates2,576,711

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 744,571 (10.04%). ST: 2,006,561 (27.07%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC744,57110.04%
ST2,006,56127.07%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,015,864 (13.7%). Workers: 3,896,366 (52.56%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,015,86413.7%
Total workers3,896,36652.56%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Rajnandgaon 1,537,133
Rajnandgaon 1,264,621
Rajnandgaon 363,352
Rajnandgaon 272,512
Dongargarh 208,117
Rajnandgaon 200,238
Khairagarh 192,222
Chhuriya 178,506
Chhuikhadan 176,222
Chhuriya 173,997