Raigarh district
Raigarh district | ||
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Tehsils 09 | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,112,982 | |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 218,821 | |
Demographics | ||
• Literacy | 73.7%(959,866) | |
• Sex ratio | 993 | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
Major highways | NH-49, NH-153(new numbering after a gazette notification of March 5, 2010) | |
Average annual precipitation | 1584 mm | |
Website | raigarh |
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.
The district was formed by merging the
It is rapidly growing as an industrial district of Chhattisgarh. One of the oldest jute mills of India is situated here, Mohan jute mill; it was the only Jute Mill of the state Chhattisgarh and undivided Madhya Pradesh. Raigarh is one of the major producers of steel and power in the country. Here are situated many steel and power plants such as JSPL, MSP, Monnet steel, and many other small and medium producers. The volume can be judged by the statement that Raigarh itself is consuming about 20,000 tons of coal per day.[citation needed]
Administration
Raigarh district has 9 tehsils:
- Raigarh
- Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh)
- Kharsia
- Pusour
- Lailunga
- Tamnar
- Gharghoda
Demographics
According to the
After bifurcation the district had a population of 1,112,982, of which 218,821 (19.66%) live in urban areas. Raigarh district has a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 126,349 (11.35%) and 443,752 (39.87%) of the population respectively.[3]
Languages
At the time of the
Languages spoken here include
References
- ^ Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics - 1973- Issue 61 - Page 346
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Raigarh" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.