Rajnandgaon city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Chhattisgarh State/UT.
The current estimate population of Rajnandgaon city in 2025 is
236,000
, while Rajnandgaon metro population is estimated at
0
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Rajnandgaon city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Rajnandgaon city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Rajnandgaon city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Rajnandgaon in 2011 is 163,114.
Rajnandgaon Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Rajnandgaon city are 125,190 of which 66,864 are males while 58,326 are females. Average literacy rate of Rajnandgaon city is 86.83 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.55 and 81.08 percent.
The sex ratio of Rajnandgaon city is 991 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 956 per 1000 boys.
Rajnandgaon Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Rajnandgaon city numbers 22,855 in which population of 104,349 resides. This is around 63.97% of total population of Rajnandgaon city.
Rajnandgaon Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Rajnandgaon city with 84.40 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Rajnandgaon with approximately 5.72 % following it.
In Rajnandgaon city, Christinity is followed by 1.12 %, Jainism by 2.95 %, Sikhism by 1.14 % and Buddhism by 4.59 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.03 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.