Raipur District

Chhattisgarh

Raipur district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Raipur. It covers 12,383 sq km and had a population of 40,63,872 at the 2011 census, a density of 328 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Raipur
Area
12,383 sq km
Population
40.64 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
328 /km²
Literacy Rate
75.56%
Sex Ratio
984
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Raipur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Raipur district.

Total Population
40.64 Lakh
Male Population
20.48 Lakh
Female Population
20.16 Lakh
Rural Population
25.82 Lakh
Urban Population
14.82 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
6.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4.81 Lakh
Literacy Rate
75.56%
Population Density
328 /km²
Sex Ratio
984
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.24%Female literacy 65.75%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Raipur district.

8
Tehsils
4
Blocks
110
Nyay Panchayats
412
Gram Panchayats
1,120
Villages
Headquarters
Raipur
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
21.25° N, 81.63° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Raipur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Raipur

Constituency No. 8 · General
Primary
Brijmohan Agrawal
Brijmohan Agrawal
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dharsiwa
  • Raipur City Rural
  • Raipur City West
  • Raipur City North
  • Arang
  • Abhanpur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Raipur

(6)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dharsiwa
No. 47 · Raipur
AS
Anuj Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Arang
No. 52 · Raipur
GS
Guru Khushwant Saheb
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Abhanpur
No. 53 · Raipur
IS
Indra Kumar Sahu
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Raipur

(7)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Raipur district.

  • Brijmohan Agrawal
    Brijmohan Agrawal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Raipur · No. 8
  • AS
    Anuj Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Dharsiwa · No. 47
  • MS
    Motilal Sahu
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Raipur City Rural · No. 48
  • RM
    Rajesh Munat
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Raipur City West · No. 49
  • PM
    Purandar Mishra
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Raipur City North · No. 50
  • GS
    Guru Khushwant Saheb
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Arang · No. 52
  • IS
    Indra Kumar Sahu
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Abhanpur · No. 53

Election History

Lok Sabha

Raipur · No. 8

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPBrijmohan Agrawal
    Votes 10,50,351Vote share 64.65%Margin 5,75,285
    1. 1. Brijmohan Agrawal · BJP10,50,351 (64.65%)
    2. 2. Vikas Upadhyay · INC4,75,066 (29.24%)
    3. 3. Savita Banzare · BSP21,410 (1.32%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSunil Kumar Soni
    Votes 8,37,902Vote share 60.01%Margin 3,48,238
    1. 1. Sunil Kumar Soni · BJP8,37,902 (60.01%)
    2. 2. Pramod Dubey · INC4,89,664 (35.07%)
    3. 3. Khileshwar Sahu · BSP12,410 (0.89%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPRamesh Bais
    Votes 6,54,922Vote share 52.29%Margin 1,71,646
    1. 1. Ramesh Bais · BJP6,54,922 (52.29%)
    2. 2. Satya Narayan Sharma · INC4,83,276 (38.58%)
    3. 3. Guruji Gurmeet Singh · AAP13,820 (1.1%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Raipur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 8
6 Assembly
No. 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53

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Raipur District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Raipur
Area
12,383 sq km
Population
40.64 Lakh
Population density
328 per km²
Sex ratio
984 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
75.56%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
8
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
412
Villages
1,120
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
6
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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