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Raigarh district

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district of Chhattisgarh, India

Key facts

Country
India
State
Chhattisgarh
Division
Bilaspur
Headquarters
Raigarh
Total
7,086 km (2,736 sq mi)
Density
157.1/km (406.8/sq mi)
Urban
218,821
Literacy
73.7%(959,866)
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
https://raigarh.gov.in/en/

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Wikidata facts

Country
India
Capital
Raigarh
Population
1493984
Area
7086
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Shares border with
Jashpur district
Official website
raigarh.nic.in
Households
367962
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Commons category
Raigarh district
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Category:Raigarh district
male population
750278
female population
743706
urban population
246302
rural population
1247682
literate population
951639
illiterate population
542345
short name
RGR
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Encyclopedic overview

Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.

The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a separate district. Sakti is now not a part of Raigarh district. Sarangarh was also separated in 2021.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raigarh district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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