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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Raigarh district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Kelo river.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Kelo river<br />
| image_map = Raigarh in Chhattisgarh (India).svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Raigarh<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Division<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Bilaspur<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Raigarh]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = 09<br />
| area_total_km2 = 7,086<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1,493,984<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = 246,281<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 73.7%(959,866)<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = 993<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]<br />
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-49, NH-153(new numbering after a gazette notification of March 5, 2010)<br />
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation<br />
| blank_info_sec2 = 1584 mm<br />
| website = {{URL|http://raigarh.nic.in/}}<br />
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'''Raigarh district''' is a district of the central Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. [[Raigarh]] is the district headquarters.<br />
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The district was formed by merging the [[princely state]]s of [[Raigarh State|Raigarh]], [[Sakti State|Sakti]], [[Sarangarh State|Sarangarh]], [[Udaipur, Dharamjaigarh|Udaipur]] and [[Jashpur State|Jashpur]].<ref>Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics - 1973- Issue 61 - Page 346</ref> Jashpur is now a separate district. Sakti is now not a part of Raigarh district.<br />
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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 CG and undivided MP. 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|date=July 2019}}<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
Raigarh district has 9 tehsils:<br />
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# Raigarh<br />
# Sarangarh<br />
# Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh)<br />
# Baramkela<br />
# Kharsia<br />
# Pusour<br />
# Lailunga<br />
# Tamnar<br />
# Gharghoda<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Raigarh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,493,984,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Gabon]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gabon 1,576,665}}</ref> or the US state of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Hawaii 1,360,301}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 336th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 211 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.02%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Raigarh has a [[sex ratio]] of 993 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.7%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.06% and 33.84% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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===Languages===<br />
{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Raigarh district, 2011 census<br />
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 75.61 |color1 = red<br />
|label2 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value2 = 9.52 |color2 = saddlebrown<br />
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 6.70 |color3 = orange<br />
|label4 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value4 = 4.04 |color4 = darkblue<br />
|label5 = Others |value5 = 4.13 |color5 = grey<br />
}}<br />
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 75.61% of the population in the district spoke [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], 9.52% [[Odia language|Odia]], 6.70% [[Hindi]] and 4.04% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
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Languages spoken here include [[Asuri language|Asuri]], an [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]] language spoken by approximately 17,000.<ref name='ethnoaranadan'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Asuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=asr | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://raigarh.gov.in/ Raigarh District homepage]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Raigarh district<br />
|North = [[Surguja district]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Jashpur district]] <br> [[Sundargarh district]], [[Odisha]]<br />
|East = [[Jharsuguda district]], [[Odisha]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Bargarh district]], [[Odisha]]<br />
|South = [[Mahasamund district]]<br />
|Southwest = [[Raipur district]]<br />
|West = [[Janjgir-Champa district]]<br />
|Northwest = [[Korba district]]<br />
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