There are 32 districts in the state of Chhattisgarh, which has a total population 25,540,196 as of 2011. Mainly Chhattisgarh(CG) state has large population in cities like Raipur, Nava Raipur, Raigarh, Bhilai, Korba, Ambikapur, Jagdalpur and Bilaspur. The male and female population in this state was 12,827,915 and 12,712,281 respectively (as of 2011).[1]
Urban agglomeration constituents with a population above 100,000 as per the 2011 census are shown in the table below.[2]
| Urban agglomeration | Name of constituent | District | Type* | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raipur | Raipur | Raipur district | M Corp. | 1,010,087 | 519,286 | 490,801 | 124,471 | 85.95% |
| Bhilai-Durg | Bhilai | Durg district | M Corp. | 1,003,406 | 465,644 | 435,585 | 102,175 | 96.17% |
| Bilaspur | Bilaspur | Bilaspur district | M Corp. | 717,030 | 361‚030 | 350‚000 | 37‚552 | 88.13% |
| Jagdalpur | Bastar | Bastar district | M Corp. | 365,253 | 189,989 | 175,264 | 46430 | 84.28% |
| Rajnandgaon | Rajnandgaon | Rajnandgaon district | M Corp. | 163,122 | 83,973 | 80,064 | 26,345 | 93.28% |
| Raigarh | Raigarh district | Raigarh district | M Corp. | 150,019 | 77,973 | 72,046 | 18,444 | 87.55% |
| Korba | Korba | Korba district | M Corp. | 125,463 | 63,989 | 61,474 | 14,185 | 75.31% |
| Ambikapur | Ambikapur | Surguja district | M Corp. | 114,575 | 59,673 | 54,902 | 11,905 | 88.20% |
| Chirmiri | Chirmiri | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district | M Corp. | 103,575 | 52,673 | 54,902 | 12,995 | 88.80% |
| Dhamtari | Dhamtari | Dhamtari district | M Corp. | 101,677 | 50,807 | 50,870 | 11,652 | 85.31% |
| Mahasamund | Mahasamund | Mahasamund district | M Corp. | 54,413 | 27,093 | 27,320 | 6,621 | 83.67% |
| 85% |
The list of nagar panchayats and their population (as of 2011) is shown below:[3]