List of districts of Chhattisgarh

Districts of Chhattisgarh coloured by division:
  Surguja division
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  Bilaspur division
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  Durg division
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Chhattisgarh, a state of India, has 33 administrative districts. At the time of separation from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh originally had 16 districts. Two new districts: Bijapur and Narayanpur were carved out on 11 May 2007[1] and nine new districts on 1 Jan 2012. The new districts have been created by carving out the existing districts to facilitate more targeted, focused and closer administration. These districts have been named Sukma, Kondagaon, Balod, Bemetara, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur[2] The district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, was inaugurated on 10 February 2020. In September 2022, five new districts were inaugurated: Manpur-Mohla on 2 September, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh on 3 September, and Manendragarh and Sakti districts on 9 September.[3] Newly district Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai announced on 17 April 2022 and Inaugurated on 3 September 2022[4]

Background

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A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service, is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

Administrative history

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Before Indian independence, present-day Chhattisgarh state was divided between the Central Provinces and Berar, a province of British India, and a number of princely states in the north, south, and east, which were part of the Eastern States Agency.[citation needed]

The British province encompassed the central portion of the state, and was made up of three districts, Raipur, Bilaspur, and Durg, which made up the Chhattisgarh Division of the Central Provinces. Durg District was created in 1906 out of the western portion of Raipur District.[citation needed]

The northern portion of the state, comprising present-day Koriya, Surajpur, Surguja, Jashpur, and Raigarh districts, was divided among the six princely states of Chang Bhakar, Jashpur, Koriya, Surajpur, Raigarh, Surguja, and Udaipur. To the west, the states of Nandgaon, Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Kawardha comprised parts of present-day Rajnandgaon and Kawardha districts. In the south, the state of Kanker comprised the northern portion of present-day Kanker District, and the state of Bastar included present-day Bastar and Dantewada districts and the southern part of Kanker District.[citation needed]

After Indian Independence, the princely states were merged with the Central Provinces and Berar to form the new state of Madhya Pradesh. Present-day Chhattisgarh comprised seven districts of Madhya Pradesh. The former states of Kanker and Bastar formed the new Bastar District, the parts of Surguja, Korea, and Chang Bhakar formed the new Surguja District, and the states of Nandgaon, Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Kawardha formed the new Rajnandgaon District.[citation needed]

In 1998, the seven districts that make up present-day Chhattisgarh were reorganized to form 16 districts. Dantewada and Kanker districts were split from Bastar; Dhamtari District was split from Raipur; Janjgir-Champa and Korba districts were split from Bilaspur; Jashpur District was split from Raigarh; Kawardha District was formed from parts of Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon; Koriya and Surajpur District was split from Surguja; and Mahasamund District was split from Raipur.[citation needed]

On 1 November 2000, these 16 districts were split from Madhya Pradesh to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.[5] Two new districts were added afterwards. On 1 January 2012, the Chhattisgarh government announced 9 new districts, for a total of 27. On 15 August 2019, the Chhattisgarh chief minister announced the creation of Chhattisgarh's 28th district, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, which would be carved out of Bilaspur district.[6] On 10 February 2020, the new district was inaugurated.[7]

Districts of Chhattisgarh

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Chhattisgarh consists of 33 districts.[2][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

S.No Code District Headquarters Population (2011)[15] Area (km2)[16] Density (/km2) Official website Map
1 Balod Balod 826,165 3,527.00 234 http://balod.gov.in/
2 Baloda Bazar Baloda Bazar 1,078,911 3,733.87 290 https://balodabazar.gov.in/
3 Balrampur Balrampur 730,491 6,016.34 100 http://balrampur.gov.in/
4 BA Bastar Jagdalpur 834,873 6,596.90 213 http://bastar.gov.in/
5 Bemetara Bemetara 795,759 2,854.81 279 http://bemetara.gov.in/
6 Bijapur Bijapur 255,230 6,552.96 39 http://bijapur.gov.in/
7 BI Bilaspur Bilaspur 1,625,502 3,511.10 463 http://bilaspur.gov.in/
8 DA Dantewada Dantewada 283,479 3,410.50 83 http://dantewada.gov.in/
9 DH Dhamtari Dhamtari 799,781 4,081.93 196 http://dhamtari.gov.in/
10 DU Durg Durg 1,721,948 2,319.99 742 http://durg.gov.in/
11 GB Gariaband Gariaband 597,653 5,854.94 103 http://gariaband.gov.in/
12 GPM Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi Gaurella 336,420 2,307.39 166 https://gaurela-pendra-marwahi.cg.gov.in/
13 JC Janjgir-Champa Janjgir 966,671 4,466.74 360 http://janjgir-champa.gov.in/
14 JA Jashpur Jashpur 851,669 6,457.41 132 https://jashpur.nic.in/en/
15 KW Kabirdham Kawardha 822,526 4,447.05 185 http://kawardha.gov.in/
16 KK Kanker Kanker 748,941 6,432.68 117 http://kanker.gov.in/
17 Kondagaon Kondagaon 578,326 6,050.73 96 http://kondagaon.gov.in/
18 KCG Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Khairagarh 368,444 - -
19 KB Korba Korba 1,206,640 7,145.44 169 http://korba.gov.in/
20 KJ Koriya Baikunthpur 247,427 2378 37 http://korea.gov.in/
21 MA Mahasamund Mahasamund 1,032,754 4,963.01 208 http://mahasamund.gov.in/
22 MCB Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Manendragarh 376000 4226 -
23 MM Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki Mohla 283,947 - -
24 Mungeli Mungeli 701,707 2,750.36 255 http://mungeli.gov.in
25 Narayanpur Narayanpur 139,820 6,922.68 20 http://narayanpur.gov.in/
26 RG Raigarh Raigarh 1,112,982 - - http://raigarh.gov.in/
27 RP Raipur Raipur 2,160,876 2,914.37 742 http://raipur.gov.in/
28 RN Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon 884,742 8,070 110 http://rajnandgaon.gov.in/
29 SB Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Sarangarh 607,434 - -
30 Skt Sakti Sakti 653,036 - - https://sakti.cg.gov.in/
31 SK Sukma Sukma 250,159 5,767.02 43 https://sukma.gov.in/
32 SJ Surajpur Surajpur 789,043 4,998.26 158 http://surajpur.gov.in/
33 SU Surguja Ambikapur 840,352 5,019.80 167 http://surguja.gov.in/

Districts grouped by divisions

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Divisions listed north to south and east to west, and within divisions the districts have been listed clockwise starting from northwest.

Districts with their major cities

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S.No District Headquarter Largest City Other Major Cities or Towns
1 Raipur Raipur Raipur Naya Raipur, Sarona, Tatibandh, Nardaha, Ama Seoni, Kendri, Mana, Mana Camp, Sejbahar, Saddu, Daldal Seoni, Mowa, Kharora, Arang, Dharsiwa, Siltara, Birgaon, Tilda
2 Bilaspur Bilaspur Bilaspur Kota (Kargi Road), Ratanpur, Takhatpur, Masturi, Bilha, Beltara
3 Durg Durg Bhilai-nagar Charoda, Kumhari,Utai,Anda,Dhamdha, Patan,Risali,Ahiwara,Supela,Jamul,Rasmara,Baghera
4 Korba Korba Korba Katghora, Pali, Dipka
5 Raigarh Raigarh Raigarh Kharsia, Gharghora, Dharamjaigarh
6 Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon Dongargarh, Dongargaon
7 Koriya Baikunthpur Baikunthpur Sonhat, Patna, Churcha
8 Surguja Ambikapur Ambikapur Sitapur
9 Balrampur Balrampur Ramanujganj
10 Jashpur Jashpur-Nagar Jashpur-Nagar Kunkuri, Patthalgaon
11 Surajpur Surajpur Surajpur Bishrampur, Bhatgaon, Pratappur, Prem Nagar, Ramanuj Nagar, Bhaiyathan, Odagi
12 Janjgir–Champa Janjgir Champa Janjgir, Akaltara
13 Mungeli Mungeli Mungeli Lormi, Sargaon, Pathariya
14 Kabirdham Kawardha Kawardha Pandariya, Pandatarai
15 Bemetara Bemetara Bemetara Saja, Berla, Navagarh, Deokar
16 Balod Balod Balod Dalli-Rajhara, Dondi Lohara, Dondi
17 Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Baloda Bazar Bhatapara

Balodabazar, Bhatapara, Kasdol, simga, palari, Bilaigarh

18 Gariaband Gariaband Gariaband Fingeshwar, Chhura, Gariaband, Deobhog, Mainpur
19 Mahasamund district Mahasamund Mahasamund Saraipali, Basna, Pithoura, Mahasamund, Bagbahra
20 Dhamtari Dhamtari Dhamtari Kurud, Nagri
21 Bijapur Bijapur Bijapur
22 Narayanpur Narayanpur Narayanpur
23 North Bastar Kanker Kanker Bhanupratapur
24 Bastar Jagdalpur Jagdalpur Bastar
25 South Bastar Dantewada Dantewada
26 Kondagaon Kondagaon Kondagaon
27 Sukma Sukma Sukma Konta
28 Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi Gaurella Gaurella, Pendra, Marwahi
29 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Manendragarh Chirmiri Manendragarh, Khongapani
30 Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Khairagarh Khairagarh Chhuikhadan
31 Sakti Sakti Sakti Baraduwar, Malkharouda, Jaijaipur, Dabhra, Chandrapur, Hasaud, Adbhar, Bhothiya
32 Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki Mohla Ambagarh Chowki Manpur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh". 12 May 2007.
  2. ^ a b Anita (2 January 2012). "Chhattisgarh gets New Year gift - 9 new districts!". Oneindia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Chhattisgarh CM announces four new districts, 18 tehsils on Independence Day". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "छत्तीसगढ़ का 33वां जिला होगा खैरागढ़-छुईखदान-गंडई, CM भूपेश ने जीत के 3 घंटे बाद ही पूरा किया चुनावी वादा". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ Creation of Chhattisgarh Government of Chhattisgarh.
  6. ^ "I-day: OBC quota to go up in C'garh; new district announced". Business Standard. PTI. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district". India Today. Press Trust of India. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Electoral rolls". Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  9. ^ Chhattisgarh at a glance-2002 Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Govt. of Chhattisgarh official website.
  10. ^ List of Chhattisgarh District Centres Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at'NIC, Chhattisgarh official Portal
  11. ^ Mathew, K.M. (ed.). Manorama Yearbook 2008, Kottayam: Malayala Manorama, ISSN 0542-5778, p.518
  12. ^ "Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi to become Chhattisgarh's 28th district on February 10". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi inaugurated as C'garh's 28th district". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  14. ^ Ravish Pal Singh (15 August 2021). "Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ "SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATOR 2015 - District wise Population, page no.- 06" (PDF). descg.gov.in.
  16. ^ "Socio Economic Indicator 2015(District-wise Area, page no. 04)" (PDF). descg.gov.in.

Further reading

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  • Alanga, Sanjaya (2011). छत्तीसगढ़ की पूर्व रियासतें और जमीन्दारियाँ [The former princely states of Chhattisgarh and Jmindariya] (in Hindi). Raipur: Vaibhav Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-89244-96-5.
  • Alanga, Sanjaya (2011). Chattīsagaṛha kī janajātiyām̐ aura jātiyām̐ [Tribes and castes of Chhattīsgarh] (in Hindi). Delhi: Mansi Publication. ISBN 978-81-89559-32-8.
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