Baloda Bazar district
Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district is a district in Chhattisgarh state of India with its headquarters at Baloda Bazar. Before its creation, it was a part of Raipur district.
Baloda Bazar district | |
|---|---|
 Girodpuri Dham | |
.svg.png.webp) Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Raipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,733.87 km2 (1,441.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,078,911 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Administration
The district is subdivided into five tehsils: namely Palari, Baloda Bazar, Kasdol, Bhatapara and Simga and 3 subdivisions namely Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara and Bilaigarh.
The district administration is headed by the district magistrate cum collector, the present Collector and District Magistrate to take charge of the newly formed district is Rajesh Singh Rana.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Baloda Bazar district had a population of 1,078,911, of which 150,268 (13.93%) live in urban areas. Baloda Bazar district has a sex ratio of 1003 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,792 (21.30%) and 148,349 (13.75%) of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.31% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi and 5.16% Hindi as their first language.[3]
References
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "District Census Handbook: Raipur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.