Coordinates: 21°11′N 81°17′E

Durg district
Durg district is a district situated in Chhattisgarh, India. The district headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area
of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Raipur.[1] Durg district

The district is home to two important religious sites. The principal Hindu temple, the Ganga Maiyaat Jhalmala, Jain District of Chhattisgarh
shrine of Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth at Nagpura (near Durg), attract pilgrims from all over India. The
Langurveer Mandir is one and only Hindu Temple Devoted to God Langoorveer in India situated in Durg.

The town of Bhilai is home to the Bhilai Steel Plant.

The present collector of Durg is Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure.[2]

Contents
Geography Mahadev Temple, Deobaloda
Municipal corporation
Municipal council
Nagar panchayat
Cities in Durg
Towns in Durg
Demographics
Languages
References
External links

Durg district
Geography
Location in Chhattisgarh
Durg is surrounded by the following districts:
Country  India
1. Bemetara to the north State Chhattisgarh
Division Durg
2. Balod to the south.
Headquarters Durg
3. Raipur to the east. Tehsils 3
Government
4. Dhamtari to the south east  • Lok Sabha 1
constituencies
5. Rajnandgaon to the west.
Area
 • Total 2,238 km2
Municipal corporation (864 sq mi)
Population (2011)
Bhilai Charoda Municipal Corporation
 • Total 17,217,948
Bhilai Municipal Corporation
 • Density 7,700/km2
Durg Municipal Corporation (20,000/sq mi)
Risali Municipal Corporation
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH6
Municipal council Website durg.gov.in (http
Jamul s://durg.gov.in/)

Ahiwara
Kumhari

Nagar panchayat
Patan
Dhamdha
Utai

Cities in Durg
Durg
 Bhilai

Towns in Durg
Anda
Dhamdha
Jamul
Kumhari
Mahamaya
Patan

Demographics
Religions in Durg district (2011)[3] According to the 2011 census, Durg district has a population of 3,343,872,[1] roughly equal to the nation of
Religion Percent Uruguay[4] or the US state of Connecticut.[5] This gives it a ranking of 100th in India (out of a total of
Hindus 91.41% 640).[1] The district has a population density of 319 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq  mi).[1] Its
Muslims 4.02% population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%.[1] Durg has a sex ratio of 988 females for
Sikhs 1.26%
Christians 1.25%
every 1,000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.69%. After bifurcation, the district had a population of
Buddhists 0.91% 1,726,948. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.26% and 5.88% of the population
Jains 0.72% respectively.[1]
Other or not stated 0.43%
Distribution of religions
Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 58.89% of the population in

Vernaculars spoken include Chhattisgarhi and written in the Devanagari script.

References
1. "District Census Handbook: Durg" (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/356/download/1072/D
H_2011_2210_PART_A_DCHB_DURG.pdf) (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census
Commissioner of India. 2011.
2. http://durg.gov.in Languages of Durg district
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh" (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11368/ (2011)[6]
download/14481/DDW22C-01%20MDDS.XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census
   Chhattisgarhi (58.89%)
Commissioner of India. 2011.
   Hindi (25.02%)
4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004
   Telugu (2.82%)
507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html). Archived from the
original (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html) on 13 June    Odia (2.68%)
2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. "Uruguay 3,308,535 July 2011 est."    Marathi (2.24%)
   Bhojpuri (2.08%)
5. "2010 Resident Population Data" (https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/201
0census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php). U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original (http://2010.cens    Bengali (1.29%)
us.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.    Punjabi (1.25%)
"Connecticut 3,574,097"    Others (3.73%)
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh" (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/
10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX). www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General
and Census Commissioner of India.

External links
Official website (http://durg.nic.in)
Durg district gazetteer Hindi दुर्ग-दर्पण (https://36.gurturgoth.com/2019/08/1921-history-of-durg-district-durg.html) [1] (https://36.gurturgoth.co
m/2019/08/1921-history-of-durg-district-durg.html)

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