Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Chhattisgarh |
Total Type: | Total |
Coordinates: | 23.02°N 82.96°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Sakti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Bilaspur |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Sarangarh |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 3 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 607434 |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1005 |
Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name2: | 1 |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | 3 |
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district is one of the four new district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India announced by Bhupesh Baghel on 15 August 2021. It is carved out from Raigarh and Baloda Bazar districts.[1] [2] [3] [4]
At the time of the 2011 census, Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district had a population of 607,434, of which 43,396 (7.14%) live in urban areas. Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district has a sex ratio of 1005 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 173,819 (28.62%) and 80,958 (13.33%) of the population respectively.[5] [6] Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.32% of the population.[7]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.99% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 7.69% Odia and 1.79% Hindi as their first language.[8]