| Sakti 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: | Sakti |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 9 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 653036 |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1004 |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 3 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 3 |
Sakti 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 Janjgir-Champa district.[1] [2] [3] [4] The district was formerly the princely state of Sakti, which joined Bilaspur district after Independence.
The district is located in the Mahanadi river valley, with several hill ranges in the south of the district. The Mahanadi forms the southern boundary of the district.
At the time of the 2011 census, Sakti district had a population of 653,036, of which 61,508 (9.42%) live in urban areas. Sakti district has a sex ratio of 1004 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 148,386 (22.72%) and 104,296 (15.97%) of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.98% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi and 2.72% Hindi as their first language.[6]