List of districts of Chhattisgarh
Background
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
Before Indian independence, present-day Chhattisgarh state was divided between the
The British province encompassed the central portion of the state, and was made up of three districts,
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
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.
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.
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
Chhattisgarh consists of 33 districts.[2][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Districts grouped by divisions
Divisions listed north to south and east to west, and within divisions the districts have been listed clockwise starting from northwest.
Surguja Division
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Bilaspur Division
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Durg Division
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Raipur Division
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Bastar Division
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Districts with their major cities
S.No | District | Headquarter | Largest City | Other Major Cities or Towns |
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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
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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, Deokar,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 | Telgaon
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12 | Janjgir–Champa | Janjgir | Champa | Janjgir, Akaltara |
13 | Mungeli |
Mungeli | Mungeli | Lormi, Takhatpur |
14 | Kabirdham |
Kawardha | Kawardha | Pandariya, Pandatarai |
15 | Bemetara | Bemetara | Bemetara | Saja, Berla, Navagarh, Deokar |
16 | Balod | Balod | Balod | Dalli-Rajhara, Dondhi lohara, Dondhi |
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 | Nagri
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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
References
- ^ "2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh". May 12, 2007.
- ^ a b Anita (2 January 2012). "Chhattisgarh gets New Year gift - 9 new districts!". Oneindia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 2022-04-17.
- ^ Creation of Chhattisgarh Government of Chhattisgarh.
- ^ "I-day: OBC quota to go up in C'garh; new district announced". Business Standard. PTI. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district". India Today. Press Trust of India. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Electoral rolls". Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05.
- Govt.of Chhattisgarh official website.
- ^ List of Chhattisgarh District Centres Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at'NIC, Chhattisgarh official Portal
- ^ Mathew, K.M. (ed.). Manorama Yearbook 2008, Kottayam: Malayala Manorama, ISSN 0542-5778, p.518
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi inaugurated as C'garh's 28th district". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Ravish Pal Singh (August 15, 2021). "Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils". India Today. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATOR 2015 - District wise Population, page no.- 06" (PDF). descg.gov.in.
- ^ "Socio Economic Indicator 2015(District-wise Area, page no. 04)" (PDF). descg.gov.in.
Further reading
- Alanga, Sanjaya (2011). छत्तीसगढ़ की पूर्व रियासतें और जमीन्दारियाँ [The former princely states of Chhattisgarh and Jmindariya] (in Hindi). ISBN 978-81-89244-96-5.
- Alanga, Sanjaya (2011). Chattīsagaṛha kī janajātiyām̐ aura jātiyām̐ [Tribes and castes of Chhattīsgarh] (in Hindi). ISBN 978-81-89559-32-8.
External links
- Districts of Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh Photos, Videos, Maps and Tourism
- List of Chhattisgarh District Centres at Chhattisgarh Official Portal.
- List of District official websites