Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It came into existence on 17 January 2012 and was formerly part of Surguja district.[2] Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is the northernmost district of Chhattisgarh. Its seat is Balrampur.

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionSurguja
HeadquartersBalrampur
Tehsils6
Area
 • Total7,213 km2 (2,785 sq mi)
Population
 • Total730,491
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy54.24
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
497xxx (Balrampur)[1]
Major highwaysNH 343
Websitebalrampur.gov.in

Ramanujganj is one of the historical places in Balrampur district. It is the most populous town of the Balrampur district. Ramanujganj is the border town of Chhattishgarh-Jharkhand State. The nearest airports are Ranchi and Raipur. The nearest railway stations are Garhwa and Ambikapur. Balrampur district borders Jharkhand in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Madhya Pradesh in the west. 63% population are from Scheduled Tribes.

Geography

Balrampur district is mainly mountainous. In the south-west of the district is part of the Surguja Plateau. In the north of the district there are a set of parallel ranges. To the south of these ranges are several of the pats that make Surguja unique, which are some of the highest points in Chhattisgarh. On the border with Jharkhand are several more pats.

There are several rivers in Balrampur district. The Kanhar river, a tributary of the Son, has its source near Kusmi in the south of the district and forms much of its border with Jharkhand.

Tourism

Major tourist attractions include:

Education

The only university in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is Sarguja University created on 2 September 2008.

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district consists of 6 Tehsils. The following are the list of the Tehsils of Balrampur district:[3]

Demographics
Religions in Balrampur district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.82%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 5.02%
Islam
 
 4.59%
Christianity
 
 3.41%
Other or not stated
 
 0.16%

As of the 2011 census, the population of Balrampur district was 730,491, of which 34,683 (4.75%) live in urban areas. Balrampur district has a sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males.[5] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.48% and 62.83% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Balrampur district (2011)[6]

  Surgujia (32.92%)
  Sadri (26.43%)
  Hindi (12.32%)
  Bhojpuri (8.76%)
  Kurukh (7.35%)
  'Other' Hindi (4.44%)
  Korwa (1.84%)
  Gondi (1.58%)
  Bengali (1.37%)
  Pandwani (0.93%)
  Others (2.06%)

According to the 2011 census, 32.92% of the population spoke Surgujia, 26.43% Sadri, 12.32% Hindi, 8.76% Bhojpuri, 7.35% Kurukh, 1.84% Korwa, 1.58% Gondi, 1.37% Bengali and 0.93% Pandwani as their first language.[6]

References
  1. Balrampur
  2. "District Balrampur, Government of Chhattisgarh | Anokha Balrampur | India". Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Balrampur district Profile, Chhattisgarh". Balrampur district. Chhattisgarh State Government. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. "District Census Handbook: Surguja" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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