Country India Headquarters Durg Major highways NH6 Tehsil 3 | State Chhattisgarh Tehsils 3 Website Official website Major highway National Highway 6 | |
Colleges and Universities Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekana, Rungta College of Engineeri, Bhilai Institute of Technolo, Shri Shankaracharya College o, Chhatrapati Shivaji Institute o Points of interest Maitri Bagh, EChhattisgarhin, Globe Chowk, Maa Pitambara (Bagalam, N Fun 2 Amusement Park | ||
Durg District is situated in Chhattisgarh state of India. Until 2000 it formed part of Madhya Pradesh. District headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area of km². The population in 1991 was ----- of which ---were members of scheduled tribes. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Raipur.
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Map of Durg, Chhattisgarh
The district is home to two important religious sites. The principal Hindu temple, the Ganga Maiyaat Jhalmala, Jain shrine of Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth at Nagpura (near Durg), attract pilgrims from all over India.
The town of Bhilai is home to the Bhilai Steel Plant. now durg has been divided into 3 major district namely Durg, Balad and Bemetara.
Cities in Durg
Towns in Durg
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Durg district has a population of 3,343,079, roughly equal to the nation of Uruguay or the US state of Connecticut. This gives it a ranking of 100th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 391 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,010/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%. Durg has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.69%.
Languages
Vernaculars spoken include Bharia, a Dravidian language spoken by at least 200 000 members of the Bharia tribe and written in the Devanagari script.