Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district

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Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district
Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh in Chhattisgarh (India).svg
Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates(Sakti): 23°01′N82°58′E / 23.02°N 82.96°E / 23.02; 82.96
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Chhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
Headquarters Sarangarh
Tehsils 3
Government
   Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1
Population
 (2011)
  Total607,434
Demographics
  Sex ratio1005
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways 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]

Demographics

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]

Languages of Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district (2011) [8]

   Chhattisgarhi (89.99%)
   Odia (7.69%)
   Hindi (1.79%)
  Others (0.53%)

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]

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