Durg district

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 8,537 km². The population in 1991 was 2, 397,134 of which 12.4% were members of scheduled tribes. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Raipur.

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.

Geography

Cities and Town in Durg

Nagar Panchayat

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%.

Durg

Durg is a major city in Chhattisgarh state, central India east of the Seonath River (Shivnath River) and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre after the establishment of a large steel plant at Bhilai. Other industries include brass working and bell-metal working, oil pressing, mining and weaving. It is the headquarters of Durg District, the third largest district of Chhattisgarh.

Geography

The city lies 317 metres (1,040 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 2,238 square kilometres (864 sq mi), of which 764 square kilometres (295 sq mi) is forest. (8.95% of the geographic area)

Durg District occupies the southwestern part of the Chhattisgarh plain and possesses belts of hilly country in the south, southwest and northwest, which are endowed with mineral resources and forests.

Roads and railways

National Highway 53 (Mumbai - Nagpur - Calcutta) is the major highway of the district. Durg Junction is one of the major railway stations in the state, which is situated on the main line of the South Eastern Railway midway between Mumbai and Calcutta. The nearest airport is at Raipur, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) away.

Durg (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durg Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.

Assembly segments

Durg Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

These nine assembly constituencies cover the Durg district. Ahiwara and Nawagarh constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.

Members of Parliament