Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh
Bijapur district | ||
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Tehsils 4 | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6,562.48 km2 (2,533.79 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 255,230 | |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
Demographics | ||
• Literacy | 41.58% | |
• Sex ratio | 982 | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 4944xx (Bijapur)[1] | |
Major highways | NH-16 | |
Average annual precipitation | 1517 mm | |
Website | bijapur |
Bijapur District, formerly known as Birjapur, is one of the 27
The present collector of Bijapur is Shri Rajendra Kumar Katara (IAS).[4]
History
Bijapur district was formerly part of the Dantewada district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor of Naxalite activity.[5]
Geography
The Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh. The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. To the southwest, it borders on Telangana state, to the west on Maharashtra state. Chhattisgarh Highest Waterfall Nambi Jaldhara about 540 feet (earlier was Teerathgarh Waterfall in Dantevada about 300 feet) founded Near Usur, 64 km away from Bijapur.
This district occupies an area of 6555 km2. Bijapur is the administrative headquarters.[6] In total, the district comprises 675 villages.[7]
Transport
The nearest airport is at Raipur.
Railway
There is no railway station in this district as the district is situated in the western side of Bailadila Range. Railway connectivity is available to the eastern side of Bailadila Range. Nearby railway station is Dantewada, which is 92 km west of district headquarter. The track belongs to East Coast Railway zone which further connects to Jagdalpur, Jeypore and Koraput Junction .
Road
The
The NH 63 at
Bijapur and Jagdalpur towns connects to Nizamabad in Telangana while passing through Maharashtra. A Bridge which has been made and started across the river and the ferry system which was a trouble has been solved. The indravati bridge now operates 24x7 in all weather connecting the district to States of Maharashtra and Telangana .
Also other bridge as one goes further towards Maharashtra on the NH 16, there was another bridge missing on river Pranahita near Sironcha was also inaugurated and has been helping to cross the river while connecting the road network of the area.[8]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 31,934 | — |
1911 | 43,638 | +3.17% |
1921 | 45,885 | +0.50% |
1931 | 51,450 | +1.15% |
1941 | 60,992 | +1.72% |
1951 | 71,143 | +1.55% |
1961 | 91,717 | +2.57% |
1971 | 115,107 | +2.30% |
1981 | 148,888 | +2.61% |
1991 | 196,684 | +2.82% |
2001 | 234,637 | +1.78% |
2011 | 255,230 | +0.84% |
source:[9] |
According to the
At the time of the 2011 census, 52.17% of the population spoke Gondi, 17.30% Telugu, 9.42% Dorli, 7.76% Halbi, 4.78% Hindi, 3.59% Marathi, 1.69% Chhattisgarhi and 1.20% Madia as their first language.[12]
See also
- Villages:
References
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- ^ "Chhattisgarh carves out nine more districts". The Times of India. 2012-01-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Bijapur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "जिला बीजापुर | बढता बीजापुर बदलता बीजापुर | India".
- ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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- ^ "2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh". April 20, 2010.
- ^ Panigrahi, Debashish (2009-09-30). "Life at the end of the road". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Chhattisgarh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.