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.[1] The Balrampur-Ramanujganj district lies on the northern part of Chhattisgarh state.

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location of Balrampur-Ramanujganj district in Chhattisgarh
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDistrict
HeadquartersBalrampur
Tehsils6
Area
 • Total3,806.08 km2 (1,469.54 sq mi)
Population
 • Total730,491
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy54.24
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
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% are from Scheduled Tribes.

Tourism

Major tourist attractions include:

Education

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, 32.92% of the population spoke Surgujia, 19.87% Sadri, 12.32% Hindi, 8.76% Bhojpuri, 7.35% Kurukh, 1.84% Korwa, 1.58% Gondi and 1.37% Bengali as their first language.

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

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

[2]

  1. Balrampur
  2. Rajpur
  3. Shankargarh
  4. Kusmi
  5. Ramchandarpur
  6. Wadrafnagar

References
  1. "District Balrampur, Government of Chhattisgarh | Anokha Balrampur | India". Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Balrampur district Profile, Chhattisgarh". Balrampur district. Chhattisgarh State Government. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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