Narayanpur district

Narayanpur district is one of the 28 districts of Chhattisgarh State in Central India. It is one of the two districts created on May 11, 2007. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bastar district. This district occupies an area of 6640 km² and it had a population of 110,800 in 2001. Narayanpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.[1] This district comprises 366 villages.[2] It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[3]

Narayanpur district
District of Chhattisgarh
Bridge in Nayaranpur
Location of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBastar
HeadquartersNarayanpur, Chhattisgarh
Government
 • District CollectorAbhijeet Singh, IAS
Area
 • Total6,640 km2 (2,560 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total139,820
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy49.59
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitenarayanpur.gov.in
Mode of Transport in Narayanpur

As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18).[4]

The present district collector and magistrate of Narayanpur is Mr. Abhijeet Singh, IAS.[5]

Jagadalpur is the nearest major town to Narayanpur and it is around 120 KM away. National High-way is situated at a distance of around 50 KM from Narayanpur. Nearest railway stations to Narayanpur, from where inter-state trains run are Jagadalpur and RajaNandagaon and they are located at a distance of 120 KM and 180 KM respectively.

Being a part of Bastar division and infested by naxals, transportation and medical facilities are the two major concerns for people who live here.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Narayanpur district has a population of 139,820,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.[6] This gives it a ranking of 606th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre (52/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.49%.[4] Narayanpur has a sex ratio of 998 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 49.59%.[4]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.89% of the population in the district spoke Gondi, 18.14% Halbi, 13.73% Chhattisgarhi, 11.36% Santali and 1.27% Bengali.[7]

Current district populations are 150771 recorded (Because Handawada area populations was not includeded 2011 census) in Narayanpur district. Handawada area populations was included in Bijapur District before.

Geography

Narayanpur District is divided into two administrative blocks:[8]

  1. Narayanpur, having 45 Graama Panchayats with 176 villages (172 inhabited), is spread over an area of 2760 km2.
  2. Orchha, having 24 Gram Panchayats with 237 villages (209 inhabited), is spread over an area of 3880 km2.

Orchha comprises the Abuzhmad region, the unsurveyed zone in central India and home to Primitive Tribal Group Madia Gond and Muriya Gond.

Narayanpur receives an average annual rainfall of 1300 mm.[8] RTC depoits - 02

References
  1. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). India 2010, A Reference Annual (PDF). New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Indiaand. p. 1122. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-21.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh". April 20, 2010.
  3. "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. http://narayanpur.gov.in
  6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
  7. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  8. "About Narayanpur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

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