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Janjgir–Champa district
District of Chhattisgarh
Temple in JanjgirTemple in Janjgir
Location in ChhattisgarhLocation in Chhattisgarh
Janjgir-Champa district
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
HeadquartersJanjgir
Tehsils9
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies6
Area
 • Total4,466.74 km (1,724.62 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,619,707
 • Density360/km (940/sq mi)
 • Urban225,199
Demographics
 • Literacy73.7%
 • Sex ratio986
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation1157.1 mm
Websitewww.janjgir-champa.nic.in

Janjgir–Champa district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district's headquarters, Janjgir, is the city of Maharaja Jajawalya Dev of the Kalachuri dynasty. Champa is the city named after Raja Veer bahadur's Horse called "Champak". Earlier a part of the Bilaspur district, Jangir-Champa was carved out in 1998 to a separate district of its own. Inhabitants are generally migrants from nearby villages.

The present collector of Janjgir-Champa is Shri Jitendra Kumar Shukla.

History

The Janjgir–Champa district, which is best known as the heart of Chhattisgarh because of its central location in state, was established on 25 May 1998. The Vishnu Mandir of the district reflects its golden past. Janjgir- Champa is also a place where one can find a number of temples having very versatile history. On August 15, 2021 then Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh announced new districts in state, one of which would the Newly formed district of Sakti which was carved by taking many villages and cities out of Janjgir Champa district.

Economy

KSK Energy Venture (6 x 600 MW) is one of the major thermal power plant of the district.

Demographics

Religions in Janjgir-Champa district (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism 98.44%
Islam 1.04%
Other or not stated 0.52%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census, Janjgir–Champa has a population of 1,619,707, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This denotes it as the 308th largest district (out of 640) in India. The district has a population density of 421 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,090/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.01%. Janjgir–Champa has a sex ratio of 991 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.7%.

After bifurcation, the district had a population of 966,671, of which 163,553 (16.92%) live in urban areas. Janjgir-Champa has a sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 249,522 (25.81%) and 82,900 (8.58%) of the population respectively.

Languages of Janjgir-Champa district (2011)

  Chhattisgarhi (94.16%)  Hindi (4.30%)  Others (1.54%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.16% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, and 4.30% Hindi as their first language.

References

  1. "Home". janjgir-champa.nic.in.
  2. "Chhattisgarh to have 4 new districts, says CM Bhupesh Baghel on Independence Day". The Economic Times. 2021-08-15. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  3. "Preview of KSK Thermal Power Project (3600MW) | Transaction | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com.
  4. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook: Janjgir-Champa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
  7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Idaho 1,567,582
  8. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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Places adjacent to Janjgir–Champa district
Korba district
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