Bijapur district | |
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.svg) Location in Chhattisgarh | |
 Bijapur district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar |
| Headquarters | Bijapur |
| Tehsils | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,562.48 km2 (2,533.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 255,230 |
| • Density | 38.892/km2 (100.73/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 asBirjapur, is one of the 27[2]districts of the state ofChhattisgarh in centralIndia. It is one of the two new districts created on May 11, 2007. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of the18 at the time), afterNarayanpur. It is the second-least literate district in India, with a literacy rate of at 41.58%, according to the 2011 census.[3]
The present collector of Bijapur is Shri Rajendra Kumar Katara (IAS).[4]
Bijapur district was formerly part of theDantewada district. It is currently a part of theRed Corridor of Naxalite activity.[5]
The Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh. The district borders on theNarayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. To the southwest, it borders onTelangana state, to the west onMaharashtra 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]
The nearest airport is at Raipur.
There is no railway station in this district as the district is situated in the western side ofBailadila 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 toEast Coast Railway zone which further connects to Jagdalpur, Jeypore and Koraput Junction .
TheNational Highway that passes Bijapur town is theNH16. It connects Bijapur toJagdalpur towards the east and toNizamabad inAndhra Pradesh in the west while passing throughMaharashtra.
The NH 63 atBhopalpatnam connects Bijapur to theNH 202 leading toWarangal andHyderabad.
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 nearSironcha was also inaugurated and has been helping to cross the river while connecting the road network of the area.[8]
| 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% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 96.05% | |||
| Other(Tribal religion) | 1.49% | |||
| Christianity | 1.06% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.64% | |||
| Islam | 0.63% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.13% | |||
According to the2011 census, Bijapur district has apopulation of 255,230,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofVanuatu.[11] This gives it a ranking of 581st in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi).[3] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.76%.[3] Bijapur has asex ratio of 982females for every 1000 males,[3] and aliteracy rate of 41.58%. 11.60% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.97% and 80.00% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 census, 52.17% of the population spokeGondi, 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]
Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.
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