Durg
Durg | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Rajendra Park in Durg | |
  Durg | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Durg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Nigam Durg |
| • Mayor | Dheeraj Bakliwal[1] |
| • District Collector | Pushpendra Kumar Meena (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • City | 182 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12 in state |
| Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 268,679 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,064,077 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 491001 (Durg)[3] |
| 0788 | 0788 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-07 |
| Sex ratio | 982 ♂/♀ |
| Website | durg |
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. It is the headquarters of Durg District.[4]
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[5] Durg had a population of 268,679. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Durg has an average literacy rate of 87.36%, male literacy is 92.94% and, female literacy is 81.62%. In Durg, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In the 2011 census, Durg-Bhilainagar Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,064,077.[6] Durg-Bhilainagar Urban Agglomeration includes: Durg (M Corp.), Bhilai Nagar (M Corp.), Dumardih (part) (OG), Bhilai Charoda (M Corp), Jamul (M), Kumhari (M) and Utai (NP).[7]
Durg Municipal Corporation had a total population of 268,679 in 2011, out of which 136,537 were males and 132,142 were females. Durg had a below six years population of 29,165. Durg had an effective literacy rate (7+ population) of 87.94 per cent and a sex ratio of 968.[8]
Notable people
- Santosh Araswilli, table tennis international medalist
- Saba Anjum Karim
- Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
- Saroj Pandey, mayor, MLA and MP
- Anurag Basu, Indian film Director
- Amit Sana, runner-up in Indian Idol 1
- Tamradhwaj Sahu, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh
- Harpreet Singh, cricketer
- Arun Vora, MLA
- Motilal Vora, treasurer, Indian National Congress
- Aakarshi Kashyap, badminton player
References
- ^ "Chhattisgarh: Congress wins five mayoral posts, Aijaz Dhebar elected Raipur mayor | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Durg
- ^ "Durg District Official website".
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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