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Rajnandgaon district

Coordinates: 21°06′N 81°02′E / 21.100°N 81.033°E / 21.100; 81.033
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Template:India Districts Rajnandgaon District is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh in India. The administrative headquarters the district is Rajnandgaon town.

History

See also: Nandgaon State and Khairagarh State

The district was carved out from the erstwhile Durg district on 26 January 1973. Later, Kabirdham district was carved out from this district on 1 July 1998.[1]

It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[2]

Geography

The district covers an area of 8222 km2.

The district is bounded by Kabirdham district in the north, Durg district in the east, Bastar district in the south, Gadchiroli and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra state and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh state in the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rajnandgaon district has a population of 1,537,520,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[5] This gives it a ranking of 325th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 191 inhabitants per square kilometre (490/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.82%.[3] Rajnandgaon has a sex ratio of 1017 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 76.97%.[3]

Tourist destinations

See also: Bambleshwari Temple and Barfani dham
Arieal View of Dongargarh View from Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple on a hilltop

A tehsil headquarters, Dongargarh, is the main tourist as well as pilgrimage site of the district. The famous temple of Goddess Bamleshwari, on a hilltop of 1,600 feet (490 m) in the town of Dongargarh, is referred to as Badi Bamleshwari.[6] Another temple, at ground level, is situated about 1/2 km from the main temple complex. This temple is known as Chhoti Bamleshwari. Many hundreds of thousands of people from in and around Chhattisgarh flock to the shrine during the navratris of Kavar (during Dussera) and Chaitra (during Ramnavmi). During these navratris, melas (fairs) which run 24 hours are organised in the premises of the temple.

Another site of interest is the ancient place of Mata Sheetala Devi Shakti Peetha. This temple, which dates from 2200 years ago, lies 1.5 km from the railway station. The Mandir Trust has organised the Mela of Maa Bamleshwari and a lot of devotees visit during mela period. Chotti mata mandir reconstruction in famous pink Send stone and marble stone. Pragyagiri, a famous Buddhist Vihara is another attraction of this district. Barfani dham at Rajnandgaon town is another place of pilgrims widely visited. Other places are: Ambagarh Chowki, Ambagarh Devi Mandir, Mongara Dem, Sankar Dahara Tipagarh Pahadi.

References

  1. ^ Official site
  2. ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Gabon 1,576,665 {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 6 (help)
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Hawaii 1,360,301 {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 7 (help)
  6. ^ "Official Website of District Rajnandgaon tourism".

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