About Durg District

Durg District is one among 18 Districts of Chattisgarh State ,India. Durg District Administrative head quarter is Durg. It is is Located 42 KM East towards State capital Raipur . Durg District population is 3343079. It is 2 nd Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Durg District

It is Located at Latitude-21.1, Longitude-81.2. Durg District is sharing border with Kanker District to the South , Kabirdham District to the North , Raipur District to the East , Rajnandgaon District to the west . Durg District occupies an area of approximately 8537 square kilometres. . Its in the 412 meters to 280 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Hindi Belt India .

Climate of Durg District

It is too Hot in summer. Durg District summer highest day temperature is in between 31 ° C to 47° C .
Average temperatures of January is 22 ° C , February is 25 ° C , March is 30 ° C , April is 34 ° C , May is 38 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Durg District

Chhattisgarhi is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Hindi, Urdu . Durg District is divided into 14 Tehsils , 898 Panchayats , 2202 Villages. Nawagarh Tehsil is the Smallest Tehsil by population with 127842 population. Durg Tehsil is the Biggest Tehsil by population with 997848 population.

Census 2011 of Durg District

Durg district Total population is 3343079 according to census 2011.Males are 1681629 and Females are 1661450 .Literate people are 2211781 among total.Its total area is 8537 km². It is the 2 nd largest district in the state by Population . But 5 th Largest District in the state By Area. 100 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 1 st highest District in the State By literacy rate. 179 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 79.69

Durg District Tourism

Bhilai , Durg , Maitri Bagh, Civic Center , Maitri Bagh , Wapian mandir , Chaupati , Deobalod , Maitry Baugh, Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth , Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth , Ganga Maiya Temple , Maitry Bagh , Tandula Dam , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Durg District

Ganga Maiya are the famous temple in Durg District

Durg Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Durg is well connected by road . Bhilai , Durg-Bhilai Nagar , Bemetra , Dalli-Rajhara , Balod are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Durg is about 42 KM by road to Raipur( Capital of Chattisgarh )

Rail Transport

Durg has the major rail way station Durg connecting to most of the Important Cities and rail way station in India.

Some of the rail way stations in district are Bhilai Pwr Hs , Bhilai , Bhilainagar , Murhipar , Rasmara , Dalli Rajhara , Balod , Gundardehi .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport