Bijapur District, formerly known as Birjapur, is one of the 27[2]districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. 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 the 18 at the time), after Narayanpur. It is the second-least literate district in India, with a literacy rate of at 41.58%, according to the 2011 census.[3]
The Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh. The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. To the southwest, it borders on Telangana state, to the west on Maharashtra 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]
Transport
The nearest airport is at Raipur.
Railway
There is no railway station in this district as the district is situated in the western side of Bailadila 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 to East Coast Railway zone which further connects to Jagdalpur, Jeypore and Koraput Junction .
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 near Sironcha was also inaugurated and has been helping to cross the river while connecting the road network of the area.[8]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Bijapur district has a population of 255,230,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.[10] This gives it a ranking of 581st in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi).[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.76%.[9] Bijapur has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 41.58%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.97% and 80.00% of the population respectively.[9]
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This article is about a district in Chhattisgarh For a district in Karnataka see Bijapur district Karnataka This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bijapur District formerly known as Birjapur is one of the 27 2 districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India 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 the 18 at the time after Narayanpur It is the second least literate district in India with a literacy rate of at 41 58 according to the 2011 census 3 Bijapur districtDistrict of ChhattisgarhBijapur districtLocation in ChhattisgarhCountry IndiaStateChhattisgarhDivisionBastarHeadquartersBijapurTehsils4Area Total6 562 48 km2 2 533 79 sq mi Population 2011 Total255 230 Density39 km2 100 sq mi Demographics Literacy41 58 Sex ratio982Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST PIN4944xx Bijapur 1 Major highwaysNH 16Average annual precipitation1517 mmWebsitebijapur wbr gov wbr inThe present collector of Bijapur is Shri Rajendra Kumar Katara IAS 4 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Transport 3 1 Railway 3 2 Road 4 Demographics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditBijapur district was formerly part of the Dantewada district It is currently a part of the Red Corridor of Naxalite activity 5 Geography EditThe Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east To the southwest it borders on Telangana state to the west on Maharashtra 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 Transport EditThe nearest airport is at Raipur Railway Edit There is no railway station in this district as the district is situated in the western side of Bailadila 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 to East Coast Railway zone which further connects to Jagdalpur Jeypore and Koraput Junction Road Edit The National Highway that passes Bijapur town is the NH16 It connects Bijapur to Jagdalpur towards the east and to Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh in the west while passing through Maharashtra The NH 63 at Bhopalpatnam connects Bijapur to the NH 202 leading to Warangal and Hyderabad 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 near Sironcha was also inaugurated and has been helping to cross the river while connecting the road network of the area 8 Demographics EditAccording to the 2011 census Bijapur district has a population of 255 230 9 roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu 10 This gives it a ranking of 581st in India out of a total of 640 9 The district has a population density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre 100 sq mi 9 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 8 76 9 Bijapur has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males 9 and a literacy rate of 41 58 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3 97 and 80 00 of the population respectively 9 Religions in Bijapur district 2011 11 Religion PercentHinduism 96 05 Other Tribal religion 1 49 Christianity 1 06 Buddhism 0 64 Islam 0 63 Other or not stated 0 13 See also EditDogoliReferences Edit Bijapur Chhattisgarh carves out nine more districts The Times of India 2012 01 01 permanent dead link Bijapur District Census 2011 Census2011 co in 2011 Retrieved 2011 10 11 http bijapur gov in 83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme IntelliBriefs 2009 12 11 Retrieved 2011 09 17 Srivastava Dayawanti et al eds 2010 India 2010 A Reference Annual PDF New Delhi Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Indiaand p 1122 ISBN 978 81 230 1617 7 Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 29 Retrieved 2011 01 21 2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh April 20 2010 Panigrahi Debashish 2009 09 30 Life at the end of the road Hindustan Times Retrieved 2020 12 24 a b c d e f District Census 2011 Census2011 co in 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 30 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Vanuatu 224 564 July 2011 est C 16 Population By Religion Chhattisgarh census gov in Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India External links EditOfficial website Coordinates 18 45 N 80 41 E 18 750 N 80 683 E 18 750 80 683 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bijapur district Chhattisgarh amp oldid 1117922849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
