Narayanpur district is one of the 33 districts of Chhattisgarh State in Central India. It is one of the two districts created on May 11, 2007. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bastar district. This district occupies an area of 6640 km2 and it had a population of 110,800 in 2001. Narayanpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.[2] This district comprises 366 villages.[3] It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[4]
As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18).[5]
The present district collector and magistrate of Narayanpur is Mr. Dharmesh Sahu, IAS.[6]
Jagadalpur is the nearest major town to Narayanpur and it is around 120 km away. National High-way is situated at a distance of around 50 km from Narayanpur. Nearest railway stations to Narayanpur, from where inter-state trains run are Jagadalpur and RajaNandagaon and they are located at a distance of 120 km and 180 km respectively.
Being a part of Bastar division with a large presence of Naxalite insurgents, transportation and medical facilities are the two major concerns for people who live here.
Abujhmad Peace Marathon is the largest sports event of Narainpur. State Bank of India has opened its branch in 1977 to provide financial services to the people of Narainpur.
Ramkrishna Mission Football Academy of Narayanpur has been dominating the Chhattisgarh State Football League and was champion in 2022. They represented Chhattisgarh in I League 2 2022-23.
According to the 2011 census Narayanpur district has a population of 139,820,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.[8] This gives it a ranking of 606th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre (52/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.49%.[5] Narayanpur has a sex ratio of 998 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 49.59%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.56% and 77.36% of the population respectively.[5]
Narayanpur District is divided into two administrative blocks:[11]
Narayanpur, having 45 Graama Panchayats with 176 villages (172 inhabited), is spread over an area of 2760 km2.
Orchha, having 24 Gram Panchayats with 237 villages (209 inhabited), is spread over an area of 3880 km2.
Orchha comprises the Abujhmad region, the unsurveyed zone in central India and home to Primitive Tribal Group Madia Gond and Muriya Gond.
Narayanpur receives an average annual rainfall of 1300 mm.[11]
Politicsedit
Narayanpur is under Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, whose MP is Deepak Baij from the Indian National Congress. The MLA from Narayanpur assembly constituency is Chandan Kashyap from the Indian National Congress.
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Narayanpur district is one of the 33 districts of Chhattisgarh State in Central India It is one of the two districts created on May 11 2007 It was carved out from the erstwhile Bastar district This district occupies an area of 6640 km2 and it had a population of 110 800 in 2001 Narayanpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district 2 This district comprises 366 villages 3 It is currently a part of the Red Corridor 4 Narayanpur districtDistrict of ChhattisgarhLocation in ChhattisgarhCountry IndiaStateChhattisgarhDivisionBastarHeadquartersNarayanpur ChhattisgarhGovernment District CollectorMr Dharmesh Sahu I A S Area Total4 653 km2 1 797 sq mi Population 2011 Total139 820 Density30 km2 78 sq mi Demographics Literacy49 59Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST PIN494xxx Narayanpur 1 Websitenarayanpur wbr gov wbr inAs of 2011 it is the least populous district of Chhattisgarh out of 18 5 The present district collector and magistrate of Narayanpur is Mr Dharmesh Sahu IAS 6 Jagadalpur is the nearest major town to Narayanpur and it is around 120 km away National High way is situated at a distance of around 50 km from Narayanpur Nearest railway stations to Narayanpur from where inter state trains run are Jagadalpur and RajaNandagaon and they are located at a distance of 120 km and 180 km respectively Being a part of Bastar division with a large presence of Naxalite insurgents transportation and medical facilities are the two major concerns for people who live here Abujhmad Peace Marathon is the largest sports event of Narainpur State Bank of India has opened its branch in 1977 to provide financial services to the people of Narainpur Ramkrishna Mission Football Academy of Narayanpur has been dominating the Chhattisgarh State Football League and was champion in 2022 They represented Chhattisgarh in I League 2 2022 23 Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 Politics 4 Villages 5 References 6 External linksDemographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 190116 312 191122 289 3 17 192123 437 0 50 193126 280 1 15 194131 153 1 72 195136 338 1 55 196145 912 2 37 197157 533 2 28 198173 800 2 52 199195 071 2 56 2001117 337 2 13 2011139 820 1 77 source 7 According to the 2011 census Narayanpur district has a population of 139 820 5 roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia 8 This gives it a ranking of 606th in India out of a total of 640 5 The district has a population density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre 52 sq mi 5 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 19 49 5 Narayanpur has a sex ratio of 998 females for every 1000 males 5 and a literacy rate of 49 59 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3 56 and 77 36 of the population respectively 5 Religions in Narayanpur district 2011 9 Religion PercentHinduism 92 38 Other Tribal religion 6 11 Islam 0 55 Christianity 0 42 Other or not stated 0 54 92 38 of the population stated their religion as Hinduism 6 11 other tribal faiths and 0 55 Muslims 5 Languages of Nayaranpur district 2011 Gondi 53 90 Halbi 18 14 Santali 11 35 Chhattisgarhi 9 08 Hindi 4 05 Bengali 1 27 Others 2 21 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 53 90 of the population in the district spoke Gondi 18 14 Halbi 11 35 Santali 9 08 Chhattisgarhi 4 05 Hindi and 1 27 Bengali as their first language 10 Geography editNarayanpur District is divided into two administrative blocks 11 Narayanpur having 45 Graama Panchayats with 176 villages 172 inhabited is spread over an area of 2760 km2 Orchha having 24 Gram Panchayats with 237 villages 209 inhabited is spread over an area of 3880 km2 Orchha comprises the Abujhmad region the unsurveyed zone in central India and home to Primitive Tribal Group Madia Gond and Muriya Gond Narayanpur receives an average annual rainfall of 1300 mm 11 Politics editNarayanpur is under Bastar Lok Sabha constituency whose MP is Deepak Baij from the Indian National Congress The MLA from Narayanpur assembly constituency is Chandan Kashyap from the Indian National Congress Villages editJhulna suman kumarReferences edit Narayanpur 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 83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme IntelliBriefs 2009 12 11 Retrieved 2011 09 17 a b c d e f g h District Census Handbook Narayanpur PDF censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 District Narayanpur narayanpur gov in Table A 02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901 Chhattisgarh PDF census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Saint Lucia 161 557 July 2011 est Table C 01 Population by Religion Chhattisgarh censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Chhattisgarh www censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b About Narayanpur PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 July 2013 Retrieved 22 June 2013 External links editOfficial websiteState Bank of India has the most branches in Narayanpur District 19 43 N 81 15 E 19 717 N 81 250 E 19 717 81 250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narayanpur district amp oldid 1173523522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
