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Surajpur district is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India, with its administrative headquarters at Surajpur. National Highway 43 passes through Surajpur district. Surajpur was declared a district on 15 August 2011 by the state former Chief Minister Dr.
Raman Singh Dr. Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also an ayurvedic practitioner. He is also the longest s ...
along with eight other new districts. Surajpur is the first district to receive National Satyan Maitra Literacy Award. The district is known for its market (economical and quality product) and other major tourist places of Chhattisgarh with Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary.


History

The district was originally known as "Daandbulla", which was then changed to "Suryapur" and then "Surajpur". Due to its mountainous topography, the district largely escaped the turmoil of the surrounding plains. The earliest inhabitants are said to be the Kols and Gonds, but there is evidence of more widespread civilization in the region. The rulers of Surguja State were Raksel Rajputs, and were said to have originally ruled Palamu. However in 1613 CE, while Man Singh was in Surguja to celebrate his son's wedding with the daughter of the local ruler, the Cheros, led by Bhagwant Rai, killed the then-ruler Man Singh's family and took over Palamu. Man Singh subsequently killed the chief of Surguja and took over his state. Other sources state that the Raksel dynasty gained overlordship over the various petty chieftancies of the region and exercised hegemony over the other states including
Koriya Korea State, currently spelled as Koriya, was a princely state of the British Empire of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the ruler of Koreaccededto the Union of India on 1 January 1948, and Koriya was made part of Surguja District ...
and
Changbhakar Changbhakar State, also known as Chang Bhakar, was one of the princely states of British Empire in India in the Chhattisgarh States Agency. It included 117 villages and had an area of with a 1941 population of 21,266 people. Bharatpur was the ...
. In 1758, Surguja State was attacked by the Marathas and its raja was forced to submit to them. However the Marathas only demanded tribute and left the state largely alone. In 1792, Surguja gained the ire of the British government when it annexed a pargana of Palamu and aided a rebellion against British rule there. The British led an expedition to Surguja that ended due to a treaty between them and the Marathas in Nagpur. In 1818, after the end of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the Marathas under Appa Sahib Bhonsle ceded the three feudatory states of Surguja, Koriya and Changbhakar to the British government. Amar Singh was declared Raja of Surguja. In 1951, the three feudatory states were dissolved and annexed to the newly-formed state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2000, it was made part of the present state of Chhattisgarh. In 2012, the six western tehsils of Surguja district were split off to form Surajpur district.


Geography

Surajpur district is located in northern Chhattisgarh, in the Surguja region. The district is bordered by
Koriya district Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur. History Little is known of the area befor ...
to the west,
Singrauli district Singrauli district is one of the districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. History It was previously ruled by the Maharajas of Singrauli State till 1971, after which the monarchy was abolished. Singrauli district has its headquarters at ...
of
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
to the north, Balrampur district to the northeast, Surguja district to the southeast and
Korba district Korba District is an administrative district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The headquarter of this district is Korba. History The district is named for the Korwa tribe that inhabits the northern part of Chhattisgarh. Korba was fo ...
to the south. The district consists mainly of the Surguja plateau. In the north are a belt of forested mountains around 75 km long and 30 km wide. In these mountains is located the valley of the
Rihand River The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar) is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. Its old name was Renu or Renuka. Course The Rihand rises from Mat ...
which is a tributary of the Son. It flows into Surajpur district from the southeast and out through the north. In the district it is joined by smaller tributaries such as the Mahan.


Administration

Tehsil is the basic unit for purposes of general administration, treasury, land revenue, land records and other items of work. It has the closest and widest contact with the rural population. The officer-in-charge of the tehsil is the tehsildar who belongs to the state civil services. He is the principal official in the district administration responsible for revenue collector. Nayab tehsildar are there to assist tehsildars. In the absence of the tehsildars, Nayab tehsildars take charge. Surajpur district has 7 tehsils: * Surajpur * Ramanuj Nagar * Prem Nagar * Bhaiyathan * Odagi * Pratappur * Bhatgaon


Demographics

According to the Census 2011, total population of 789043 (Male – 398381, Female – 390662) dwells in 547 villages. The Population density of the District is noted as 283 persons/sq.km. as per the census. The literacy rate according to the census is 60.95%, however the sex ratio corresponds to 980 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.43% and 45.58% of the population respectively. According to the 2011 census, 81.26% of the population spoke Surgujia, 6.18%
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, 2.53% Chhattisgarhi, 1.88% Kurukh and 1.03%
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as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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Places of interest

There are famous temples at: * Deogarh in the Surajpur district * Kudargarh (Bagheshwari Devi Temple) * Bhaiyathan (Patal Bhairav Mandir) * Prem nagar (mahesri mandir) * Sarasor (Shiv Temple), Surajpur * Khatu Shyam Baba Temple, Surajpur * Gauri Shankar mandir, Basdei, Surajpur


See also

* Telgaon * Bishrampur * Pratappur * Prem Nagar


References


External links


Official website
Districts of Chhattisgarh {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub