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 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.
Administration
Blocks or Mandals
Each Sub-division are divided into two or more administrative areas called Tehsils. 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 actual revenue collector.Nayab Tehsildar are there to assist Tehsildars. In the absence of the Tehsildars, Nayab Tehsildars take charge.
Surajpur district has 6 tehsils:
- Surajpur
- Ramanuj Nagar
- Prem Nagar
- Bhaiyathan
- Odagi
- Pratappur
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 as per 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.
Languages of Surajpur district (2011)
According to the 2011 census, 81.26% of the population spoke Surgujia, 6.18% Hindi, 2.53% Chhattisgarhi, 1.88% Kurukh and 1.03% Bengali as their first language.
Places of interest
There are famous temples at:
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- Deogarh in the Surajpur district
- Ramgarh in Surajpur district (Sita Bhengra Caves, Sita kund, Kalidas Meghdutam)
- Kudargarh in Surajpur district (Bagheshwari Devi Temple)
- Bhaiyathan in Surajpur district (Patal Bhairav Mandir)
- Prem nagar in Surajpur district (mahesri mandir)