Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is a district in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prad ...

. It came into existence on 17 January 2012 and was formerly part of

Surguja district Surguja district is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district is one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. The headquarters of the district is Ambikapur. The district lies in its eponymous Surguja dialectal region (where S ...

. Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is the northernmost district of Chhattisgarh. It's seat is

Balrampur Balrampur is a city and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of river Rapti and is the district headquarters of Balrampur district. Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Bal ...

Ramanujganj Ramanujganj is a town in the Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Ramanujganj is the border town of Chhattishgarh-Jharkhand State. The nearest airports are Ranchi(250 km) and Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital ci ...

is one of the historical places in Balrampur district. It is the most populous town of the Balrampur district. Ramanujganj is the border town of Chhattishgarh-

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

State. The nearest airports are

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area o ...

and

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...

. The nearest railway stations are

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and Ambikapur. Balrampur district borders Jharkhand in the east,

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in the north, Madhya Pradesh in the west. 63% population are from Scheduled Tribes.

Geography

Balrampur district is mainly mountainous. In the south-west of the district is part of the Surguja Plateau. In the north of the district there are a set of parallel ranges. To the south of these ranges are several of the ''pats'' that make Surguja unique, which are some of the highest points in Chhattisgarh. On the border with Jharkhand are several more pats. There are several rivers in Balrampur district. The

Kanhar river The DIGALRiver is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the India states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Course The Kanhar originates at Gidha-Dhodha on the Khudia plateau in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. It initia ...

, a tributary of the

Son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some curren ...

, has its source near Kusmi in the south of the district and forms much of its border with Jharkhand.

Tourism

Major tourist attractions include: * Dipadih (Ancient Sculptors) *

Rakasganda The Rakasganda Fall is a tourist spot situated in Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. This fall is on Rihand River, and it is around from Ambikapur and around from Wadraf Nagar, which is a small city and tehsil located amidst dense for ...

, * Tatapani (hot spring)

Education

The only university in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is Sarguja University created on 2 September 2008.

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district consists of 6 Tehsils. The following are the list of the Tehsils of Balrampur district: *

* Rajpur * Shankargarh *

Kusmi Kusmi is one of the administrative blocks of the Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Geography Kusmi, a Tehsil/Block, is located 96 km northeast of Ambikapur. Kusmi is a part of Samri (Vidhan Sabha cons ...

Wadrafnagar Wadrafnagar is one of the administrative blocks of Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is very close to the borders of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The economy mostly is based on agriculture and forestry. River * Kha ...

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the population of Balrampur district was 730,491. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.48% and 62.83% of the population respectively. According to the 2011 census, 32.92% of the population spoke Surgujia, 26.43%

Sadri Sadri is a municipality in the Pali district of Rajasthan, India. It is considered the gateway to Marwar from Mewar. Sadri is one of the main places of worship for the Jain community. Ranakpur Temple and Shri Parshuram Mahadev Mandir are locate ...

, 12.32%

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

, 8.76%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 7.35% Kurukh, 1.84% Korwa, 1.58% Gondi and 1.37%

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as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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References

External links

* Districts of Chhattisgarh {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub