Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara is a district in

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state of

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with its headquarters at

Baloda Bazar Baloda Bazar is a nagar palika parishad in Baloda Bazar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. On 15 August 2011, it was declared a district. Baloda Bazar is a large producer of cement, as there are many cement plants including Ambuja ...

. Before its creation, it was a part of

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 Chh ...

district. The border of Balodabazar-Bhatapara district touches Bemetara, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Janjgir, Raigarh, Mahasamund and Raipur districts. According to the prevalent tradition in relation to the naming of the Balodabazar in the past, the traders of Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Orissa, Barar etc. used to gather in the market buffaloes of the city to sell the buffalo, buffalo (Boda). As a result, its name became popular in the name of the ''bullboda'' market and in the form of the Baloda Bazar.

Administration

The district is subdivided into five tehsils: namely Palari, Baloda Bazar, Kasdol, Bhatapara and Simga and 3 subdivisions namely Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara and Bilaigarh. The district administration is headed by the district magistrate cum collector, the present Collector and District Magistrate to take charge of the newly formed district is Deepak Soni.

Landmarks

The district is home to several landmarks of religious importance. The Kabeer Panth Ashram is located in the village of Damakheda, where Agardas Swami, the 12th Guru of Kabirpanth, established Kabir Math. Near the tomb, structures such as the Kabir hut and other buildings have been erected. Valmiki Ashram Turturiya

Giroudpuri Dham is positioned at the confluence of the Mahanadi and Jonk rivers, approximately 29 kilometers from Balodabazar and 84 kilometers from Raipur and is a pilgrimage site. It is believed to be the birthplace of Guru Ghasidas, the founder of the Satnami Panth in Chhattisgarh. Devotees visit to pay their respects at his ‘seat’, situated adjacent to the Jait Khamba. Turturiya Dham is also a well-known pilgrimage destination and is of spiritual and historical relevance. The Valmiki Ashram, the site where the sage Valmiki is believed to have composed the

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, is the main attraction at Turturiya Dham. The ancient temple on the premises was restored in the mid-20th century by

Chintaram Tikariha Chintaram Tikariha (1880 – 21 November 1982) was an Indian strongman, agriculturalist, philanthropist and social worker. He also donated land and money for construction of schools. He was also widely known in the local community for his numerous ...

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Baloda Bazar district had a population of 1,078,911, of which 150,268 (13.93%) live in urban areas. Baloda Bazar district has a sex ratio of 1003 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,792 (21.30%) and 148,349 (13.75%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.31% of the population in the district spoke

Chhattisgarhi Chhattisgarhi () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 16.25 million people from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. It is the official language of Chhattisgarh. It is grouped within the Eastern Hindi lan ...

and 5.16%

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as their first language.

References

External links

Official website
Districts of Chhattisgarh States and territories established in 2012 {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub