Bhilai Charoda is a

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and a part of

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. Along with its twin-city Durg, the urban agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai Nagar has a population of more than a million, making it the second-larges ...

city in the state of

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. Charoda is an industrial area of Bhilai city.

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's longest railway marshaling yard is in Charoda, Bhilai.

Demographics

As of 2001^{pdate/sup> India census

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Charoda had a population of 98,008. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Charoda has an average literacy rate of 77.63%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 87.19% and female literacy of 67.96%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The Sex Ratio of Bhilai Charoda is 995. Thus per every 1000 men, there were 995 females in Bhilai Charoda. Also, as per Census, the Child Sex Ration was 1,034 which is greater than the Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Chhattisgarh. Bhilai (charoda) is situated equidistant, 20 kilometers, from Durg and Raipur (the state capital).

Places of interest

Deobaloda has a temple of the Hindu god Shiva

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called Mahadev temple, built by the Kalachuris during the 13th century.

References

Cities and towns in Durg district

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