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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Durg}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Durg district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Durg in Chhattisgarh (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Durg district in Chhattisgarh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Durg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Durg
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Durg]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 3
| area_total_km2 = 2238
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1721726
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH6
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| website = {{URL|https://durg.gov.in/}}
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Kaivalya dham Durg C.G.jpg
| image_caption = Kaivalya Dham, Durg
}}

'''Durg district''' is a district situated in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]. The district headquarters is [[Durg]]. The district covers an area of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|18]]), after [[Raipur district|Raipur]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

The district is home to two important religious sites. The principal [[Hindu]] temple, the [[Ganga Maiya]]at Jhalmala, [[Jain]] shrine of Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth at Nagpura (near Durg), attract pilgrims from all over India. The Langurveer Mandir is one and only Hindu Temple Devoted to God Langoorveer in India situated in Durg.

The town of [[Bhilai]] is home to the [[Bhilai Steel Plant]]. Now Durg has been divided into 3 major district namely Durg, Balod and Bemetara.

The present collector of Durg is Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure.<ref>http://durg.gov.in</ref>

==Geography==

Durg is surrounded by the following districts:

1. [[Bemetara district|Bemetara]] to the north

2. [[Balod district|Balod]] to the south.

3. [[Raipur district|Raipur]] to the east.

4. [[Dhamtari district|Dhamtari]] to the south east

5. [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]] to the west.

===Municipal corporation===
*[[Durg]]
*[[Bhilai]]
*[[Bhilai Charoda|Bhilai charoda]]
*Risali

===Municipal council===
*[[Jamul, Durg|Jamul]]
*[[Ahiwara]]
*[[Kumhari]]

===Nagar panchayat===
*[[Patan, Chhattisgarh|Patan]]
*[[Dhamdha]]
*Utai

===Cities in Durg===
*[[Durg]]
*[[Bhilai]]

===Towns in Durg===
*[[Anda, Chhattisgarh|Anda]]
*[[Dhamdha]]
*[[Jamul, Durg|Jamul]]
*[[Kumhari]]
*[[Mahamaya, Chhattisgarh|Mahamaya]]
*[[Patan, Chhattisgarh|Patan]]

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Durg district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,343,872,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Uruguay]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Uruguay 3,308,535 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Connecticut 3,574,097 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 100th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 391|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Durg has a [[sex ratio]] of 988 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.69%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.26% and 5.88% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Durg district, 2011 census
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 58.89 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 25.02 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value3 = 2.82 |color3 = cornflowerblue
|label4 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value4 = 2.68 |color4 = saddlebrown
|label5 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value5 = 2.24 |color5 = yellow
|label6 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value6 = 2.08 |color6 = lightcoral
|label7 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value7 = 1.29 |color7 = plum
|label8 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value8 = 1.25 |color8 = lightgreen
|label9 = Others |value9 =3.73 |color9 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 58.89% of the population in the district spoke [[Chhattisgarhi]], 25.02% [[Hindi]], 2.82% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 2.68% [[Odia language|Odia]], 2.24% [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 2.08% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 1.29% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and 1.25% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Vernaculars spoken include [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and written in the [[Devanagari script]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://durg.nic.in}}
** Durg district gazetteer Hindi [https://36.gurturgoth.com/2019/08/1921-history-of-durg-district-durg.html दुर्ग-दर्पण] [https://36.gurturgoth.com/2019/08/1921-history-of-durg-district-durg.html]
{{Geographic location
|North = [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur district]]
|Northeast = [[Raipur district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Dhamtari district]]
|South = [[Kanker district]]
|Southwest = [[Rajnandgaon district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Kabirdham district]]
}}
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