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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Koriya}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koriya district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]
| total_type = Total
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| map_caption = Location of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh
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| coor_pinpoint = Baikunthpur, Koriya
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Surguja
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| p1 = 5
| area_total_km2 = 6,604
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 658,917
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
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| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 971
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'''Koriya district''', officially known as '''Korea district''', is a district in the north-western part of the [[Chhattisgarh]] state in Central [[India]]. The administrative headquarters of the district is [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]].

==History==
{{See also|Changbhakar State|Korea State}}
Little is known of the area before the 16th century. [[Koriya]] was a [[princely state]] of [[British Empire in India]]; the other princely state that lay within the Koriya district was [[Chang Bhakar]]. After Indian Independence in 1947, the rulers of Koriya and Chang Bhakar acceded to the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] on 1 January 1948 and both were made part of [[Surguja District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state.

The district of Koriya came into existence on May 25, 1998, when it was carved out of Surguja district. After the formation of the new state of Chhattisgarh on November 1, 2000, Koriya District became part of the new state. It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>

==Geography==
Koriya District lies between 22°56′ and 23°48′ North and 81°56′ and 82°47′ East. It is bounded on the north by [[Sidhi District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], on the south by [[Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh|Korba District]], on the east by [[Surajpur district|Surajpur District]], and on the west by [[Anuppur District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].
The area of the district is 5977 km², of which 59.9% is forest area.
The district is a vast mass of hill ranges. The general height of the lower tableland is 550 m (1800 feet) above sea level. The Sonhat Plateau has a maximum elevation of 755 m (2477 feet). The highest peak in the district is Deogarh, which is 1027 m (3370 feet) high.

The climate is mild with a [[monsoon]], a mild summer and a bearable{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} winter.

==Education==
Koriya District known for its educational capacity.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Students from the nearby region come to Koriya district for higher education. New Life English School is an English school in Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh region.<ref>https://www.nlehschool.com/</ref> New Life School is the first school in Central India to provide STEM & Robotics education at School level. It is located at a hill station called Janakpur.

==Divisions==
Koriya District consists of five subdivisions of Baikunthpur, Bharatpur, [[Chirmiri]], Manendragarh and Sonhat; five [[tehsil]]s and five Blocks of Baikunthpur, Bharatpur, Khadgawan, [[Manendragarh]] and Sonhat and a [[Municipal corporation]] of [[Chirimiri]] .
The district encompasses 653 villages, 5 Janpad [[Panchayat]]s, 236 garam Panchayats, 2 [[Nagar Panchayat]]s and 3 municipality.<ref>http://korea.gov.in/</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Koriya district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 658,917,<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> roughly equal to the nation of [[Montenegro]]<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 = Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Vermont]].<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=Vermont 625,741
|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 510th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 100 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.4%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Koriya has a [[sex ratio]] of 971 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 71.41%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

According to the 2001 census, the total population of the district was 586,327 out of which 51.38% were male and 48.62% were female, 70.2% of this population was rural and 29.8% were urban, 8.2% belonged to the scheduled castes and 44.4% belonged to the scheduled tribes. Literacy rate was 63.1%, the male literacy rate being 75.7% and female literacy being 49.7%.

The original inhabitants of Korea district were the [[Kol (people)|Kol]]s, [[Gondi people|Gond]]s and Bhuinhars (Pando). All other communities in the district claim to have come from outside the district. Migration into Korea District was a continuous process. These migrants include the Cherva, Rajwars, Sahu, Ahir, Gwalas, Oraon, Gadaria (Gaderi), Koir, Bargah, Basods, [[Muslim]]s, Kahars, [[Kunbi]], Kewats, [[Gupta (name)|Guptas]], [[Jaiswal Brahmin|Jaiswal]], Schedule Caste, [[Agrawal]]s, and [[Jain]]s, and panika.

===Languages===

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Languages in Koriya district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|label1=[[Surgujia dialect|Surgujia]] |value1=46.85 |color1=tomato
|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=31.83|color2=orange
|label3=[[Bagheli language|Bagheli]] |value3=4.58 |color3=chocolate
|label4= [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]|value4=4.15 |color4=red
|label5=Bhagoria |value5=3.14 |color5=pink
|label6=[[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value6=1.72 |color6=darkblue
|label7=[[Odia language|Odia]] |value7=1.41 |color7=saddlebrown
|label8=[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value8=1.25 |color8=lightcoral
|label9=Others |value9= 5.07 |color9=grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 46.85% of the population in the district spoke [[Surgujia dialect|Surgujia]], 31.83% [[Hindi]], 4.58% [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]], 4.15% [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], 1.73% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], 1.41% [[Odia language|Odia]] and 1.25% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Culture==
Three community dances, the Karma, Saila and Suga Dance are celebrated mainly in the district during different festivals. The main festivals of India such as [[Diwali]], [[Dashehra]] and [[Holi]] are also celebrated in Korea District. Some other festivals are also special among the Koriyan communities, such as Ganga Dashera, Charta, [[Nuakhai]] and Surhul.
http://korea.gov.in/culture.htm

==Tourist places==
Main tourist places in the district are as follows:
* [[Sanjay National Park|Guru Ghasidas National Park]].<ref name=no>{{citation |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-13/flora-fauna/28193255_1_bandhavgarh-tiger-reserve-forest-officials-census-report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024065022/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-13/flora-fauna/28193255_1_bandhavgarh-tiger-reserve-forest-officials-census-report |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-24 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=No-tiger-in-Sanjay-Tiger-Reserve-also-says-official |access-date=2011-01-19}}</ref><ref name="TH, Guru Ghasidas Park">{{cite news |title=Chhattisgarh asked to propose tiger reserve status for Guru Ghasidas park |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-asked-to-propose-tiger-reserve-status-for-guru-ghasidas-park/article2147726.ece |access-date=4 June 2016 |publisher=The Hindu |date=30 June 2011}}</ref> It is worth mentioning that after being persecuted in this [[Surguja State|region]], the last known [[Asiatic cheetah|Indian cheetah]] was sighted in Koriya District in 1951.<ref name=Divyabhanusinh>{{cite book |author= Divyabhanusinh |year=1999 |title=The End of a Trail: the Cheetah in India |publisher=Banyan Books, New Delhi}}</ref>
* Marine Fossil Park, Manendragarh
* Karamghongha, Manendragarh
* [[Boridand Junction railway station]], located only 8 km from Manendragarh.
* Sirouli Temple, Manendragarh
* Siddh Baba Temple, Manendragarh
* [[Amritdhara Waterfall]], Manendragarh
* [[Hasdeo River]], [[Manendragarh]]
* Ramdaha Waterfall
* Gaurghat Waterfall, Tarra, [[Sonhat]]
* Jagnnath Mandir, West [[Chirimiri]]
* Jogi Math Kailashpur, [[Sonhat]]
* Gangi Rani Ramgarh, Sonhat
* Rock Painting Badra, Sonhat
* [[Korea Palace]], [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]]
* [[Jhumka Dam]], [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]]
* [[Gej Dam]], [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]]
* Aaruni Bandh, Sarbhoka
* Shri Karteskwar Shiv Mandir, Kathautiya, [[Manendragarh]]

==See also==
* Dr. Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Riyaste/Princely stastes aur Jamindariyaa (Vaibhav Prakashan, Raipur1, {{ISBN|81-89244-96-5}})
* Dr. Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes (Mansi publication, Delhi6, {{ISBN|978-81-89559-32-8}})
* [[Surguja State]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category| Koriya district}}
* [https://korea.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Koriya district
|North = [[Singrauli district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Surajpur district]]
|Southeast = [[Korba district]]
|South = [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur district]]
|Southwest = [[Anuppur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|West = [[Shahdol district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Sidhi district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
}}

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