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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Mahasamund}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahasamund district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = River Mahanadi view from 8th century temple, Sirpur monuments Chhattisgarh.jpg
| image_caption = View of the [[Mahanadi]] from the temples at [[Sirpur, Mahasamund|Sirpur]]
| image_map = Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Mahasamund
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Raipur
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Mahasamund]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 3,902
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,032,754
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.64
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = {{URL|http://mahasamund.nic.in/}}
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'''Mahasamund district''' is a district in [[Chhattisgarh]] state in central India. The city of [[Mahasamund]] is the district headquarters. The district is particularly famous for the historical temple town of [[Sirpur, Mahasamund|Sirpur]] besides the Mahanadi river.

The present collector of Mahasamund is Shri Himshikhar Gupta, IAS.<ref>http://mahasamund.gov.in</ref>

==Geography==
Mahasamund district covers an area of 3902.39 km<sup>2</sup> in the central eastern part of Chhattisgarh. The district lies between 20°47' to 21°31'30" latitude and 82°00' and 83°15'45" longitude. On the north the district is bounded by [[Raigarh district|Raigarh]] and [[Baloda Bazar district|Baloda Bazar]] districts, on the south by [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]] and [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]] districts of Odisha, and on the west by [[Gariaband district|Gariaband]] and [[Raipur district|Raipur]] districts.

Granite rocks can be found in the Bagbahra, Basna and Pithora region. Rocks are predominantly [[limestone]] of the Chhattisgarh group contemporary to the Cuddapah group of the Upper Pre-Cambrian age, consisting of limestone layers, [[shale]], [[sandstone]], or [[quartzite]]. Neo-granite, [[dolerite]], and [[quartz]] in intrusive forms are also found in the district. Hence there is a great scope of intense mining activity.

==Transportation==
Mahasamund district has three National Highways: [[National Highway 6 (India)|National Highway 6]] [[National Highway 217 (India)|National Highway 217]] [[National Highway 216 (India)|National Highway 216]]. The construction of four-lane road in National Highway 6 from [[Arang]]–[[Mahasamund]] to [[Saraipali]] up to [[Bargarh]] [[Sambalpur]] [[Odisha]] has been completed.

==Railway==
[[Mahasamund railway station]] is an important station of the [[East Coast Railway zone]]. Mahasamund station is well connected to [[Raipur]], [[Durg]], [[Nagpur]], [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Bhopal]], [[Gwalior]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Titlagarh]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Tirupati]], [[Puri]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Korba, Chhattisgarh|Korba]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Ajmer]], [[Ahmedabad]], etc., through the [[Indian Railways]] system.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] Mahasamund district has a population of 1,032,754,<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 [[Cyprus]]<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 =
Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<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=Rhode Island 1,052,567
|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 438rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 216 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Mahasamund has a sex ratio of 1018 females for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 71.54%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.5% and 27.1% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

The main tribes in the district are the [[Gondi people|Gond]], Binjhwar, [[Sora people|Savar]] and [[Kanwar (tribe)|Kawar]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://mahasamund.gov.in/adm.html
|title=Demographic Condition
|publisher=
|access-date=2006-09-22
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929000936/http://mahasamund.gov.in/adm.html
|archive-date=29 September 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Mahasamund district (2011)
|label1=[[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1=75.08 |color1 = red
|label2=[[Odia language|Odia]] |value2=18.34 |color2 = saddlebrown
|label3=[[Hindi]] |value3=5.03 |color3 = orange
|label4=Others |value4=1.55 |color4 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 75.08% of the population in the district spoke [[Chhattisgarhi]], 18.34% [[Odia language|Odia]] and 5.03% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
==Administration==
Mahasamund district comprises five [[tehsil]]s: they are [[Mahasamund]] city, [[Saraipali]], [[Bagbahara|Bagbahra]], [[Pithora, Chhattisgarh|Pithora]], [[Basana]], which are further divided between twelve Police Stations and five outposts.

=== Politics ===
The district is part of [[Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raipur Lok Sabha constituency]]. Its MP is [[Sunil Kumar Soni]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Mahasamund has 4 assembly constituencies:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Constituency
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|39
|[[Saraipali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saraipali (SC)]]
|Kismat Lal Nand
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|40
|[[Basna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basna]]
|Devendra Bahadur Singh
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|41
|[[Khallari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khallari]]
|Dwarikadhish Yadav
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|42
|[[Mahasamund (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahasamund]]
|Vinod Sevan Lal Chandrakar
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://mahasamund.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Mahasamund district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Raigarh district]]
|East = [[Bargarh district]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|Southeast = [[Nuapada district]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|South =
|Southwest =
|West = [[Raipur district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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