Durg

Durg
State :	India
State :	Chhattisgarh
District :	Durg
Location :	21 ° 12 ′  N , 81 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 21 ° 12 ′  N , 81 ° 17 ′  E
Height :	294 m
Residents :	268,806 (2011)
Website :	www.municipalcorporationdurg.com
Durg train station

Durg ( Hindi दुर्ग, Durg) is a city ( Municipal Corporation ) in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh with about 270,000 inhabitants (2011 census).

It is the administrative seat of the Durg district . The city is east of the Seonath River . Together with the city of Bhilai , it forms the agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai with around one million inhabitants.

geography

Durg is located in the southwestern part of Chhattisgarh, in the plain, around 35 kilometers east of Raipur , the capital of the state, and 11 kilometers southwest of Bhilai. Durg lies on the Seonath River, a tributary of the Mahanadi . The original name of the region was Shiva Durg.

history

Durg belonged to the kingdom of Kosala in ancient India . The name means strong and could indicate that Durg in Kosala was a particularly fortified place, i.e. a fortress ( garh ). The city was probably founded in the 10th century.

Demographics

In 2001 Durg had 231,182 inhabitants. The male population has a share of 51 percent, the female 49 percent. Durg has a literacy rate of 72 percent, higher than the national average, which is 59.5 percent; for men it is 79 percent, for women 65 percent. In Durg, 13 percent of the population is under six years old.

Web links

Commons : Durg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Municipal Corporation - Durg (English)
• Chhattisgarh Tourism Board website (English)
• Official Website Govt. of Chhattisgarh (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.census2011.co.in
2. ↑ Municipal Corporation - Durg ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.