Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Chhattisgarh |
Total Type: | Total |
Coordinates: | 21.53°N 80.98°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Durg |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 4 |
Area Total Km2: | 1553.84 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 368,444 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Info1: | 70.01% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1018 |
Leader Title: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name: | 1 |
Leader Title1: | District Collector |
Leader Name1: | Mr. Chandrakant Verma |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | 3 |
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai KCG is a district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh which consists of three cities, Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Gandai. It was carved out of Rajnandgaon in 2022.[1] It is the 31st district of the state inaugurated by chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.
The district lies on central-west of Chhattisgarh state. It is surrounded by district Kabirdham on the north, districts Durg and Bemetara on the east, district Rajnandgaon on the south and district Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh on the west.
The main bus stands are situated in Khairagarh and Chhuikhadan city. The district is connected by State highway SH5 (559.6 kms long) between Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh - Pandaria - Kawardha - Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Rajnandgaon - Antagarh - Geedam - Bailadila - Bhadrachalam in Andhra Pradesh and SH22 (127.22 kms long) between Abhanpur - Patan - Durg - Jalbandha - Khairagarh - Lanji in Madhya Pradesh. It also has connectivity to Raipur, Bemetara, Balaghat, Gondia, Nagpur and many more.The nearest airport of the district is Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur 103.6 km (via National Highway 53) away.
At the time of the 2011 census, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district had a population of 368,444, of which 42,935 (11.65%) live in urban areas. 55,458 (15.05%) were under 6 years of age. Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district has a literacy rate of 70.01% and a sex ratio of 1018 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 40,119 (10.89%) and 50,801 (13.79%) of the population respectively.[2] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.97% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 2.97% Hindi and 2.21% Gondi as their first language.[3]