Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh

Balrampur district is mainly mountainous. In the south-west of the district is part of the Surguja Plateau. In the north of the district there are a set of parallel ranges. To the south of these ranges are several of the pats that make Surguja unique, which are some of the highest points in Chhattisgarh. On the border with Jharkhand are several more pats.

There are several rivers in Balrampur district. The Kanhar river, a tributary of the Son, has its source near Kusmi in the south of the district and forms much of its border with Jharkhand.

Major tourist attractions include:

• Dipadih (Ancient Sculptors)
• Rakasganda,
• Tatapani (hot spring)

The only university in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is Sarguja University created on 2 September 2008.

Balrampur-Ramanujganj district consists of 10 Tehsils. The following are the list of the Tehsils of Balrampur district:{{cite web |url=http://balrampur.info/basicinfo.php |title=Balrampur district Profile, Chhattisgarh |work=Balrampur district |publisher=Chhattisgarh State Government |accessdate=4 Nov 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106002015/http://balrampur.info/basicinfo.php |archive-date=6 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}

• Balrampur
• Rajpur
• Shankargarh
• Kusmi
• Ramanujganj
• Wadrafnagar
• Chando
• Daura-Kochli
• Ramchandrapur
• Raghunathnagar

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|86.82}}

{{bar percent|Other (tribal religion)|chartreuse|5.02}}

{{bar percent|Islam|green|4.59}}

{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|3.41}}

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As of the 2011 census, the population of Balrampur district was 730,491, of which 34,683 (4.75%) live in urban areas. Balrampur district has a sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Surguja |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/358/download/1080/DH_2011_2202_PART_A_DCHB_SURGUJA.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.48% and 62.83% of the population respectively.

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|caption = Languages of Balrampur district (2011)

|label1 = Surgujia |value1 = 32.92 |color1 = moccasin

|label2 = Sadri |value2 = 26.43 |color2 = burlywood

|label3 = Hindi |value3 = 12.32 |color3 = orange

|label4 = Bhojpuri |value4 = 8.76 |color4 = gold

|label5 = Kurukh |value5 = 7.35 |color5 = mediumseagreen

|label6 = 'Other' Hindi |value6 = 4.44 |color6 = coral

|label7 = Korwa |value7 = 1.84 |color7 = maroon

|label8 = Gondi |value8 = 1.58 |color8 = darkturquoise

|label9 = Bengali |value9 = 1.37 |color9 = orchid

|label10 = Pandwani |value10 = 0.93 |color10 = pink

|label11 = Others |value11 = 2.06 |color11 = grey

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According to the 2011 census, 32.92% of the population spoke Surgujia, 26.43% Sadri, 12.32% Hindi, 8.76% Bhojpuri, 7.35% Kurukh, 1.84% Korwa, 1.58% Gondi, 1.37% Bengali and 0.93% Pandwani as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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