Janjgir–Champa district
Janjgir–Champa district | |
|---|---|
Temple in Janjgir | |
Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bilaspur |
| Headquarters | Janjgir |
| Tehsils | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1 |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 6 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,466.74 km2 (1,724.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,619,707 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 225,199 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.7% |
| • Sex ratio | 986 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Average annual precipitation | 1157.1 mm |
| Website | https://janjgir-champa.gov.in/en/ |
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Janjgir–Champa district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district's headquarters, Janjgir, is the city of Maharaja Jajawalya Dev of the Kalachuri dynasty. Champa is the city named after Raja Veer bahadur's Horse called "Champak". Earlier a part of the Bilaspur district, Jangir-Champa was carved out in 1998 to a separate district of its own. Inhabitants are generally migrants from nearby villages.
The present collector of Janjgir-Champa is Shri Jitendra Kumar Shukla.