Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district

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'''Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district''' is one of the four new district in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]] announced by [[Bhupesh Baghel]] on 15 August 2021. It is carved out from Raigarh and Baloda Bazar districts.<ref name="amarujala">{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh Cm Bhupesh Baghel Announces Four New Districts And 18 Tehsil Independence Day - एलान: स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर सीएम भूपेश बघेल ने की घोषणा, छत्तीसगढ़ में बनेंगे चार नए जिले और 18 तहसील - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live|url=https://www.amarujala.com/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-cm-bhupesh-baghel-announces-four-new-districts-and-18-tehsil-independence-day|access-date=2021-09-02|website=amarujala.com}}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|title=4 New Districts, 18 Tehsils In Chhattisgarh: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-cm-announces-4-new-districts-18-tehsils-on-independence-day-celebrations-2510844|access-date=2021-09-02|website=ndtv.com}}</ref><ref name="Chhattisgarh">{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh to have 4 new districts, says CM Bhupesh Baghel on Independence Day|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/chhattisgarh-to-have-4-new-districts-says-cm-baghel-on-independence-day/articleshow/85345132.cms|access-date=2021-09-02|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils - India News|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chattisgarh-cm-bhupesh-baghel-announces-4-new-districts-18-tehsils-1841025-2021-08-15|access-date=2021-09-02|website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>

==Demographics==

At the time of the 2011 census, Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district had a population of 607,434, of which 43,396 (7.14%) live in urban areas. Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district has a sex ratio of 1005 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 173,819 (28.62%) and 80,958 (13.33%) of the population respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Raipur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/330/download/970/DH_2011_2211_PART_A_DCHB_RAIPUR.pdf|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Raigarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/352/download/1056/DH_2011_2204_PART_A_DCHB_RAIGARH.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> [[Hinduism]] is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.32% of the population.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11368/download/14481/DDW22C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 89.99 |color1 = peachpuff
|label2 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value2 = 7.69 |color2 = saddlebrown
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 1.79 |color3 = orange
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.53 |color4 = grey
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 89.99% of the population in the district spoke [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], 7.69% [[Odia language|Odia]] and 1.79% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{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]]}}</ref>

==References==
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