Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh

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| name = Balrampur-Ramanujganj district
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| seat = [[Balrampur, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur]]
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'''Balrampur-Ramanujganj district''' is a district in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]. It came into existence on 17 January 2012 and was formerly part of [[Surguja district]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Balrampur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} Anokha Balrampur {{!}} India|url=https://balrampur.gov.in/|access-date=2021-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref> Balrampur-Ramanujganj district is the northernmost district of Chhattisgarh. It's seat is [[Balrampur, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur]].

[[Ramanujganj]] is one of the historical places in Balrampur district. It is the most populous town of the Balrampur district. Ramanujganj is the border town of Chhattishgarh-[[Jharkhand]] State. The nearest airports are [[Ranchi]] and [[Raipur]]. The nearest railway stations are [[Garhwa railway station|Garhwa]] and [[Ambikapur railway station|Ambikapur]]. Balrampur district borders Jharkhand in the east, [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the north, Madhya Pradesh in the west. 63% population are from Scheduled Tribes.

== Tourism ==

Major tourist attractions include:
* [[Dipadih]] (Ancient Sculptors)
* [[Rakasganda]],
* Tatapani (hot spring)

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

== Demographics ==
As of the 2011 census, the population of Balrampur district was 730,491. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.48% and 62.83% of the population respectively.<ref name=":0" />{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Balrampur district, 2011 census
|label1 = [[Surgujia dialect|Surgujia]] |value1 = 32.92 |color1 = tomato
|label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value2 = 26.43 |color2 = peachpuff
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 12.32 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value4 = 8.76 |color4 = lightcoral
|label5 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value5 = 7.35 |color5 = darkblue
|label6 = [[Korwa language|Korwa]] |value6 = 1.84 |color6 = maroon
|label7 = [[Gondi language|Gondi]] |value7 = 1.58 |color7 = teal
|label8 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value8 = 1.37 |color8 = plum
|label9 = Others |value9 =7.43 |color9 = Grey
}}
According to the 2011 census, 32.92% of the population spoke [[Surgujia dialect|Surgujia]], 26.43% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 12.32% [[Hindi]], 8.76% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 7.35% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], 1.84% [[Korwa language|Korwa]], 1.58% [[Gondi language|Gondi]] and 1.37% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

== Administration ==
=== Blocks/Mandals ===
Balrampur-Ramanujganj district consists of 6 Tehsils. The following are the list of the Tehsils of Balrampur district:

<ref name=":0">{{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 }}</ref>

{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|style=width:850px;|
#[[Balrampur, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur]]
#[[Rajpur, Balrampur|Rajpur]]
#[[Shankargarh, Balrampur|Shankargarh]]
#[[Kusmi]]
#[[Ramanujganj]]
#[[Wadrafnagar]]
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://balrampur.gov.in}}

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