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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]]
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| image_map = Baloda Bazar in Chhattisgarh (India).svg
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| map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Raipur
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
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| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 3733.87
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1078911
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| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| image_caption = Girodpuri Dham
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'''Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district''' is a district in [[Chhattisgarh]] state of [[India]] with its headquarters at [[Baloda Bazar]]. Before its creation, it was a part of [[Raipur district|Raipur]] district. The border of Balodabazar-Bhatapara district shares borders with Bemetara, Mungeli, [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], Janjgir, Raigarh, [[Mahasamund]] and [[Raipur]] districts. According to the prevalent tradition in relation to the naming of the Balodabazar in the past, the traders of [[Gujarat]], [[Haryana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha|Orissa]], Berar etc. used to gather in the market buffaloes of the city to sell the buffalo, buffalo (Boda). As a result, its name became popular in the name of the ''bullboda'' market and in the form of the Baloda Bazar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About District {{!}} District Balodabazar - Bhatapara {{!}} India |url=https://balodabazar.gov.in/about-district/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Administration==
The district is subdivided into five tehsils: namely Palari, Baloda Bazar, Kasdol, Bhatapara and Simga and 3 subdivisions namely Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara and Bilaigarh.

The district administration is headed by the district magistrate cum collector, the present Collector and District Magistrate to take charge of the newly formed district is Deepak Soni.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Deepak Soni, IAS {{!}} District Balodabazar - Bhatapara {{!}} India |url=https://balodabazar.gov.in/en/dm-profile/mr-deepak-soni-ias/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Landmarks ==
The district is home to several landmarks of religious importance. The Kabeer Panth Ashram is located in the village of Damakheda, where Agardas Swami, the 12th Guru of [[Kabir panth|Kabirpanth]], established Kabir Math. Near the tomb, structures such as the Kabir hut and other buildings have been erected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Damakheda – Kabeer Panth Aashram {{!}} District Balodabazar - Bhatapara {{!}} India |url=https://balodabazar.gov.in/en/tourist-place/damakheda-kabeer-panth-aashram/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Valmiki Ashram Turturiya.jpg|left|thumb|216x216px|Valmiki Ashram Mandir, Turturiya reconstructed by [[Chintaram Tikariha]] in 1960s]]
Giroudpuri Dham is positioned at the confluence of the Mahanadi and Jonk rivers, approximately 29 kilometers from Balodabazar and 84 kilometers from Raipur and is a pilgrimage site. It is believed to be the birthplace of [[Ghasidas|Guru Ghasidas]], the founder of the [[Satnampanth|Satnami Panth]] in Chhattisgarh. Devotees visit to pay their respects at his ‘seat’, situated adjacent to the Jait Khamba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giraudpuri Dham {{!}} District Balodabazar - Bhatapara {{!}} India |url=https://balodabazar.gov.in/en/tourist-place/giraudpuri-dham/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Turturiya Dham is also a well-known pilgrimage destination and is of spiritual and historical relevance. The Valmiki Ashram, the site where the sage Valmiki is believed to have composed the [[Ramayana]], is the main attraction at Turturiya Dham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turturiya Dham, Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.chhattisgarhtours.com/turturiya-dham.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.chhattisgarhtours.com}}</ref> The ancient temple on the premises was restored in the mid-20th century by [[Chintaram Tikariha]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhurandhar |first=S Anshu |title=Chintaram |date=2024-06-23 |publisher=Bluerose Publishers |isbn=978-9364525763 |pages=86 |language=hi}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Baloda Bazar district (2011)<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>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|97.82}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.81}}
{{bar percent|Other <small>(tribal religion)</small>|chartreuse|0.69}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.68}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
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At the time of the 2011 census, Baloda Bazar district had a population of 1,078,911, of which 150,268 (13.93%) live in urban areas. Baloda Bazar district has a sex ratio of 1003 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,792 (21.30%) and 148,349 (13.75%) 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>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Baloda Bazar district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 93.31 |color1 = peachpuff
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 5.16 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 1.53 |color3 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.31% of the population in the district spoke [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and 5.16% [[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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==External links==
* [https://balodabazar.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Baloda Bazar district}}

[[Category:Baloda Bazar district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 2012]]
[[Category:Raipur division]]
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