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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narayanpur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]
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| map_caption = Location of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh
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| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bastar division|Bastar]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 4653
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| population_total = 139,820
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| leader_title = District Collector
| leader_name = Mr. Dharmesh Sahu (I.A.S.),
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[[File:Roofless auto.jpg|thumb|Mode of Transport in Narayanpur]]

'''Narayanpur district''' is one of the 28 [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|districts]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] State in Central [[India]]. It is one of the two districts created on May 11, 2007. It was carved out from the erstwhile [[Bastar district]]. This district occupies an area of 6640 km² and it had a population of 110,800 in 2001. [[Narayanpur town]] is the administrative headquarters of this district.<ref>{{cite book|last=Srivastava|first=Dayawanti et al. (ed.)|title=India 2010, A Reference Annual|year=2010|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Indiaand|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-230-1617-7|page=1122|url=http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/india_2010.pdf|access-date=2011-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229223802/http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/India_2010.pdf|archive-date=2010-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> This district comprises 366 villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=705120475&cat=&n_date=20070512|title=2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh |date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |accessdate=2011-09-17}}</ref>

As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|18]]).<ref name="distcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

The present district collector and magistrate of Narayanpur is Mr. Dharmesh Sahu, IAS.<ref>http://narayanpur.gov.in</ref>

Jagadalpur is the nearest major town to Narayanpur and it is around 120 KM away. National High-way is situated at a distance of around 50 KM from Narayanpur. Nearest railway stations to Narayanpur, from where inter-state trains run are Jagadalpur and RajaNandagaon and they are located at a distance of 120 KM and 180 KM respectively.

Being a part of Bastar division with a large presence of Naxalite insurgents, transportation and medical facilities are the two major concerns for people who live here.

[[Abujhmad Peace Marathon]] is the largest sports event of Narainpur. [[State Bank of India]] has opened its branch in 1977 to provide financial services to the people of Narainpur.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Narayanpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 139,820,<ref name="distcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote =
Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 606th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="distcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert| 20 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name="distcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.49%.<ref name="distcensus" /> Narayanpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 998 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="distcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 49.59%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.56% and 77.36% of the population respectively.<ref name="distcensus" />
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Nayaranpur district, 2011 census
|label1 = [[Gondi language|Gondi]] |value1 = 53.89 |color1 = teal
|label2 = [[Halbi language|Halbi]] |value2 = 18.14 |color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value3 = 13.73 |color3 = red
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 11.36 |color4 = cadetblue
|label5 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value5 = 1.27 |color5 = plum
|label6 = Others |value6 = 1.61 |color6 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 53.89% of the population in the district spoke [[Gondi language|Gondi]], 18.14% [[Halbi language|Halbi]], 13.73% [[Chhattisgarhi]], 11.36% [[Santali language|Santali]] and 1.27% [[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>

Current district populations are 150771 recorded (Because Handawada area populations was not included in 2011 census) in Narayanpur district. Handawada area populations was included in Bijapur District before.
== Geography ==
Narayanpur District is divided into two administrative blocks:<ref name=abt_npr>{{cite web|title=About Narayanpur|url=http://narayanpur.gov.in/about_district.pdf|accessdate=22 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702051558/http://narayanpur.gov.in/about_district.pdf|archivedate=2 July 2013}}</ref>
# Narayanpur, having 45 Graama Panchayats with 176 villages (172 inhabited), is spread over an area of 2760 km<sup>2</sup>.
#Orchha, having 24 Gram Panchayats with 237 villages (209 inhabited), is spread over an area of 3880 km<sup>2</sup>.
Orchha comprises the Abujhmad region, the unsurveyed zone in central India and home to Primitive Tribal Group Madia Gond and Muriya Gond.

Narayanpur receives an average annual rainfall of 1300 mm.<ref name=abt_npr />

== Politics ==
Narayanpur is under Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, whose MP is [[Deepak Baij]] from the [[Indian National Congress]]. The MLA from Narayanpur assembly constituency is Chandan Kashyap from the Indian National Congress.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://narayanpur.gov.in/ Official website]
State Bank of India has the most branches in Narayanpur District

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Narayanpur district
|North = [[Kanker district]]
|Northeast = [[Kondagaon district]]
|East = [[Kondagaon district]]
|Southeast = [[Bastar district]]
|South = [[Dantewada district]]
|Southwest = [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]]
|West = [[Gadchiroli district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|Northwest = [[Kanker district]]}}

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