Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh

Bijapur District, formerly known as Birjapur, is one of the 27 districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. It is one of the two new districts created on May 11, 2007. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of the 18 at the time), after Narayanpur. It is the second-least literate district in India, with a literacy rate of at 41.58%, according to the 2011 census.

Bijapur district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBastar
HeadquartersBijapur
Tehsils4
Area
  Total6,562.48 km2 (2,533.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total255,230
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy41.58%
  Sex ratio982
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
4944xx (Bijapur)
Major highwaysNH-16
Average annual precipitation1517 mm
Websitebijapur.gov.in

The present collector of Bijapur is Shri Rajendra Kumar Katara (IAS).

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