Kanker district
Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the latitudes 20.6-20.24 and longitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941.
Uttar Bastar Kanker district | |
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District of Chhattisgarh | |
Tributary of Dood river near Kanker | |
Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Coordinates (Kanker): 20°16′19″N 81°29′35″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar |
| Headquarters | Kanker |
| Tehsils | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Collector - Abhijit Singh (IAS) Superintendent of Police - Divyang Patel (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1 (Kanker-ST) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 (Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,432 km2 (2,483 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 748,941 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 494xxx (Kanker) |
| Vehicle registration | CG 19 |
| Major highways | NH-30 |
| Website | kanker |
The district's headquarters, Kanker town, is situated on the National Highway 30 almost halfway between Chhattisgarh's two major cities - Raipur, the state capital, and Jagdalpur, the headquarters of the neighbouring Bastar district.
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