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Kanker district
District of Chhattisgarh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Uttar Bastar Kanker district | |
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![]() Tributary of Dood river near Kanker | |
![]() Location in Chhattisgarh | |
Coordinates (Kanker): 20°16′19″N 81°29′35″E | |
Country | ![]() |
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)[1] |
Vehicle registration | CG 19 |
Major highways | NH-30 |
Website | kanker |
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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.