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Mahasamund district
District of Chhattisgarh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mahasamund.
Mahasamund district is a district in Chhattisgarh state in central India. The city of Mahasamund is the district headquarters. The district is particularly famous for the historical temple town of Sirpur besides the Mahanadi river.
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Mahasamund district | |
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![]() Location in Chhattisgarh | |
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State | Chhattisgarh |
Division | Raipur |
Headquarters | Mahasamund |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Mahasamund |
Area | |
• Total | 3,902 km2 (1,507 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,032,754 |
• Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 67.64 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | mahasamund |
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The present collector of Mahasamund is Mr Prabhat Malik, IAS.