Bemetara district
District of Chhattisgarh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Bemetara.
Bemetara district is a new district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.
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Bemetara district | |
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Coordinates (Bemetara): 21.72°N 81.53°E / 21.72; 81.53 | |
Country | India |
State | Chhattisgarh |
Division | Durg |
Headquarters | Bemetara |
Tehsils | 5 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,854.81 km2 (1,102.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 795,759 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 54.24% |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH12 |
Website | bemetara |
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The district was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Raman Singh, on 13 January 2012. Shruti Singh, IAS became the first district collector. Bemetara has two administrative subdivisions, Bemetara and Saja.
The present collector of Bemetara is Vilas Sandeepan Bhoskar, IAS.[1]