Bilaspur
Constituency No. 5 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Kota
- Takhatpur
- Bilha
- Bilaspur
- Beltara
- Masturi
Bilaspur District
Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Bilaspur. It covers 8,272 sq km and had a population of 26,63,629 at the 2011 census, a density of 322 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bilaspur
Area
8,272 sq km
Population
26.64 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
322 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.78%
Sex Ratio
971
per 1,000 males
Bilaspur District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Bilaspur district.
Total Population
26.64 Lakh
Male Population
13.52 Lakh
Female Population
13.12 Lakh
Rural Population
17.82 Lakh
Urban Population
8.82 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.91 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
70.78%
Population Density
322 /km²
Sex Ratio
971
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 81.54%Female literacy 59.71%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Bilaspur district.
12
Tehsils
5
Blocks
100
Nyay Panchayats
482
Gram Panchayats
920
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bilaspur
- Languages
- Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.08° N, 82.15° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bilaspur
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Bilaspur
(6)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 25 · Bilaspur
AS
Atal Shrivastava
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 26 · Bilaspur
DS
Dharmjeet Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 27 · Bilaspur
DK
Dharamlal Kaushik
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 28 · Bilaspur
AA
Amar Agrawal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 29 · Bilaspur
SS
Sushant Shukla
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 30 · Bilaspur
DL
Dilip Lahariya
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Bilaspur
(7)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bilaspur district.
- ASAtal ShrivastavaIndian National CongressMLAKota · No. 25
- DSDharmjeet SinghBharatiya Janata PartyMLATakhatpur · No. 26
- DKDharamlal KaushikBharatiya Janata PartyMLABilha · No. 27
- AAAmar AgrawalBharatiya Janata PartyMLABilaspur · No. 28
- SSSushant ShuklaBharatiya Janata PartyMLABeltara · No. 29
- DLDilip LahariyaIndian National CongressMLAMasturi · No. 30
Election History
Lok SabhaBilaspur · No. 5
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPTokhan SahuVotes 7,24,937Vote share 55.66%Margin 1,64,558
- 1. Tokhan Sahu · BJP7,24,937 (55.66%)
- 2. Devendra Yadav · INC5,60,379 (43.03%)
- 3. Ashwani Yadu · Independent12,100 (0.93%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPArun SaoVotes 6,34,559Vote share 52.48%Margin 1,41,763
- 1. Arun Sao · BJP6,34,559 (52.48%)
- 2. Atal Shrivastava · INC4,92,796 (40.76%)
- 3. Uttam Das Gahan · BSP21,210 (1.75%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPLakhan Lal SahuVotes 5,61,387Vote share 50.18%Margin 1,76,436
- 1. Lakhan Lal Sahu · BJP5,61,387 (50.18%)
- 2. Karuna Shukla · INC3,84,951 (34.41%)
- 3. Dharmelal Rathore · BSP24,210 (2.16%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Bilaspur District at a Glance
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- Headquarters
- Bilaspur
- Area
- 8,272 sq km
- Population
- 26.64 Lakh
- Population density
- 322 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 971 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 70.78%
- Languages
- Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 12
- Blocks
- 5
- Gram panchayats
- 482
- Villages
- 920
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 6
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.