Kabirdham District

Chhattisgarh

Kabirdham district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Kawardha. It covers 4,447 sq km and had a population of 8,22,526 at the 2011 census, a density of 185 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kawardha
Area
4,447 sq km
Population
8.23 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
185 /km²
Literacy Rate
60.85%
Sex Ratio
994
per 1,000 males
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Kabirdham District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kabirdham district.

Total Population
8.23 Lakh
Male Population
4.12 Lakh
Female Population
4.10 Lakh
Rural Population
7.34 Lakh
Urban Population
88,426
Scheduled Caste
1.18 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.64 Lakh
Literacy Rate
60.85%
Population Density
185 /km²
Sex Ratio
994
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 71.34%Female literacy 50.41%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kabirdham district.

4
Tehsils
4
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
380
Gram Panchayats
980
Villages
Headquarters
Kawardha
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
22.02° N, 81.25° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kabirdham

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Rajnandgaon

Constituency No. 6 · General
Partial
Santosh Pandey
Santosh Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Pandariya
  • Kawardha
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kabirdham

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Pandariya
No. 71 · Rajnandgaon
BB
Bhawna Bohra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Kawardha
No. 72 · Rajnandgaon
VS
Vijay Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Kabirdham

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kabirdham district.

  • Santosh Pandey
    Santosh Pandey
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Rajnandgaon · No. 6
  • BB
    Bhawna Bohra
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Pandariya · No. 71
  • VS
    Vijay Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kawardha · No. 72

Election History

Lok Sabha

Rajnandgaon · No. 6

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSantosh Pandey
    Votes 7,12,057Vote share 50.41%Margin 44,411
    1. 1. Santosh Pandey · BJP7,12,057 (50.41%)
    2. 2. Bhupesh Baghel · INC6,67,646 (47.27%)
    3. 3. Devlal Sahu · BSP12,410 (0.88%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Kabirdham
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 6
2 Assembly
No. 71, 72

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Kabirdham District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Kawardha
Area
4,447 sq km
Population
8.23 Lakh
Population density
185 per km²
Sex ratio
994 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
60.85%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
380
Villages
980
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
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.
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