| Voice of Koriya : Anand
Singh
Koriya District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 6604.0 Km2
Population in Koriya (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 6,59,039
Male : 3,34,336
Female : 3,24,703
Under 6 population
Total : 93,249
Male : 47,376
Female : 45,873
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 10317
In seeing : 4429
In speech : 794
In hearing : 645
In movement : 3311
Mental : 1138
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 39
Disability : 511 (Census 2001)
HIV : Does not figure in A & B Category dists
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Literacy Ratio : 318 (Census 2001)
Brief About Koriya District
Koriya, also commonly spelled Korea District, is
a district in the northern Chhattisgarh state in central India.
The administrative center of the district is Koriya.
Koriya District lies between 22°56' and 23°48'
North and 81°56' and 82°47' East. It is bounded on the north by
Sidhi District of Madhya Pradesh, on the south by Bilaspur District,
on the east by Surguja District, and on the west by Shahdol District
of Madhya Pradesh. The area of the district is 5977 km², of which
59.9% is forest area. According to the 1991 census, the total population
of the district was 500,758, of which 260,061 were male sand 240,697
were female. 66.9% of this population was rural, and 51.87% belonged
to the scheduled castes and tribes.
Koriya District consists of the four tehsils of Baikunthpur, Sonhat,
Manendragarh, and Bhartpur; five blocks of which four are named
the same as the tehsils, the other being Kadgawaon. The district
encompasses 223 villages, 5 Janpad Panchayats, 2 Nagar Panchayats
and 3 municipal corporations.
Koriya District has rich scenic beauty; its mountains,
valleys, plains, and rivers all add to its natural beauty. It is
extremely rich in wildlife and mineral resources, especially coal.
The climate is mild with a bountiful monsoon, a mild summer and
a bearable winter. The district is a vast mass of hill ranges. The
general height of the lower tableland is 550 m (1800 feet) above
sea level. The Sonhat Plateau has a maximum elevation of 755 m (2477
feet). The highest peak in the district is Deogarh, which is 1027
m (3370 feet) high
Little is known of the area before the 16th century.
Koriya was a princely state of British India; the other princely
state that lay within the Koriya District was Chang Bhakhar. After
Indian Independence in 1947, the rulers of Koriya and Chang Bhakhar
acceded to the Government of India, and Koriya was made part Surguja
District of Madhya Pradesh state. The District of Koriya came into
existence on May 25, 1998, when it was carved out of Surguja District.
After the formation of the new state of Chhattisgarh on November
1, 2000, Koriya District became part of the new state.
Three community dances, the Karma, Saila, and Suga
Dance, are celebrated mainly in the district during different festivals.
The main festivals of India such as Diwali, Dashehra, and Holi are
also celebrated in Korea District. Some other festivals are also
special among the Korean communities, such as Ganga Dashera, Charta,
Navakhai, and Surhul. The original inhabitants of Korea were probably
the Kols, Gonds and Bhuinhars (Pando). All other communities in
the district claim to have come from outside the district. Migration
into Korea District was a continuous process. These migrants include
the Cherva, Rajwars, Sahu, Ahir, Gwalas, Oraon, Gadaria, Koir, Bargah,
Basods, Muslims, Kahars, Kunbi, Kewats, Guptas, Jaiswal, Schedule
Caste, Agrawals, and Jains,and panika.
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