Baloda Bazar district

Baloda Bazar district
District of Chhattisgarh
Girodpuri Dham
Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates: 21°40′N 82°10′E / 21.67°N 82.17°E / 21.67; 82.17
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
Division	Raipur
Area
• Total	3,733.87 km2 (1,441.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,078,911
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara is a district in Chhattisgarh state of India with its headquarters at Baloda Bazar. Before its creation, it was a part of Raipur district. The border of Balodabazar-Bhatapara district touches Bemetara, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Janjgir, Raigarh, Mahasamund and Raipur districts. According to the prevalent tradition in relation to the naming of the Balodabazar in the past, the traders of Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Orissa, Barar etc. used to gather in the market buffaloes of the city to sell the buffalo, buffalo (Boda). As a result, its name became popular in the name of the bullboda market and in the form of the Baloda Bazar.^[1]