Durg | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E | |
Country | India |
State | Chhattisgarh |
District | Durg |
Government | |
• Body | Nagar Nigam Durg |
• Mayor | Dheeraj Bakliwal[1] |
• District Collector | Richa Prakash Chaudhary (IAS) |
Area | |
• City | 182 km2 (70 sq mi) |
• Rank | 12 in state |
Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 268,679 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,064,077 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Chhattisgarhi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 491001 (Durg)[3] |
0788 | 0788 |
Vehicle registration | CG-07 |
Sex ratio | 982 ♂/♀ |
Website | durg |
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. It is the headquarters of Durg District.[4]