Durg

Durg
City
Rajendra Park in Durg
Rajendra Park in Durg
Durg is located in Chhattisgarh
Durg
Durg
Coordinates: 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E / 21.19; 81.28
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictDurg
Government
 • BodyNagar Nigam Durg
 • MayorDheeraj Bakliwal[1]
 • District CollectorRicha Prakash Chaudhary (IAS)
Area
 • City182 km2 (70 sq mi)
 • Rank12 in state
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 • City268,679
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,064,077
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialChhattisgarhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
491001 (Durg)[3]
07880788
Vehicle registrationCG-07
Sex ratio982 /
Websitedurg.gov.in

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]

  1. ^ "Chhattisgarh: Congress wins five mayoral posts, Aijaz Dhebar elected Raipur mayor | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Durg Pin Code List". indiapincodes.net. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Durg District Official website".