Jashpur district

Jashpur district
Gullu waterfall on the Ib River
Gullu waterfall on the Ib River
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Map
Jashpur district
Coordinates (Jashpur Nagar): 22°54′N 84°09′E / 22.900°N 84.150°E / 22.900; 84.150
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionSurguja
HeadquartersJashpur Nagar
Tehsils8
Government
 • District Collector and MagistrateRitesh Kumar Agrawal
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies3

Kunkuri Jashpur

Pathalgaon
Area
 • Total
5,838 km2 (2,254 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
851,669
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy82%
 • Sex ratio1000:1004
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
496xxx (Jashpur)[1]
Major highways1(NH-43)
Average annual precipitation1400 mm
Websitejashpur.nic.in

Jashpur District is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was formerly a princely state before Independence. Highly mountainous and forested, Jashpur is known for its natural environment.[citation needed]

Shri Ritesh Agrawal is the District Collector and Magistrate of Jashpur. He has previously served as DM Bijapur, CEO Zila Panchayat Bilaspur, Bastar, Dhamtari & Gariyaband.[2]

  1. ^ Jashpur
  2. ^ "Home". jashpur.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2022-08-08.