Jashpur district

Jashpur district
District of Chhattisgarh
Gullu waterfall on the Ib River
Location in Chhattisgarh
Jashpur district
Coordinates (Jashpur Nagar): 22°54′N 84°09′E / 22.900°N 84.150°E / 22.900; 84.150
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
Division	Surguja
Headquarters	Jashpur Nagar
Tehsils	8
Government
• District Collector and Magistrate	Ritesh Kumar Agrawal
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	3 Kunkuri Jashpur Pathalgaon
Area
• Total	5,838 km2 (2,254 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	851,669
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	82%
• Sex ratio	1000:1004
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	496xxx (Jashpur)[1]
Major highways	1(NH-43)
Average annual precipitation	1400 mm
Website	jashpur.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]