Mahasamund district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mahasamund.

Mahasamund district
District of Chhattisgarh
View of the Mahanadi from the temples at Sirpur
View of the Mahanadi from the temples at Sirpur
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Map
Mahasamund district
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionRaipur
HeadquartersMahasamund
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMahasamund
Area
 • Total3,902 km2 (1,507 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,032,754
 • Density260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy67.64
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitemahasamund.nic.in

Mahasamund district is a district in Chhattisgarh state in central India. The city of Mahasamund is the district headquarters. The district is particularly famous for the historical temple town of Sirpur besides the Mahanadi river.

The present collector of Mahasamund is Mr Prabhat Malik, IAS.