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Durg is a city in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, serving as the capital of Durg district. Established in 1906, the settlement is situated at an elevation of 289 meters above sea level and covers an area of 182 square kilometers. The city has a population of 268,806 residents.
Administratively, Durg falls within Durg Tahsil. Its postal code is 491001, and the local dialing code is 788. The city operates in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Durg is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Durg
- Region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 268,806
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Durg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rajendra park, durg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rajendra Park in Durg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Chhattisgarh
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Chhattisgarh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Durg
- Settlement.established_date
- 1906
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Durg Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Alka Baghmar
- Settlement.leader_party
- BJP
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Lok Sabha MP
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Durg district
- Population
- 268806
- Area
- 182
- Elevation
- 289
- Capital of
- Durg district
- Image
- Durg railway station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 788
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- postal code
- 491001
- Commons category
- Durg
- inception
- 1906-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Pietro Mennea
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Durg sits along the east bank of the Shivnath River on the Chhattisgarh plain with some hills to the south and southwest. It is an agricultural center, with the huge Bhilal steel plant to the east. Historically, it was part of the Kosala kingdom of ancient India. Its name is derived from the Hindi term "durga" for fort, and it used to be a fortress from which the Marathas subjugated Chhattisgarh. The National Highway No. 6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur - Kolkata) is the major highway of the district and the train route is the main line of the South Eastern Railway midway between Mumbai-Kolkata.
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The city of Bhilai is Durg's eastern neighbour. Growth in both cities have led to them merging into one greater urban area. Arang, the town of Jain and Hindu temples, is also nearby.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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