Narayanpur district is one of the 33 districts of Chhattisgarh State in Central India. It is one of the two districts created on May 11, 2007. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bastar district. This district occupies an area of 6640 km2 and it had a population of 110,800 in 2001. Narayanpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.[2] This district comprises 366 villages.[3] It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[4]
As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18).[5]
The present district collector and magistrate of Narayanpur is Mr. Dharmesh Sahu, IAS.[6]
Jagadalpur is the nearest major town to Narayanpur and it is around 120 km away. National High-way is situated at a distance of around 50 km from Narayanpur. Nearest railway stations to Narayanpur, from where inter-state trains run are Jagadalpur and RajaNandagaon and they are located at a distance of 120 km and 180 km respectively.
Being a part of Bastar division with a large presence of Naxalite insurgents, transportation and medical facilities are the two major concerns for people who live here.
Abujhmad Peace Marathon is the largest sports event of Narainpur. State Bank of India has opened its branch in 1977 to provide financial services to the people of Narainpur.
Ramkrishna Mission Football Academy of Narayanpur has been dominating the Chhattisgarh State Football League and was champion in 2022. They represented Chhattisgarh in I League 2 2022-23.
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^"2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh". April 20, 2010.
^"83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
^"District Census Handbook: Narayanpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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