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Surguja district
District of Chhattisgarh
Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves
Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
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Surguja district
CountrySurguja district India
StateChhattisgarh
HeadquartersAmbikapur
Area
 • Total5,732 km2 (2,213 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total840,352
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy61.16
 • Sex ratio991
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
497xxx (Surguja)[1]
Vehicle registrationCG-15
Websitesurguja.nic.in
Adivasi decorative clay figures of Surguja district at the Quai Branly Museum, Paris

Surguja district is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district is one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. The headquarters of the district is Ambikapur.

The district lies in its eponymous Surguja dialectal region (where Surgujia is spoken) and is to the east of the Vindhyachal-Baghelkhand region of peninsular India.

The district spread over a vast mountainous area inhabited by many different people groups such as the Gond, Bhumij, Oraon, Panika, Korwa, Bhuiya, Kharwar, Munda, Chero, Rajwar, Nagesia, Kanwar and Santal.

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