Durg
Durg | |
|---|---|
City | |
Rajendra Park in Durg | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Durg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Durg Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Alka Baghmar (BJP) |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Vijay Baghel (BJP) |
| • MLA | Gajendra Yadav (BJP) |
| • District Collector | Abhijit Singh (IAS) |
| Area | |
• City | 182 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12 in state |
| Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 268,679 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,064,077 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 491001 (Durg) |
| 0788 | 0788 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-07 |
| Sex ratio | 982 ♂/♀ |
| Website | durg |
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. It is the headquarters of Durg District.