Creation of a new district will enhance administration and benefit people by making administration more accessible
There will be three tehsils and three Janpad Panchayats in the newly formed district; development works will speed up
Raipur. Since the formation of Chhattisgarh, the residents of Sarangarh area of Raigarh district and Bilaigarh area of Balodabazar had been demanding the creation of a new Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district for a long time.
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel will launch Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on September 3. Mr. Baghel announced the formation of the new Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on August 15, 2021, on the occasion of Independence Day.
The creation of a new district will enhance administration and benefit people by making administration more accessible.
The district headquarter Sarangarh is located on Raigarh to Raipur main road, Sarangarh National State Road No. 200.
The airstrip has been located here since the era of the princely state. Before the formation of Chhattisgarh state, Sarangarh was Tehsil and the headquarters of sub-divisional officer (Revenue).
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district has been formed comprising the sub-division Sarangarh, Tehsil Sarangarh, and Barmakela of district Raigarh under Bilaspur division and sub-division-Bilaigarh and Tehsil Bilaigarh of district Balodabazar-Bhatapara falling under Raipur division.
The newly formed district is bounded by Raigarh district in the north, Mahasamund district in the south, Bargarh district of Orissa in the east and Baloda Bazar in the west, and Janjgir-Champa district in the north-west. Under this, three tehsils Sarangarh, Barmkela, and Bilaigarh, and sub-tehsils Kosir and Bhatgaon will be included.
Three Janpad Panchayats, Sarangarh, Barmkela, and Bilaigarh are being included in the newly formed district.
According to the 2011 census of India, the total population here is 6 lakh 17 thousand 252. There are 759 villages, 349 gram panchayats, 5 urban bodies, 601 kotwars, and 720 Patels.
Under which 20 revenue inspector divisions are included namely Sarangarh, Hardi, Salar, Kosir, Chhind, Godam, Ulkhar, Barmkela, Gobarsingha, Devgaon, Dongripali, Saria, Bilaigarh, Pawani, Govindavan, Jamgahan, Bhatgaon, Girsa, Bilaspur, and Sarsiwa.
Its total revenue area is 01 lakh 65 thousand 14 having 2518 is the number of revenue cases.
At present, 1406 schools, 7 colleges, 33 banks, 3 projects, 141 health centers, 10 police stations, and 2 outposts are established in the new district of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh.
The newly formed district is home to a large number of people belonging to the Ramnami Samaj.
Their specialty is that they get the name of Ram tattooed all over their body and dedicate their whole life to Lord Ram. Mahanadi is the main river of this district.
On the other hand, the GomardaWildlife Sanctuary, located in the Sarangarh-tehsil of the district, is a major tourist attraction here.
Sarangarh is famous for the Dussehra festival
In the erstwhile princely state of Sarangarh, during the tenure of the then Raja Jawahir Singh, the Dussehra festival of Sarangarh was famous just like Bastar-Dussehra.
Apart from the ritual of burning the Ravana effigy, bravery was demonstrated in the open ground in a public place among the common citizens in a muddy area.
A large number of youths participated in this gallantry show with great enthusiasm. The citadel was made very smooth with a paste of mud and cow dung.
The upper part of the citadel was furnished by giving it the form of a bastion of a palace, which was originally made of mud.
The participant buried the thorn-shaped iron paw in that ridged mound and climbed it while slipping due to the wet soil.
Some people used to climb on the top priorly, who used to hit the climber with a stick. However, the young man who reached the top first and broke the citadel made of clay was rewarded by Raja Sahib with cash and a shield.
It is said that in the erstwhile princely state of Sarangarh, such victorious bravehearts were recruited into the army.
Only after this, the ritual of burning the Ravana effigy was completed. This tradition is still prevalent today.