Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district
Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district | |
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Girodpuri Dham | |
Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Coordinates: 21°40′N 82°10′E / 21.67°N 82.17°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Raipur |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,733.87 km2 (1,441.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,078,911 |
| • Density | 288.952/km2 (748.383/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district is a district in Chhattisgarh state of India with its headquarters at Baloda Bazar. Before its creation, it was a part of Raipur district. The border of Balodabazar-Bhatapara district shares borders with Bemetara, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Janjgir, Raigarh, Mahasamund and Raipur districts. According to the prevalent tradition in relation to the naming of the Balodabazar in the past, the traders of Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Orissa, Berar etc. used to gather in the market buffaloes of the city to sell the buffalo, buffalo (Boda). As a result, its name became popular in the name of the bullboda market and in the form of the Baloda Bazar.