Surguja district

Surguja district

Surguja District is a district in the northern part of the state of Chattisgarh in India. The district capital is Ambikapur.

The district borders on the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh and overlaps the southeastern part of the Vindhyachal-Baghelkhand region of peninsular India.

It lies between 23o 37’ 25’’ To 24o 6’ 17’’ north latitude and 81o 34’40’’ To 84o 4’40’’ east longitude . 244.62 km long east to west and 167.37 broad norths to south, this land has as area of about 16359 Sqr km.

History

According to legends, Lord Rama had visited Surguja during his 14 years of exile in to the forests. There are many places in connection to epic of Ramayana, which are named after Lord Rama, Laxmana and Goddess Sita such as Ramgarh, Sita-Bhengra and Laxmangarh. Surguja is also an important tribal region of Chhattisgarh with Pando and Korwa being the major tribes of the district. The first Asian film to win a green oscar, The Last Migration, was filmed in surguja by renowned wild life film maker Mike pandey.Sonabai is a renowned clay sculptor famous for her tribal and folk artform.

External links

* [http://surguja.nic.in Surguja district official website]


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