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Koriya district

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Koriya district
Amritdhara Waterfall
Amritdhara Waterfall
Location of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh
Location of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
HeadquartersBaikunthpur
Tehsils5
Government
  Vidhan Sabha constituencies3
Area
  Total6,604 km2 (2,550 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total658,917
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy71.41
  Sex ratio971
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways1
Websitekorea.gov.in

Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur.

Not much was known about the area before the 16th century. The district was formed on 25 May 1998.