Sakti District

Chhattisgarh

Sakti district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Sakti. It covers 1,520 sq km and had a population of 6,52,100 at the 2011 census, a density of 429 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Sakti
Area
1,520 sq km
Population
6.52 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
429 /km²
Literacy Rate
71.8%
Sex Ratio
987
per 1,000 males
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Sakti District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Sakti district.

Total Population
6.52 Lakh
Male Population
3.28 Lakh
Female Population
3.24 Lakh
Rural Population
5.82 Lakh
Urban Population
70,000
Scheduled Caste
1.42 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
82,100
Literacy Rate
71.8%
Population Density
429 /km²
Sex Ratio
987
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 81.4%Female literacy 62.1%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Sakti district.

4
Tehsils
4
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
220
Gram Panchayats
460
Villages
Headquarters
Sakti
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
22.03° N, 82.96° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Sakti

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Janjgir-Champa

Constituency No. 3 · Scheduled Caste
Partial
Kamlesh Jangde
Kamlesh Jangde
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Sakti
  • Chandrapur
  • Jaijaipur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Sakti

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Sakti
No. 35 · Janjgir-Champa
CM
Charan Das Mahant
Indian National Congress
MLA
Chandrapur
No. 36 · Janjgir-Champa
RY
Ram Kumar Yadav
Indian National Congress
MLA
Jaijaipur
No. 37 · Janjgir-Champa
BS
Baleshwar Sahu
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Sakti

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Sakti district.

  • Kamlesh Jangde
    Kamlesh Jangde
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Janjgir-Champa · No. 3
  • CM
    Charan Das Mahant
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sakti · No. 35
  • RY
    Ram Kumar Yadav
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Chandrapur · No. 36
  • BS
    Baleshwar Sahu
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Jaijaipur · No. 37

Election History

Lok Sabha

Janjgir-Champa · No. 3

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKamlesh Jangde
    Votes 6,78,199Vote share 51.68%Margin 60,000
    1. 1. Kamlesh Jangde · BJP6,78,199 (51.68%)
    2. 2. Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya · INC6,18,199 (47.1%)
    3. 3. Rohit Kumar Dahariya · BSP12,100 (0.92%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Sakti
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 3
3 Assembly
No. 35, 36, 37

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Sakti District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Sakti
Area
1,520 sq km
Population
6.52 Lakh
Population density
429 per km²
Sex ratio
987 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
71.8%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
220
Villages
460
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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