District

Area 

(sq km)

Population (2001)

Head-Quarters

Bastar

26,882

1,302,253

Jagdalpur

Bilaspur

7,215

1,993,042

Bilaspur

Dantewada

9,110

719,065

Dantewada

Dhamtari

2,079

703,569

Dhamtari

Durg

8,537

2,801,757

Durg

Janjgir Champa

3,672

1,316,140

Janjgir

Jashpur

4,570

739,780

Jashpur

Kanker

3,122

651,333

Kanker

Kawardha

1,746

584,667

Kanwardha

Korba

9,010

1,012,121

Korba

Koriya

4,312

585,455

Koriya

Mahasamund

3,863

860,176

Mahasamund

Rajgarh

8,354

1,265,084

Rajgarh

Raipur

15,359

3,009,042

Raipur

Rajnandagaon

9,381

1,281,811

Rajnandagaon

Surguja

18,025

1,970,661

Ambikapur