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Janjgir-Champa vs Baloda Bazar

Chhattisgarh · Chhattisgarh

MetricJanjgir-ChampaBaloda Bazar
Population16,19,707 (16.2 lakh)10,78,911 (10.8 lakh)
Area3,852 km²
Density420 / km²
HeadquartersNaila JanjgirBaloda Bazar
Established2012
Native nameजांजगीर-चाम्पाबलौदा बाज़ार
Opportunities11
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Janjgir-Champa

Janjgir–Champa district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district's headquarters, Janjgir, is the city of Maharaja Jajawalya Dev of the Kalachuri dynasty. Champa is the city named after Raja Veer bahadur's Horse called "Champak". Earlier a part of the Bilaspur district, Jangir-Champa was carved out in 1998 to a separate district of its own. Inhabitants are generally migrants from nearby villages.

Baloda Bazar

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.