Bilaspur, named after a fisherwoman, spans 3508.48 square kilometres with 11 tehsils and 708 villages

Background

Bilaspur is the seat of the Chhattisgarh High Court and the district most often paired with Raipur in examination questions. The district administration records that Bilaspur city is about 400 years old and that the name is taken from a fisher-woman named Bilasa. The area of the district is given as 3508.48 square kilometers and its total population as approximately 1625502. It lies between 21.47 degrees and 23.8 degrees north latitude and 81.14 degrees and 83.15 degrees east longitude. At present 11 tehsils, 4 blocks and 708 villages are included in the district. The record describes Bilaspur as the second-largest city after the Raipur-Bhilai-Durg Tri-City Metro area. It is bounded by Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi in the north, Mungeli and Kabirdham in the west, Balauda Bazar-Bhatapara in the south and Korba and Janjgir-Champa in the east.