Koriya district

Koriya district
Koriya Palace
Location in Chhattisgarh
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionSurguja
HeadquartersBaikunthpur
Tehsils3
Government
  Vidhan Sabha constituencies1
Area
  Total
6,604 km2 (2,550 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
247,427
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy71.41
  Sex ratio971
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
497xxx (Koriya)
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.