Bemetara district was carved out by division of Durg district on Jan 1, 2012. It is situated on the North side of the Durg district. The total area of the district is 2854.81 sq. km. and total population of the district is around 795334. The boundary of the district touches 7 districts i.e. Durg, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Kawardha and Rajnandgaon of the Chhattisgarh State.
