Durg District is situated in
Chhattisgarh state of
India. Until 2000 it formed part of
Madhya Pradesh. District headquarters is
Durg. The district covers an area of 8,537 km². The population in 1991 was 2, 397,134 of which 12.4% were members of
scheduled tribes. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of
18), after
Raipur.