The principal Hindu temple, the Ganga Maiyaat Jhalmala, Jain shrine of Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth at Nagpura (near Durg), attract pilgrims from all over India.

The Langurveer Mandir is one and only Hindu Temple Devoted to God Langoorveer in India situated in Durg.

According to the 2011 census, Durg district has a population of 3,343,872,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Uruguay[4] or the US state of Connecticut.

[1] The district has a population density of 319 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).

[1] Languages of Durg district (2011)[6] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 58.89% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 25.02% Hindi, 2.82% Telugu, 2.68% Odia, 2.24% Marathi, 2.08% Bhojpuri, 1.29% Bengali and 1.25% Punjabi as their first language.