The Mahanadi forms the southern boundary of the district.

At the time of the 2011 census, Sakti district had a population of 653,036, of which 61,508 (9.42%) live in urban areas.

Sakti district has a sex ratio of 1004 females to 1000 males.

[6] Languages of Sakti district (2011)[7] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.98% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi and 2.72% Hindi as their first language.

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