city, central Chhattisgarh state, central India. It is located just east of the Seonath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre after the establishment of a large steel plant at Bhilai. Industries include brass working and bell-metal working, oil pressing, rice husking, and weaving. The city has several colleges affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, as well as a polytechnic and other technical institutes.

Durg was part of the Kosala kingdom of ancient India. Its name is derived from the Hindi term durga (“fort”); there are remains of an ancient fortress used by the Marathas as a base of operations in subjugating Chhattisgarh. Pop. (2001) 232,517.