Ambikapur is the district headquarters of the Surguja district - one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh, India. On 15 August 2011, two further districts, Surajpur and Balrampur were created out of Surguja district by the state Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh, along with eight other new districts. It is also the divisional headquarters of Surguja Division which consists of the five districts of Surguja, Korea, Balrampur, Surajpur and Jashpur. It was the capital of the Princely state of Surguja before Indian Independence.