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Chhattisgarh | |
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State | |
| State of Chhattisgarh | |
Bastar Dussehra Bhoramdeo Temple Nava Raipur Teerathgarh Falls Ghasidas Jaitkham Chaiturgarh hills Kanger Ghati National Park Chitrakote Falls | |
 Emblem of Chhattisgarh | |
| Etymology: "Thirty-six forts" | |
| Nickname: Rice bowl of India | |
| Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs) | |
| Anthem: Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar (The Streams of Arpa and Pairi)[1][2] | |
 Location of Chhattisgarh in India | |
| Coordinates: 21°15′N 81°36′E / 21.25°N 81.60°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | Central India |
| Before was | Part of Madhya Pradesh |
| Formation | 1 November 2000 |
| Capital | Nava Raipur |
| Districts | 33 (5 divisions) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Chhattisgarh |
| • Governor | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| • Chief minister | Vishnu Deo Sai[3] (BJP) |
| • Deputy chief minister | Arun Sao (BJP) Vijay Sharma (BJP) |
| • Chief secretary | Amitabh Jain (IAS) |
| State Legislature | Unicameral |
| • Assembly | Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (90 seats) |
| National Parliament | Parliament of India |
| • Rajya Sabha | 5 seats |
| • Lok Sabha | 11 seats |
| High Court | Chhattisgarh High Court |
| Area [4] | |
| • Total | 135,192 km2 (52,198 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 750 km (470 mi) |
| • Width | 435 km (270 mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Bailadila Range section[5]) | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Population (2020)[6] | |
| • Total |  29,436,231 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 220/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23.24% |
| • Rural | 76.76% |
| Demonym | Chhattisgarhiya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Chhattisgarhi[7] |
| • Official script | Devanagari script |
| GDP | |
| • Total (2022) | ₹5.09 lakh crore (US$64 billion) (2023–24 est.)[8] |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Per capita |  ₹152,348 (US$1,900)[8] (23rd) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CG [9] |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
| HDI (2017) | 0.613 Medium (31st) |
| Literacy (2011) | 70.28%[10] (27th) |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 991♀/1000 ♂[11] (13th) |
| Website | cgstate |
| Symbols of Chhattisgarh | |
 Emblem of Chhattisgarh | |
| Song | Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar (The Streams of Arpa and Pairi)[1][2] |
| Foundation day | Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava |
| Bird | Common hill myna |
| Fish | Walking catfish |
| Flower | French marigold |
| Fruit | Jackfruit |
| Mammal | Wild water buffalo |
| Tree | Sal tree |
| State highway mark | |
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| State highway of Chhattisgarh CT SH1 – CT SH29 | |
| List of Indian state symbols | |
Chhattisgarh (/tʃætɪsɡɑːr/, Hindi: [ˈtʃʰət̪ːiːsgəɽʱ]) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous.[12] It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the northwest, Maharashtra to the southwest, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south.[13] Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital.[14]
Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.[15] Its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is ₹5.09 lakh crore (US$64 billion) (2023–24 est.),[8] with a per capita GSDP of ₹152,348 (US$1,900)[8] (2023–24 est.). A resource-rich state, it has the third largest coal reserves in the country and provides electricity, coal, and steel to the rest of the nation.[16][17] It also has the third largest forest cover in the country after Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh with over 40% of the state covered by forests.
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- ^ "Chattisgarh's official song to play after Vande Mataram to mark commencement of assembly session". ANI News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai to be Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh: Sources". India Today. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Official site of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "छत्तीसगढ़ के सर्वोच्च शिखर गौरलाटा पर 5 वर्ष की एडविना कांत". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Projected Population of Indian States" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2019.
- ^ "The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "State of Literacy" (PDF). Census of India. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Sex ratio of State and Union Territories of India as per National Health survey (2019-2021)". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Population 2020/2021". www.populationu.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Steel". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Coal reserves". Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh State – Power Hub". Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2011.