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District of Chhattisgarh in India
Sukma district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Sukma district
Country
India
State
Chhattisgarh
Division
Bastar
Area
• Total
5,897 km2 (2,277 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total
250,159
• Density
42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website
sukma.gov.in
Sukma district is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is located in the Bastar region, known for its tribal culture. Sukma district borders with Odisha (Malkangiri district), Telangana (Bhadradri Kothagudem district) and Andhra Pradesh (Alluri Sitharama Raju district).
Located in the southern tip of Chhattisgarh, the district was carved out of Dantewada in 2012. It is covered with semitropical forest and is mainly inhabited by Gonds and other tribals. The district has nearly 85% of its population as STs, 65% of its area is covered with the forest and an extremely low population density of merely 45 persons per km2. It also has one of the lowest literacy rates in India, 29%. One major river that flows through the district is Sabari and the district receives decent rainfalls in the monsoon season.
The district is one of the least developed districts of India. The district is severely affected by Naxalism or Maoism.
Sukmadistrict is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is located in the Bastar region, known for its tribal culture. Sukma...
Sukma is a town in Sukmadistrict in Chhattisgarh, India. The coordinates for Sukma are 18°24′0″N 81°40′0″E / 18.40000°N 81.66667°E / 18.40000; 81...
(near Chitalnar, Pushpal) Pratapgiri Falls (near the border of Sukma and Dantewada districts) Bhimsen Falls Notable and ancient temples in Chhattisgarh include:...
The 2024 Sukma Games, officially known as the 21st Sukma Games is a multi-sport event that will be held in Sarawak. Johor was supposed to host the 20th...
National Congress leaders in the Jhiram Ghati, Darbha Valley in the Sukmadistrict of Chhattisgarh, India. The attack caused at least 27 deaths, including...
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8 April 2023. "J&K terror attack | Massive searches underway in Poonch district to track terrorists". The Hindu. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023....
in 2010, in the neighbouring district of Dantewada. The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in Sukmadistrict of Chhattisgarh, India. A group...
been placed for his capture. Hidma was born in Purvati village of south Sukma in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. He is also known as Hidmalu alias Santosh...
Judum leaders for their role in the burning of three villages in the Sukmadistrict in March 2011 and the attack on Swami Agnivesh. The arson had allegedly...
Odisha state,North West of Sukmadistrict of Chhattisgarh state & Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana state. And this district is surrounded by South...
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Kawasi Lakhma is from Nagaras village, Sonakukanur post, Konta Tehsil, Sukmadistrict, Chhattisgarh and his place is a part of Bastar region. Kawasi Lakhma...
injured when Maoists blew up a mine-protected vehicle with an IED in Sukmadistrict, Chhattisgarh, India. The attack came almost eleven days after Indian...
personnel were killed that day in the Bheji and Elarmadgu villages of Sukmadistrict. However, voting on 20 November went "peaceful and incident-free". A...
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who were killed in Chhattisgarh's Sukmadistrict on Saturday, 11 March 2017. He donated Rs. 1.08 crore to the families...
Soyam Joga was an Indian politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh. He represented Konta Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided Madhya Pradesh Legislative...
administration. These districts have been named Sukma, Kondagaon, Balod, Bemetara, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur The district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi...
evacuation sortie, was hit by 15 bullets fired by Naxalites and crashed in Sukmadistrict, Chhattisgarh. A police radio operator, Yamlal Sahu, was wounded with...
889 sq mi). The district is bounded on the north and northeast by the Bijapur and Sukmadistricts of Chhattisgarh, on the east by East Godavari district, on the...
November 2023. "Gunfight Between Maoists, Paramilitary Force In Chhattisgarh's Sukma". NDTV. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023. "ITBP jawan killed in...
registration. These are broken down to states or union territories and their districts. The Andhra Pradesh state government has decided to issue uniform registration...
The district is bounded on north by Visakhapatnam district, Malkangiri district of Orissa on the northwest by Khammam district and Sukmadistrict of Chhattisgarh...
The 2018 Sukma Games, officially known as the 19th Sukma Games was a multi-sport event held in Perak from 11 to 22 September 2018. This was Perak's second...
the Naxals on 21 April 2012 while he was posted as the district collector of Sukmadistrict. "Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon released by Maoists: 10 big...
non-profit organization named Vanvasi Chetna Ashram in Dantewada district (now Sukmadistrict) of Chhattisgarh, which he ran from 1992 to 2009. Kumar was born...
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