Chattisgarh
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Chhattisgarh छत्तीसगढ़ |
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 Location of Chhattisgarh in India |
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| Coordinates (Raipur): 21°15′N 81°36′E / 21.25°N 81.60°ECoordinates: 21°15′N 81°36′E / 21.25°N 81.60°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Formation | 1 November 2000 | |
| Capital | New Raipur | |
| Largest city | Raipur | |
| Districts | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Balramji Das Tandon | |
| • Chief Minister | Raman Singh (BJP) | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (90 seats) | |
| • Parliamentary constituency | 11 (year 2010) | |
| • High Court | Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 135,198.5 km2 (52,200.4 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 10 | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 27,928,015 | |
| • Rank | 17th | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CT | |
| HDI |
 0.537(Medium) |
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| HDI rank | 23rd (2005) | |
| Literacy | 71.04% (23rd) | |
| Official language | Hindi | |
| Website | chhattisgarh.nic.in | |
| Population Growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 7,457,000 |
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| 1961 | 9,154,000 | 22.8% | |
| 1971 | 11,637,000 | 27.1% | |
| 1981 | 14,010,000 | 20.4% | |
| 1991 | 17,615,000 | 25.7% | |
| 2001 | 20,834,000 | 18.3% | |
| 2011 | 25,540,198 | 22.6% | |
| Source:Census of India | |||
Chhattisgarh (Chatīsgaṛh, literally 'Thirty-Six Forts') is a state in central India. It is the 10th largest state in India, with an area of 135,194 km2 (52,199 sq mi). With a population of 28 million, Chhattisgarh is the 17th most-populated state of the nation. It is a source of electricity and steel for India, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced in the country. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.
The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh.Raipur was made its capital city. Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Maharashtra in the southwest, Telangana in the south, Odisha in the southeast, Jharkhand in the northeast and Uttar Pradesh in the north. Currently the state comprises 27 districts.
Chhattisgarh comprises 27 districts. The following are the list of the districts of Chhattisgarh State:
There are several opinions as to the origin of the name Chhattisgarh, which in ancient times was known as Dakshina Kosala (South Kosala). "Chhattisgarh" was popularized later during the time of the Maratha Empire and was first used in an official document in 1795.
It is claimed that Chhattisgarh takes its name from the 36 ancient forts in the area (chhattis—thirty-six" and garh—fort). The old state had 36 demesnes (feudal territories): Ratanpur, Vijaypur, Kharound, Maro, Kautgarh, Nawagarh, Sondhi, Aukhar, Padarbhatta, Semriya, Champa, Lafa, Chhuri, Kenda, Matin, Aparora, Pendra, Kurkuti-kandri, Raipur, Patan, Simaga, Singarpur, Lavan, Omera, Durg, Saradha, Sirasa, Menhadi, Khallari, Sirpur, Figeswar, Rajim, Singhangarh, Suvarmar, Tenganagarh and Akaltara. However, experts do not agree with this explanation, as 36 forts cannot be archaeologically identified in this region.
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