Chhattisgarh GK

• 04 Aug 2021

Last Updated: May 2024

Chhattisgarh GK

Formation	1 November, 2000
Capital	New Raipur
Population	2,55,40,196
Area	1,35,192 Sq. kms.
Total Districts	33
Ancient Name of the State	Dakshin Kosal
Shape of State	Sea Horse (hippocampus)
High Court	Bilaspur (19th of Country)

State Symbol
Sentence: Credible Chhattisgarh		State Animal: Forest Buffalo
State Bird: Hill Myna		State Tree: Sal

Chhattisgarh : General Information

• State Name – Chhattisgarh
• Ancient name of the state - Dakshin Kosal
• Establishment of the state - 1 November, 2000 (26^th state of the country)
• Mother State of the State - Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh became a division of Madhya Pradesh in -1862
• State Capital - Nava Raipur (earlier Raipur)
• Act for State formation - Madhya Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2000
• Time of State Formation - 9^th Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
• Official language of the state - Chhattisgarhi (accepted on November 28, 2007)
• State legislature - Unicameral (assembly)
• Rajya Sabha seat in the state - 5
• Lok Sabha seats in the state - 11
• Assembly seats in the state - 91
• State High Court – Bilaspur (19^th High Court of the country)
• Railway Zone in the State - South-East Central Railway (Bilaspur) (16^th Railway Zone of the country)
• Government Press in the State - Rajnandgaon (1989)
• Braille Script Press in the State - Tifra (Bilaspur)
• State Revenue Division Headquarters - Bilaspur
• State Ethnic Museum - Jagdalpur
• Total number of districts in the state - 33
• Number of districts at the time of state formation - 16
• Largest district by area - Rajnandgaon
• Smallest district by area - Durg

Symbol of the State
State Emblem (Accepted September 4, 2001)		Safe among 36 forts, circular sign indicating indomitable desire for development - green color Ashoka Pillar, the emblem of India in the middle - red color Paddy Earrings - Golden Color Energy symbol - blue color Waves outlining the rivers - in the color of the Indian Flag

Geographical Location

• Latitude – 17°46' N to 24°5'N.
• Longitude – 80°15' E to 84°24'E.
• The area of ​​the state is 1,35,192 sq. km. (4.14% of the total area of ​​the country and 30.47% of the total area of ​​Madhya Pradesh)
• Districts of the state through which Tropic of Cancer passes - 03 (Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur)
• Districts of the state through which the Indian Standard Time Line (IST) passes -07 (Surajpur, Korba Janjgir-Champa, Balodabazar, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balod)
• Meeting point of Tropic of Cancer and IST of the state - Surajpur (Korba in other sources)
• Rank in the country by area - 10^th
• The width of the state from east to west is - 435 km.
• The length of the state from north to south is - 700 to 800 km.
• Number of states adjoining the state - 7
• Number of districts adjoining other states - 21
• The state touching the longest border of Chhattisgarh - Odisha
• State touching the smallest border of Chhattisgarh - Andhra Pradesh
• The largest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh - the plain of Chhattisgarh
• The smallest and highest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh - Jashpur-Samaripat
• Largest drainage system of Chhattisgarh - Mahanadi drainage system
• Smallest drainage system of Chhattisgarh - Narmada drainage system
• The largest soil group of Chhattisgarh - red-yellow soil
• The smallest soil group of Chhattisgarh - laterite soil
• Climate of Chhattisgarh - Tropical Monsoon
• Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh - Abujhmad
• The coldest place in Chhattisgarh - Mainpat (Surguja)
• Hottest place of Chhattisgarh - Champa
• Highest peak of Chhattisgarh - Gaurlata (1225 m.)
• The longest river of Chhattisgarh - Mahanadi (858 km)
• Shimla of Chhattisgarh - Mainpat

Geographical Boundary of State
S. No.	Direction	State	Number and name of the touching districts
1.	East	Odisha	08 (Jashpur, Raigarh, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Kondagaon, Bastar, Sukma)
2.	North-west	Madhya Pradesh	07 (Balrampur, Surajpur, Koriya, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Mungeli, Kawardha, Rajnandgaon)
3.	West	Maharashtra	04 (Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Narayanpur, Bijapur)
4.	South-west	Telangana	02 (Bijapur, Sukma)
5.	North-east	Jharkhand	02 (Balrampur, Jashpur)
6.	North	Uttar Pradesh	01 (Balrampur)
7.	South	Andhra Pradesh	01 (Sukma)

Major Mountains and Peaks of Chhattisgarh
S.No.	Hills/Peaks	Latitude (in metres)	Region
1.	Gaurlata	1225	Samaripat (Balrampur)
2.	Nandiraj	1210	Bailadila (Dantewada)
3.	Badargadh	1176	Macal Range (Kawardha)
4.	Mainpat	1152	Surguja
5.	Palmagarh Peak	1080	Plateau of Pendra-Lormi (Korba)
6.	Abujhmad Hills	1076	Narayana pur
7.	Lafagarh Peak	1048	Plateau of Pendra-Lormi (Korba)
8.	Dhari Dongar (Shishupal)	899	Mahasamund

The Main Promoters of Chhattisgarh and Their Title

• Father of Co-operatives in Chhattisgarh - Thakur Pyarelal
• Father of cooperatives in Durg district - Pt. Ratnakar Jha
• Father of cooperatives in Raipur district - Wamanrao Lakhe
• Father of Journalism in Chhattisgarh - Madhavrao Sapre
• Founder of Satnam Panth in Chhattisgarh - Guru Ghasidas
• Founder of Kabir Panth in Chhattisgarh - Chudamani Sahib
• Mangal Pandey of Chhattisgarh - Hanuman Singh
• Bhagat Singh of Chhattisgarh - Parasram Soni
• Tatya Tope of Chhattisgarh - Gundadhur
• Gandhi of Chhattisgarh - Pt. Sunderlal Sharma
• Gandhi of Bastar - Manku Ram Sodhi
• Valmiki of Chhattisgarh - Gopal Mishra
• Panini of Chhattisgarh - Hiralal Kavyopadhyay
• First Martyr of Chhattisgarh - Virnarayan Singh
• The last martyr of the 1857 revolution - Surendra Sai
• Legislator of Madhya Prant - Ghanshyam Singh Gupta (1937)
• Madhya Pradesh Legislator - Mathura Prasad Dubey (1981)
• The first preacher of Christianity - Father T. Lor (1868)
• Father of Dance - Dau Dular Singh Mandraji
• Father of Pandavani - Jhaduram Devangan
• The savior of folk art - Dau Ramchandra Deshmukh
• Priest of folk art - Mahasingh Chandrakar

Popular Places of Chhattisgarh

• Kashi/Varanasi of Chhattisgarh - Kharaud
• Kashmir of Chhattisgarh - Chaiturgarh (Korba)
• Chittor of Chhattisgarh - Lafagarh (Korba)
• Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh - Bhoramdev (Kabirdham)
• Prayag of Chhattisgarh - Rajim (Gariaband)
• Shimla of Chhattisgarh - Mainpat (Surguja)
• Nagaloka of Chhattisgarh - Tapkara (Jashpur)
• Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh - Abujhmad (Narayanpur)
• The oldest temple of Chhattisgarh - Devrani-Jethani Temple (5th-6th century) (Talagaon, Bilaspur)
• Knowledge Capital of Chhattisgarh – Bhilai (Durg)
• City of ponds of Chhattisgarh - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• The city of temples in Chhattisgarh - Arang (Raipur)
• City of tanks in Chhattisgarh - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• City of intersections in Chhattisgarh - Jagdalpur (Dantewada)
• Island of Sal forests in Chhattisgarh - Bastar
• Tomato Capital of Chhattisgarh - Ludeng (Jashpur)
• Sivakasi of Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur

First in Chhattisgarh

• Chhattisgarh's first Regional Dynasty - Rajarshitulya Kul Dynasty
• First Kalchuri Ruler - Kalingaraj (Capital-Tamangan)
• First Maratha Ruler - Bimbaji Bhosale (Capital-Ratanpur)
• First Subedar - Mahipat Rao Dinkar (Capital - Ratanpur)
• First woman ruler - Prapulla Kumari Devi
• First Tribal Rebellion - Halba Rebellion (1774-1776)
• First Chief Minister - Shri Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi
• First Chief Justice - Shri W.A. Shishak
• First Acting Chief Justice - Shri R.S. Garg
• First Election Commissioner - Dr. Sushil Trivedi
• First State Human Rights Commission Chairman - Shri K. M. Agarwal
• First Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha - Shri Rajendra Prasad
• First Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha - Shri Banwarilal Agrawal
• First Home Minister - Shri Nandkumar Patel
• First Governor - Shri Dinesh Nandan Sahai
• First Chief Information Commissioner - Shri A.K. Vijayvargiya
• First Chief Secretary - Shri Arun Kumar
• First State Women Commission Chairman - Smt. Hemwant Porte
• First Director General of Police - Shri Mohan Shukla
• First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Public Service Commission - Shri Mohan Shukla
• First Woman Minister (in undivided Madhya Pradesh) - Smt. Padmavati Devi
• First Woman Minister (in Chhattisgarh State) - Smt. Geeta Devi Singh
• First woman MP - Minimata (from Raipur parliamentary constituency)
• Most times MP from Chhattisgarh - Late. Vidyacharan Shukla (9 times)
• First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Co-Service Commission - Pawan Diwan
• The first chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission - S. K Mishra
• The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the Chief Minister of any state - Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla (Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh)
• The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the governor of a state - E. Raghavendra Rao (Governor of Madhya Pradesh)
• The first person from Chhattisgarh, who became the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly - Mathura Prasad Dubey
• First person to be awarded Padma Shri - Mukutdhar Pandey (1976)
• First woman to be awarded Padma Shri - Teejan Bai (1987)
• First person to be awarded Padma Bhushan - Habib Tanveer (2002)
• First woman to be awarded Padma Bhushan - Teejan Bai (2003)
• First recipient of Minimata Samman - Smt. Binny Bai (2001)
• First recipient of Dr. Khubchand Baghel Award - Shrikant Govardhan (2001)
• First recipient of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Award - Carebhushan (2001)
• First recipient of Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Award - Vinod Kumar Shukla (2001)
• First recipient of Gundadhur Samman - Ashish Arora (2001)
• First College - Chhattisgarh College, Raipur (1938)
• First Sanskrit College - Raipur (1955)
• First University - Indira University of Arts and Music, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
• First General Education University - Pt. RaviShankar Shukla University, Raipur (1964)
• First Private University - Maharishi University, Bilaspur (2002)
• First Medical College - Pt. Nehru Medical College, Raipur (1963)
• Chhattisgarh's oldest I.T.I. - Koni (Bilaspur 1904)
• State's first law university - Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• State's first private medical college - Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg
• State's first sports university - Rajnandgaon (proposed)
• State's first government medical college - Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur (1963)

Transportation and Communication

• Total length of state roads - 32932 km (In the case of March 2019)
• The total length of state roads is - 32932 km. (as of March 2019)
• Length of National Highway - 3526 km.
• Length of state highway - 4176 km.
• Length of main district road - 11501 km.
• Length of rural road and other district roads - 13729 km.
• The longest National Highway in the state - NH30 (638.80 km)
• The shortest National Highway in the state - NH163 (A) (12 km)
• PWD Paved Roads - 30508.13 Km.
• PWD unpaved Roads - 2323.40 Km.
• Largest State Highway - SH5
• Shortest State Highway - SH14
• The length of the roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is - 31758.73 km. (as of March 31, 2019)
• Total number of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - 8193 Km
• First rail operation in Chhattisgarh - November 27, 1888 (Bengal-Nagpur)
• Establishment of Bilaspur Railway Division - 1900 (under Calcutta Railway)
• Declaration of South-East-Central Railway (SCR) zone - 20 September, 1998 (by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
• Inauguration of South-East-Central Railway - 7^th April, 2003
• The total length of the railway line in the state is - 1196 km.
• Headquarter of South-East-Central Railway - Bilaspur
• Chhattisgarh's only international airport - Swami Vivekananda Airport (Mana, Raipur)
• The only river for water transport in Chhattisgarh - Sabari river
• First newspaper - Chhattisgarh Mitra (1900)
• First Chhattisgarhi Film - Kahi Debe Sandesh

Literacy and Education

Literate (Census-2011)

• Total Literate Population - 15380000 (1.5 Crore)
• Male Literate Population - 8808000 (33 Lakh)
• Female Literate Population - 6572000 (65 Lakh)
• Rural Literate Population - 11009000 (1.10 crore)
• Urban Literate Population - 4371000 (43 Lakh)

Higher Education Institution

• Number of government colleges in the state - 253
• Number of non-government colleges in the state - 257
• State's only Sanskrit college - Govt. D.C.V. Sanskrit College, Raipur
• Total medical colleges in the state - 10 (7 government, 03 private)
• State's only Central Medical College - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
• Number of University in the State - 24
• No. of Central University in the State - 01
• Number of Government University in the State - 09
• Number of Private University in the State - 14
• State's first and only university - Indira Arts and Music University, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
• State's first private university - Maharishi University, Bhilai (Durg)
• The only central university in the state - Guru Ghasidas Central University, Koni (Bilaspur)
• State's only and country's 11^th open university - Pandit Sundarlal Sharma University, Birkona (Bilaspur)
• State's only journalism university - Kushabhau Thackeray University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kathadid (Raipur)
• State's only technical university - Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (Durg)
• State's only agricultural university - Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur
• State's only law university - Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• State's only veterinary university - Kamdhenu University, Anjora (Durg)
• State's only medical university - Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Ayush and Health University, Raipur

Population (As per Census 2011)

• Total population of the state - 2,55,45,198
• State's Population of Country's Total Population - 2.11%
• Most Populated District - Raipur (4063872)
• District with highest female population - Narayanpur (139820)
• District with highest female population - Raipur (2015686)
• District with lowest female population - Narayanpur (69716)
• District with highest male population - Raipur
• District with lowest male population - Narayanpur
• Rural Population - 19607961
• District with highest rural population - Raipur (2580583)
• District with least rural population - Narayanpur (117714)
• Urban Population - 5937237
• District with highest urban population - Raipur (1483289)
• District with least urban population - Narayanpur (22106)
• Sex Ratio - 991:1000
• District with highest sex ratio - Kondagaon (1033:1000)
• District with lowest sex ratio - Raipur (963:1000)
• Population Growth Rate - 22.61%
• District with highest population growth rate - Kabirdham (41.71%)
• District with lowest population growth rate - Bijapur (8.78%)
• Birth rate - 24.90%
• Rural birth rate - 26.30%
• Urban birth rate - 18.30%
• Mortality - 7.90%
• Rural Mortality - 8.30%
• Urban mortality - 6.10%
• Population Density - 189 persons per sq.km.
• District with highest population density - Janjgir-Champa (420 persons per sq. km.)
• District with lowest population density - Bijapur and Narayanpur
• Total literate population of the state - 15379922
• District with highest literate population - Raipur
• District with least literate population - Narayanpur
• District with highest literacy % - Durg (79.06%)
• District with lowest literacy % - Bijapur (40.86%)
• District with highest female literacy - Raipur
• District with lowest female literacy - Narayanpur
• District with highest female literacy % - Durg (70.23%)
• District with lowest female literacy % - Bijapur (31.11%)
• District with highest male literacy - Raipur
• Lowest male literacy district - Narayanpur
• District with highest male literacy % - Durg (87.82%)
• District with lowest male literacy % - Bijapur (50.46%)

Forests, Wildlife & Sanctuaries

Forest

• The forest area in the state is - 59772 sq. km. (As per Chhattisgarh Forest Ministry), 55547 sq. km. (As per ISFR-2017)
• Forests in the total geographical area of ​​the state - 44.21%
• Rank of the state in terms of forest cover in the country - third (1st - Madhya Pradesh, second - Arunachal Pradesh)
• Reserved forest in the state - 25782.17 sq.km. (43.13%)
• The protected forest in the state is - 24036.1 sq.km. (40.22%)
• Unclassified forest in the state - 9954.13 sq.km. (16.65%)
• Sal forest in the state - 24244.88 sq. km. (40.56%)
• Saugan forest in the state - 5533.13 sq. km. (9.42%)
• The mixed forest in the state is - 26018.38 sq. km. (43.52%)
• Work in the State Commissionable Forest- 3876.01 Sq.km. (6.5%)
• The district with the maximum forests by area - Narayanpur
• The district with the least forest by area - Durg
• Most forested district on the basis of % - Bastar/Narayanpur
• The district with the least number of forests on the basis of % - Durg
• District with maximum reserve forest area - Dantewada
• District with least reserve forest area - Korba
• District with maximum protected forest area - Surguja
• The district with the least forest area - Janjgir, Champa
• Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation - May 2001 (Raipur)
• Forester Training Institute in the State - Jagdalpur
• Forest Guard Training Institute in the State - 03 (Mahasamund, Sakti, Jagdalpur)
• Forest Schools in the State - 03 (Ambikapur, Kawardha, Bhanupratappur)

Wildlife and Sanctuary

• Number of National Parks in the State - 03
• State's first national park - Indravati National Park
• The largest national park in the state - Guru Ghasidas National Park (1441 sq. km.)
• The state's smallest national park - Kanger Ghati National Park (200 sq. km.)
• State's only Project Tiger declared National Park - Indravati National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries - 11
• State's largest wildlife sanctuary – Tamorpingala (608 sq.km.)
• The state's smallest wildlife sanctuary - Badalkhol (105 sq. km.)
• State's oldest wildlife sanctuary - Sitanadi (1974)
• State's Newest Wildlife Sanctuary - Bhoramdev (2001)
• Most tiger reserve in the state - Achanakmar (Mungeli)
• Most leopard sanctuary in the state - Sitanadi (Dhamtari)
• Number of Tiger Reserves in the State - 04 (Indravati Tiger Reserve, Sitanadi-Udanti Tiger Reserve, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve)
• State's Fourth Tiger Reserve - Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla (Proposed)
• State's only Biosphere Reserve - Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (2005)

Minerals

• Estimated number of minerals in the state - 28
• Establishment of State Mineral Development Corporation - 7 June 2001
• The position of the state in terms of mineral production - Fifth
• Location of the state from the point of view of mineral storage - third (first - Odisha, second - Jharkhand)
• Contribution of minerals in the revenue income of the state - 27%
• State's contribution to the main mineral revenue generation of the country - 9.3%
• Mineral with highest royalty rate in the state - Iron Ore
• Iron ore production unit in the state - NMDC.
• Coal producing unit in the state - SECL.
• Major coalfields in the state - Hasdeo Rampura field, Mand valley coalfield
• India's largest mechanized mine - Bailadila
• For the production of aluminum in the state - BALCO (the first public sector company established BALCO

Industry

• Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (CSIDC) - 7 April, 2001
• State's first industrial center – Urla (Raipur) 1990
• The largest industrial center of the state - Siltara (Raipur)
• Highest employing industrial area in the state - Urla (Raipur)
• State's most invested industrial center - Urla (Raipur)
• Industrially most developed district - Durg
• State's first special economic zone - Raipur
• State's latest special economic zone - Rajnandgaon
• State's First Central Thermal Plant - NTPC
• State's only catechu plant - Sarguja Wood Products
• The state's largest steel plant – Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)
• State's largest aluminum company – BALCO (Korba)
• State's first industry - Cotton Industry (Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mill)
• State's only Jute Industry Mill - Mohan Jute Mill
• State's first cement plant - Associate Cement Company
• Most of the cement factories/cement hub in the state - Balodabazar
• State's first sugar factory - Bhoramdeo Sugar Factory Ramhepur (Kawardha) (March 2003)

Industrial Park

• Aluminum Park - Dondro (Korba)
• Apparel Park - Bhanpuri (Raipur)
• Agro Park - Bastar
• Biotech Park - Ambikapur (Surguja)
• Deer Park - Kotmasar Nagaltar (Bastar)
• Food Park - Borai (Durg), Tedesara (Rajnandgaon)
• Naveen Food Park (200) in - 146 Blocks
• Herbal Park - Bagoud (Dhamtari)
• Electronic Manufacturing Park - Naya Raipur
• Engineering Park - Hathkhoj, Bhilai (Durg)
• IT Park - Naya Raipur
• Gems & Jewellery Park - Naya Raipur (Under Establishment)
• Kisan Shopping Mall - Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund
• Logistics Park - Raipur
• Biotechnology Park - Mungi (Raipur)
• Metal Park - Rawabhata (Raipur)
• Plastic Park - Tilda (Raipur), Khairjhiti (Rajnandgaon)
• Science Park - Tuta (Raipur), Sukma
• Snake Park - Tapkara (Jashpur)
• Software Technology Park - Bhilai (Durg)
• Traffic Park - Lagra (Bilaspur)
• Apparel Training & Design Center - Bilaspur, Raipur, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Sukma

Names of Various Buildings of Chhattisgarh Government

• Mahanadi Bhawan - Ministry and Secretariat Building
• Indravati Bhawan - Directorate Building
• Minimata Bhawan - Assembly building
• Karuna - Chief Minister's residence
• Sangwari - MLA's rest house
• Pahuna - State Government's rest house
• Sanjeevani - State Hospital
• Samvedana - Assembly Speaker's residence
• Sonakhan - State Mineral Building
• Mitanin - District Panchayat Bhawan
• The share of agricultural work in the total land of the state - 51%
• Average agricultural holding size in the state - 1.36 hectares
• Asia's largest tamarind market - Jagdalpur (Bastar)
• Rice Research Center - Labhandi (Raipur)
• Tomato Research Center - Mainpat (Surguja)
• District with maximum cultivable land - Rajnandgaon
• The district with the least cultivable land - Narayanpur
• State's oldest animal market - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• State's largest animal market - Bhaisathan (Raipur)
• State's position in fish production in the country - 5^th
• State's first multi-purpose project - Hasdeo Bango / Minimata Project
• State's biggest irrigation project - Mahanadi Project
• The longest dam of the state - Gangrel / Ravi Shankar Dam
• Most irrigated district - Janjgir, Champa
• Minimum Irrigated District - Narayanpur