About Chhattisgarh
On 1 November 2000, India gave birth to a new state called Chhattisgarh which was carved out of Madhya Pradesh. The area of 135,191 square kilometres acquired by Chhattisgarh accounts for only 30 percent of the total area of Madhya Pradesh.The demand for the new state can be traced to a meeting of the Raipur district Congress in 1924 when the idea of a separate entity of Chhattisgarh was mooted. The leaders who took part in that meeting were of the view that the region of Chhattisgarh was culturally and historically distinct from the rest of Madhya Pradesh.The state has its capital at Raipur and the High Court at Bilaspur. There are 27 districts in the state.
The Legislative Assembly of Chhatisgarh comprises 90 members. The state sends 11 members to the Lok Sabha and five members to the Rajya Sabha
Official Website www.chhattisgarh.nic.in
Date of Formation Nov 1, 2000
Area 135,191 sq km
Density 189/Km2
Population (2011) 25,545,198
Males Population (2011) 12,832,895
Females Population (2011) 12,712,303
No. of District 27
Capital Naya Raipur
Rivers Mahanandi, Indravati, Son, Pairi, Hasdo, Sabri
Forests & National Park Kankerghati NP, Indravati NP, Kanger Valley NP
Languages Hindi, Oriya, Marathi, Chhattisgarhi, Gondi, Korku
Neighbours State Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana
State Animal Wild Buffalo
State Bird Hill Myna
State Tree Sal
Net State Domestic Product (2011) 41167
Literacy Rate (2011) 71.04%
Females per 1000 males 991
Assembly constituency 90
Parliamentary constituency 11