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Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh
State
State of Chhattisgarh
Official emblem of Chhattisgarh
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]
The map of India showing Chhattisgarh
Location of Chhattisgarh in India
Coordinates: 21°15′N 81°36′E / 21.25°N 81.60°E / 21.25; 81.60
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
Before wasPart of Madhya Pradesh
Formation1 November 2000
Capital
and largest city		Raipur
Districts33 (5 divisions)
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Chhattisgarh
 • GovernorRamen Deka
 • Chief ministerVishnu Deo Sai[3] (BJP)
 • Deputy chief ministerArun Sao (BJP)
Vijay Sharma (BJP)
 • Chief secretaryAmit Jain (IAS)
State LegislatureUnicameral
 • AssemblyChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (90 seats)
National ParliamentParliament of India
 • Rajya Sabha5 seats
 • Lok Sabha11 seats
High CourtChhattisgarh High Court
Area
[4]
 • Total
135,192 km2 (52,198 sq mi)
 • Rank9th
Dimensions
 • Length435 km (270 mi)
 • Width750 km (470 mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Highest elevation
(Bailadila Range section[5])
1,276 m (4,186 ft)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total
Increase29,436,231
 • Rank17th
 • Density220/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Urban
23.24%
 • Rural
76.76%
DemonymChhattisgarhiya
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialChhattisgarhi[7]
 • Official scriptDevanagari script
GDP
 • Total (2025-26)₹6.35 lakh crore (US$73 billion) (2025–26 est.)[8]
 • Rank18th
 • Per capitaNeutral increase₹210,700 (US$2,400)[9] (23rd)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-CG [10]
Vehicle registrationCG[11]
HDI (2017)Increase 0.679 Medium (31st)
Literacy (2011)Neutral increase 70.28%[12] (27th)
Sex ratio (2011)991♀/1000 ♂[13] (13th)
Websitecgstate.gov.in
Symbols of Chhattisgarh
Emblem of Chhattisgarh
SongArpa Pairi Ke Dhar (The Streams of Arpa and Pairi)[1][2]
Foundation dayChhattisgarh Rajyotsava
BirdCommon hill myna
FishWalking catfish
FlowerFrench marigold
FruitJackfruit
MammalWild water buffalo
TreeSal tree
State highway mark
State highway of Chhattisgarh
CT SH1 – CT SH29
List of Indian state symbols

Chhattisgarh (Hindi: Chattīsgaṛha , pronounced [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.[14] 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.[15] Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital.[16] Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.[17] Its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is ₹5.09 lakh crore (US$58 billion) (2023–24 est.),[8] with a per capita GSDP of ₹152,348 (US$1,700)[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.[18][19] 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.

  1. ^ "Chhattisgarh State Song : अरपा पैरी के धार... बना छत्तीसगढ़ का राजगीत". Nai Dunia. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai to be Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh: Sources". India Today. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Official site of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Projected Population of Indian States" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Chhattisgarh_Budget_Analysis_2023-24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chhattisgarh_Budget_Analysis_2025-26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Standard: ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ "CG Vehicle Registration Mark, Amendment in the Notification No. S.O. 444(E) dated 12th June, 1989". eGazette of India. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. ^ "State of Literacy" (PDF). Census of India. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Chhattisgarh Population 2020/2021". www.populationu.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Chhattisgarh Steel". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  18. ^ "Coal reserves". Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Chhattisgarh State – Power Hub". Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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