Chhattisgarh is a landlocked and heavily forested state located in the region of Central India. Formerly part of Madhya Pradesh it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000. It is the 9th-largest state in India, with an area of 135,192 km2 (52,198 sq mi). As of 2021, it has a population of roughly 30 million, making it the 17th most populated state in the country.
Gadchiroli district is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Gadchiroli is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Raipur district is a district in the Chhattisgarh state of India. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Raipur. The district is rich in mineral resources and there are many wildlife sanctuaries. With a population of 2 million, it is most populous district of chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarhi, छत्तीसगढ़ी, ଛତିଶଗଡ଼ି is an Indo-Aryan dialect, spoken by approximately 16 million [1.6 crore in the Indian numbering system] people from Chhattisgarh & other states. It is mostly spoken in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand & Maharashtra. It is an official language in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, along with Hindi & English. It is closely related to Hindi, but shares a lot of grammatical similarities with many Dravidian languages.
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.
The Baiga are an ethnic group found in central India primarily in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and in smaller numbers in the surrounding states of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The largest number of Baiga is found in Baiga-chuk in Mandla district and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. They have sub-castes: Bijhwar, Narotia, Bharotiya, Nahar, Rai maina and Kath maina. The name Baiga means "sorcerer- medicine man".
Jharsuguda is a district in Odisha, India with Jharsuguda town as its headquarters. The district once had an airport during World War II. This region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves. Of late, many small and medium scale iron and steel units have been set up in the vicinity of Jharsuguda town, giving impetus to the industrial growth of the district.
Dantewada District, also known as Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District, is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bastar Division. Until 1998, Dantewada District was a tehsil of the larger Bastar District.
Janjgir–Champa district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district headquarters of the district Janjgir–Champa, Janjgir, is the city of Maharaja Jajawalya Dev of the Kalachuri dynasty. Earlier a part of the Bilaspur district, Jangir was carved out in 1998 to a separate district of its own, and ran to a political controversy about the name of the freshly minted district, which it carries to date as the name "Janjgir–Champa". Inhabitants are generally migrants from nearby villages.
Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur.
Raigarh is a city in Eastern Chhattisgarh known as Sanskardhani i.e. Cultural Capital of Chhattisgarh. It is also known for its coal reserves and power generation for the state as well as the country.
Dharamjaygarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Raigarh District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Major languages spoken are Hindi and Chhattisgarhi, with a little Odia, Bengali and English. Laljeet Singh Rathia is a current MLA of the Dharamjaigarh constituency.
Nagri is a town and nagar panchayat in the Dhamtari district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is located 64 kilometres from the district headquarters, Dhamtari. and 145 kilometres from state capital, Raipur.
Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the longitudes 20.6-20.24 and latitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941.
Tamnar is a town and a Gram Panchayat in Raigarh district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
"Parpodi," also known as "Raja Parpodi," is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh, India. The town is situated in the district of Bemetara in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It has a small population and has been declared a "Nagar Panchayat" of the Bemetara district.
Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012. with headquarters in Kondagaon.It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.
Ramanuj Sharma, popularly known as Anuj Sharma, is an Indian film, stage and television personality and a Superstar in Chhattisgarhi cinema He is known for his multifarious talents in directing, acting, singing and stage shows compering. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by having bestowed upon him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the field of arts. Ramanuj Sharma is the first film personality from Chhattisgarh to receive the Padma Shri award.
Khongsara is a village in Kota Tehsil in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh, India. It is located north from the district headquarters Bilaspur, and 166 km from the state capital Raipur.
Kahi Debe Sandesh is a 1965 Chhattisgarhi film written, directed and produced by Manu Nayak. It was released in 1965 and became the first film in the Chhattisgarhi language. It dealt with contemporary social issues such as untouchability and caste discrimination.
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