Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh छत्तीसगढ़ | |
|---|---|
 Location o Chhattisgarh in Indie | |
 Poleetical Cairt o Chhattisgarh | |
| Coordinates (Raipur): 21°16′N 81°36′E / 21.27°N 81.60°E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| Established | 01 November 2000 |
| Caipital | Raipur |
| Lairgest ceety | Raipur |
| Destricts | 27 (9 dist. new) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Shekhar Dutt |
| • Chief Meenister | Raman Singh (BJP) |
| • Legislatur | Unicameral (90 seats) |
| • Parliamentary constituency | 11 (year 2010) |
| • Heich Coort | Chhattisgarh Heich Coort |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135194.5 km2 (52,198.9 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 10 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,545,198 |
| • Rank | 16t |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CT |
| HDI |  0.516 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 23rd (2005) |
| Literacy | 71.04% (23rd) |
| Offeecial leids | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Website | chhattisgarh.nic.in |
| Seembols | |
| Leid | Chhattisgarhi (a dialect o Hindi) |
| Ainimal | Van Bhainsa (Wild Buffalo) |
| Bird | Pahari Myna (Hill Myna) |
| Tree | Sal or Sarai |
Chhattisgarh (Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ Chattīsgaṛh pronounced [tʃʰʌttiːsɡʌɽʱ]) is a state in Central Indie. It is the 10t lairgest state in Indie, wi an aurie o 135,190 km2 (52,200 sq mi). Wi a population o 25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16t maist-populated state o the naition. It is a soorce o electricity an steel for Indie.[1] Chhattisgarh accoonts for 15% o the tot steel produced in the kintra.
The state wis furmed on 1 November 2000 bi pairtitionin 16 Chhattisgarhi-speakin sooth-eastren destricts o Madhya Pradesh.[2][3] Raipur wis made its caipital ceety. Chhattisgarh borders the states o Madhya Pradesh in the north-wast, Maharastra in the sooth-wast, Andhra Pradesh in the sooth, Odisha in the east, Jharkhand in the north-east an Uttar Pradesh in the north. Currently the state comprises 27 destricts.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Chhatisgarh State – Power Hub". Archived frae the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 22 Julie 2011.
- ↑ http://cgfinance.nic.in/Rules%20&%20Act/Reorganisation%20Act-2000/Reorganisation%20Act,2000(English).PDF Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/Elections08/chattisgarhstory.aspx?aid=482902
