Chhattisgarh

At a Glance

Area: 136,034 Sq. Kms.

Population: 20,795,956

Capital: Raipur

Principal Languages: Hindi

Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 2000 as the 26th State of the Union. It fulfills the long-cherished demand of the tribal people. In ancient times the region was known as Dakshin-Kausal. Chhattisgarh is bounded by southern Jharkhand and Orissa in the east, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west, Uttar Pradesh and western Jharkhand in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the south. Area wise Chhattisgarh is the ninth largest state and population-wise it is seventeenth state of the nation.