The new State Chattisgarh, formerly
a part of Madhya Pradesh was formed on November 1, 2000 as the 26th
state of the Indian Union. This was the day exactly 44 years, since
Madhya Pradesh came into being. The districts of the state
are Koriya, Sarguja, Jashpur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Champa,
Mahasamund, Raipur, Kawardha, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Dhamtari,
Bastar and Dantewara, with Raipur as the capital. Dinesh Nandan
Sahai was appointed the Governor and Ajit Jogi of the Congress party
became the Chief Minister of the state. Further details under construction.
| State Bird - Black crested bulbul |
State Animal - Gaur |
| State Flower - To be declared |
State Tree - Asna |
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| Area |
: 1,35,100 sq.km |
| Capital |
: Raipur |
| Languages |
: Konkani and Marathi |
| Districts |
: 16 |
Populations
Male
Female |
:
208 lakh
: 685,617
: 658,381 |
| Literacy |
:82.32% |
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