# Kondagaon

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Kondagaon city in 2019
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| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = Kondagaon
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| area_rank               = 3rd in  [Bastar division](/source/Bastar_division)
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| population_demonym      = Bastariya
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
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| demographics1_info1     = [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language), [Chhattisgarhi](/source/Chhattisgarhi_language)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12800/1/the_chhattisgarh_official_language_act%2c_1957_no._5_of_1958%2c_date_24.01.1958.pdf |title=The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007 |publisher=indiacode.nic.in |year=2008 |access-date=25 December 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225172224/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12800/1/the_chhattisgarh_official_language_act,_1957_no._5_of_1958,_date_24.01.1958.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| postal_code             = 494226 (Kondagaon)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Chhattisgarh/Kondagaon/ Kondagaon]</ref>
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'''Kondagaon''' a [municipality](/source/municipality) about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of [Kondagaon district](/source/Kondagaon_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh). It is the third largest city of Bastar division.  Kondagaon separated from [Bastar district](/source/Bastar_district) on 24 January 2012 and formed as 27th district of the Chhattisgarh state. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bell Metal Crafts {{!}} #TakeKeralaHome {{!}} Kerala 365 {{!}} Kerala Tourism |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/campaigns/kerala365/bell-metal-crafts |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=Kerala Tourism Kerala 365 |language=en}}</ref>, which uses a unique blend of tin and copper,  and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.

MLA - Ms Lata Usendi (BJP)

Collector - Mr Kunal (IAS) Dudawat<ref>{{Cite web | title=जिला कोंडागाँव - छत्तीसगढ़ शासन {{!}} पारंपरिक शिल्प की उत्पत्ति {{!}} India | url=http://kondagaon.gov.in | access-date=2025-11-24 | website=kondagaon.gov.in}}</ref>

SP - Y Akshay Kumar (IPS)

CEO - Nupur Rashi Panna (IAS)

==Background==

Kondagaon is located at {{Coord|19.6|N|81.67|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Kondagaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kondagaon]</ref> It has an average elevation of 593&nbsp;metres (1945&nbsp;feet).

{{As of|2011}} India [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kondagaon had a population of 40,921. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kondagaon has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kondagaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kondagaon lies on the NH 30 highway and can be reached from either [Raipur](/source/Raipur) or [Jagdalpur](/source/Jagdalpur). Frequent bus services are available to Kondagaon from Raipur and Jagdalpur. The nearest railway station is Jagdalpur. A Helicopter strip was temporarily constructed in the playground adjacent to the government college campus, which is occasionally used in Kondagaon.

The town is known for the foodies,{{clarify|date=December 2024}} being migrants and settlers from various parts of India including the south and the north. Lala Hotel is the oldest hotel in the city, operating through the post-independence era when Kondagaon was as much of a small city. Kondagaon is situated on banks of the river Narangi.

== Industries ==

=== Art and craft ===

The bell metal craft practiced by most of the craftsmen in the town and the adjacent villages is a form of almost extinct wax sculpting art. Some of the celebrated craftsmen of the bell-metal art forms are the late Dr. Jaidev Baghel (a national awardee), Sushil Sakhuja, Sukchand, and Suresh Baghmare.

The government endow various schemes and policies to promote these art forms and artisans including sponsoring a select few second or third generation artisans for training in the national institute of design, enabling them to keep abreast with the trends and also widening the scope of their art forms.

=== Timber ===

Kondagaon is famous for timber mills, as the division hosts one of the largest forest division in the Indian subcontinent.

== Tourism ==

A couple of hillocks that skirt the eastern outskirts of the town (Kondagaon) have been revamped as a tourist park by the forest department. The park would host relocated common wild animals and fowl of the Bastar region. Most of the hill has been turned into a recreational zone.

The Coconut Development Board located in the southern frills of the town is a central government coconut development farm, sprawling across acres of coconut and assorted plantations.

In the Keshkal block of district Kondagaon there are more a dozen of waterfalls and few caves. Some of the known waterfalls, caves, valleys and archeological sites are:

== Waterfalls ==
* Katulkasa Waterfall, Honhed
thumb|Honhed Waterfall
* Bijkudum Waterfall, Uper-murvend
* Umradah Waterfall
* Ling-Darha Waterfall
* Amadarha-1 Waterfall
* Amadarha-2 Waterfall
* Hankhi-kudum Waterfall
thumb|Hankhi Kudum Waterfall
* Ghumur Waterfall
* Kudarwahi Waterfall
thumb|Kudarwahi Waterfall
* Uperbedi Waterfall
* Mirde Waterfall
* Mutte-Khadka Waterfall
* Cherbeda Waterfall

== Caves ==
* Alor cave
* Bijkudum cave
* Katthan-gundi cave
*Satnam hathi pahad

alt=JAITKHAM |thumb|Satnam Hathi pahad

== Valleys ==
* Keshkal Valley

== Archeological sites ==
* Gobrahin
* Garh-dhanora
* Amrawati
*Manjhingarh

thumb|Mirde Waterfall|356x356px

=== Megalithic sites ===
Rock paintings have been found at the following:

* Umrada
* Hata Pathra
* Lingo-Dhara Waterfall

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffg07yxr_Vs Metal art of Bastar video]
*[https://explore-chhattisgarh.blogspot.com/2011/02/metal-art-in-bastar.html Metal art of Bastar photos]

{{Bastar district}}

Category:Cities and towns in Kondagaon district

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