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== General reference ==
=== Names === * Common English name: Chhattisgarh ** Pronunciation: * Official English name: Chhattisgarh * Nickname(s): Dakshin Kosala, Sea-Horse State * Adjectival(s): Chhattisgarhi * Demonym(s): Chhattisgarhis (also, Chhattisgarhiyas) * Abbreviations and name codes ** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-CT ** Vehicle registration code: CG
=== Rankings (amongst India's states) === * by population: 17th * by area (2011 census): 10th * by crime rate (2015): 11th * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 16th * by Human Development Index (HDI): * by life expectancy at birth: * by literacy rate:
== Geography == * Geography of Chhattisgarh
=== Location === * Chhattisgarh is situated within the following regions: ** Northern Hemisphere ** Eastern Hemisphere *** Eurasia **** Asia ***** South Asia ****** India ******* Central India * Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
{{Geographic location |Centre = Chhattisgarh |North = Uttar Pradesh |Northeast = Jharkhand |East = Odisha |Southeast= Andhra Pradesh |South = Andhra Pradesh |Southwest = Telangana |West = Maharashtra |Northwest = Madhya Pradesh }}
=== Environment ===
==== Protected areas ==== * Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary * Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary * Barnawapara Wildlife sanctuary * Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary * Indravati National Park * Kanger Valley National Park * Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary * Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary * Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary * Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary * Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary
==== Natural geographic features ====
=== Regions ===
==== Ecoregions ==== * Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests * Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests * Chhota-Nagpur dry deciduous forests * Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests * Northern dry deciduous forests
==== Administrative divisions ====
===== Districts ===== * Districts of Chhattisgarh # Balod district # Baloda Bazar district # Balrampur district # Bastar district # Bemetara district # Bijapur district # Bilaspur district # Dantewada district # Dhamtari district # Durg district # Gariaband district # Janjgir–Champa district # Jashpur district # Kanker district # Kabirdham district # Kondagaon district # Korba district # Koriya district # Mahasamund district # Mungeli district # Narayanpur district # Raigarh district # Raipur district # Rajnandgaon district # Surguja district # Sukma district # Surajpur district #Gaurela pendra marwahi
===== Municipalities ===== * Municipalities of Chhattisgarh * Capital of Chhattisgarh: Raipur * Cities of Chhattisgarh
=== Demography === * Demographics of Chhattisgarh
== Government and politics == * Politics of Chhattisgarh * Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy) * Capital of Chhattisgarh: Raipur * Elections in Chhattisgarh
=== Union government === * Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh * Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee * Indian general election, 2009 (Chhattisgarh) * Indian general election, 2014 (Chhattisgarh)
=== Branches of the government === * Government of Chhattisgarh
==== Executive branch of the government ==== * Head of state: Governor of Chhattisgarh, * Head of government: Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, * Council of Ministers of Chhattisgarh
==== Legislative branch of the government ==== * Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly * Constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
==== Judicial branch of the government ==== * High Court of Chhattisgarh
=== Law and order === * Law enforcement in Chhattisgarh ** Chhattisgarh Police
== History == * History of Chhattisgarh
=== History by period ===
==== Prehistory ====
==== Ancient Chhattisgarh ==== * Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves * Dakshina Kosala kingdom
==== Medieval Chhattisgarh ==== * Kalachuris of Ratnapura * Haihaiyavanshi kingdom * Bastar State
==== Colonial Chhattisgarh ====
==== Contemporary Chhattisgarh ====
=== History by region ===
=== History by subject ===
== Culture ==
* Cuisine of Chhattisgarh * Languages of Chhattisgarh * Monuments in Chhattisgarh ** Monuments of National Importance in Chhattisgarh ** State Protected Monuments in Chhattisgarh * World Heritage Sites in Chhattisgarh * Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Literature Award
=== Art === * Music of Chhattisgarh
=== Religion ===
Religion in Chhattisgarh * Christianity in Chhattisgarh * Hinduism in Chhattisgarh
=== Sports ===
Sports in Chhattisgarh * Cricket in Chhattisgarh ** Chhattisgarh Cricket Association ** Chhattisgarh cricket team * Football in Chhattisgarh ** Chhattisgarh Football Association ** Chhattisgarh football team
=== Symbols ===
Symbols of Chhattisgarh * State animal: * State bird: * State flower: * State symbol: * State tree: sal
== Economy and infrastructure ==
== Education ==
Education in Chhattisgarh * Institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh
== Health ==
== See also ==
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Sister project links|voy=Chhattisgarh|Chhattisgarh}} {{wikiatlas|Chhattisgarh}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725174254/http://www.dprcg.gov.in/ Chhattisgarh News] * [http://www.ibef.org/download/Chhattisgarh_271211.pdf Chhattisgarh fact profile], by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) * {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Chhattisgarh |short=x}}
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