Outline of Chhattisgarh
Overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh, an Indian state formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 27 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh.
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:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
- v
- t
- e
Places adjacent to Outline of Chhattisgarh
Environment
Protected areas
- Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary
- Tamor Pingla 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
- 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
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
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
Judicial branch of the government
Law and order
- Law enforcement in Chhattisgarh
History
History by period
Prehistory
Ancient Chhattisgarh
Medieval Chhattisgarh
Colonial Chhattisgarh
Contemporary Chhattisgarh
History by region
History by subject
Culture
- Cuisine of Chhattisgarh
- Languages of Chhattisgarh
- Monuments in Chhattisgarh
- World Heritage Sites in Chhattisgarh
- Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Literature Award
Art
Religion
- Christianity in Chhattisgarh
- Hinduism in Chhattisgarh
Sports
Sports in Chhattisgarh
- Cricket in Chhattisgarh
- Football in Chhattisgarh
Symbols
- State animal:
- State bird:
- State flower:
- State symbol:
- State tree: sal
Economy and infrastructure
Education
Health
Health in Chhattisgarh
See also
References
External links
Chhattisgarh at Wikipedia's sister projects
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Media from Commons
- News from Wikinews
- Quotations from Wikiquote
- Texts from Wikisource
- Textbooks from Wikibooks
- Resources from Wikiversity
- Travel information from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Atlas of Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh News
- Chhattisgarh fact profile, by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
- "Chhattisgarh" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.