Chhattisgarh GK | 04 Aug 2021

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Chhattisgarh GK

State Symbol
Sentence: Credible Chhattisgarh		State Animal: Forest Buffalo
State Bird: Hill Myna		State Tree: Sal

Chhattisgarh : General Information

• State Name – Chhattisgarh
• Ancient name of the state - Dakshin Kosal
• Establishment of the state - 1 November, 2000 (26^th state of the country)
• Mother State of the State - Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh became a division of Madhya Pradesh in -1862
• State Capital - Nava Raipur (earlier Raipur)
• Act for State formation - Madhya Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2000
• Time of State Formation - 9^th Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
• Official language of the state - Chhattisgarhi (accepted on November 28, 2007)
• State legislature - Unicameral (assembly)
• Rajya Sabha seat in the state - 5
• Lok Sabha seats in the state - 11
• Assembly seats in the state - 91
• State High Court – Bilaspur (19^th High Court of the country)
• Railway Zone in the State - South-East Central Railway (Bilaspur) (16^th Railway Zone of the country)
• Government Press in the State - Rajnandgaon (1989)
• Braille Script Press in the State - Tifra (Bilaspur)
• State Revenue Division Headquarters - Bilaspur
• State Ethnic Museum - Jagdalpur
• Total number of districts in the state - 33
• Number of districts at the time of state formation - 16
• Largest district by area - Rajnandgaon
• Smallest district by area - Durg

Symbol of the State
State Emblem (Accepted September 4, 2001)		Safe among 36 forts, circular sign indicating indomitable desire for development - green color Ashoka Pillar, the emblem of India in the middle - red color Paddy Earrings - Golden Color Energy symbol - blue color Waves outlining the rivers - in the color of the Indian Flag

Geographical Location

• Latitude – 17°46' N to 24°5'N.
• Longitude – 80°15' E to 84°24'E.
• The area of ​​the state is 1,35,192 sq. km. (4.14% of the total area of ​​the country and 30.47% of the total area of ​​Madhya Pradesh)
• Districts of the state through which Tropic of Cancer passes - 03 (Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur)
• Districts of the state through which the Indian Standard Time Line (IST) passes -07 (Surajpur, Korba Janjgir-Champa, Balodabazar, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balod)
• Meeting point of Tropic of Cancer and IST of the state - Surajpur (Korba in other sources)
• Rank in the country by area - 10^th
• The width of the state from east to west is - 435 km.
• The length of the state from north to south is - 700 to 800 km.
• Number of states adjoining the state - 7
• Number of districts adjoining other states - 21
• The state touching the longest border of Chhattisgarh - Odisha
• State touching the smallest border of Chhattisgarh - Andhra Pradesh
• The largest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh - the plain of Chhattisgarh
• The smallest and highest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh - Jashpur-Samaripat
• Largest drainage system of Chhattisgarh - Mahanadi drainage system
• Smallest drainage system of Chhattisgarh - Narmada drainage system
• The largest soil group of Chhattisgarh - red-yellow soil
• The smallest soil group of Chhattisgarh - laterite soil
• Climate of Chhattisgarh - Tropical Monsoon
• Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh - Abujhmad
• The coldest place in Chhattisgarh - Mainpat (Surguja)
• Hottest place of Chhattisgarh - Champa
• Highest peak of Chhattisgarh - Gaurlata (1225 m.)
• The longest river of Chhattisgarh - Mahanadi (858 km)
• Shimla of Chhattisgarh - Mainpat

The Main Promoters of Chhattisgarh and Their Title

• Father of Co-operatives in Chhattisgarh - Thakur Pyarelal
• Father of cooperatives in Durg district - Pt. Ratnakar Jha
• Father of cooperatives in Raipur district - Wamanrao Lakhe
• Father of Journalism in Chhattisgarh - Madhavrao Sapre
• Founder of Satnam Panth in Chhattisgarh - Guru Ghasidas
• Founder of Kabir Panth in Chhattisgarh - Chudamani Sahib
• Mangal Pandey of Chhattisgarh - Hanuman Singh
• Bhagat Singh of Chhattisgarh - Parasram Soni
• Tatya Tope of Chhattisgarh - Gundadhur
• Gandhi of Chhattisgarh - Pt. Sunderlal Sharma
• Gandhi of Bastar - Manku Ram Sodhi
• Valmiki of Chhattisgarh - Gopal Mishra
• Panini of Chhattisgarh - Hiralal Kavyopadhyay
• First Martyr of Chhattisgarh - Virnarayan Singh
• The last martyr of the 1857 revolution - Surendra Sai
• Legislator of Madhya Prant - Ghanshyam Singh Gupta (1937)
• Madhya Pradesh Legislator - Mathura Prasad Dubey (1981)
• The first preacher of Christianity - Father T. Lor (1868)
• Father of Dance - Dau Dular Singh Mandraji
• Father of Pandavani - Jhaduram Devangan
• The savior of folk art - Dau Ramchandra Deshmukh
• Priest of folk art - Mahasingh Chandrakar

Popular Places of Chhattisgarh

• Kashi/Varanasi of Chhattisgarh - Kharaud
• Kashmir of Chhattisgarh - Chaiturgarh (Korba)
• Chittor of Chhattisgarh - Lafagarh (Korba)
• Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh - Bhoramdev (Kabirdham)
• Prayag of Chhattisgarh - Rajim (Gariaband)
• Shimla of Chhattisgarh - Mainpat (Surguja)
• Nagaloka of Chhattisgarh - Tapkara (Jashpur)
• Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh - Abujhmad (Narayanpur)
• The oldest temple of Chhattisgarh - Devrani-Jethani Temple (5th-6th century) (Talagaon, Bilaspur)
• Knowledge Capital of Chhattisgarh – Bhilai (Durg)
• City of ponds of Chhattisgarh - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• The city of temples in Chhattisgarh - Arang (Raipur)
• City of tanks in Chhattisgarh - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• City of intersections in Chhattisgarh - Jagdalpur (Dantewada)
• Island of Sal forests in Chhattisgarh - Bastar
• Tomato Capital of Chhattisgarh - Ludeng (Jashpur)
• Sivakasi of Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur

First in Chhattisgarh

• Chhattisgarh's first Regional Dynasty - Rajarshitulya Kul Dynasty
• First Kalchuri Ruler - Kalingaraj (Capital-Tamangan)
• First Maratha Ruler - Bimbaji Bhosale (Capital-Ratanpur)
• First Subedar - Mahipat Rao Dinkar (Capital - Ratanpur)
• First woman ruler - Prapulla Kumari Devi
• First Tribal Rebellion - Halba Rebellion (1774-1776)
• First Chief Minister - Shri Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi
• First Chief Justice - Shri W.A. Shishak
• First Acting Chief Justice - Shri R.S. Garg
• First Election Commissioner - Dr. Sushil Trivedi
• First State Human Rights Commission Chairman - Shri K. M. Agarwal
• First Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha - Shri Rajendra Prasad
• First Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha - Shri Banwarilal Agrawal
• First Home Minister - Shri Nandkumar Patel
• First Governor - Shri Dinesh Nandan Sahai
• First Chief Information Commissioner - Shri A.K. Vijayvargiya
• First Chief Secretary - Shri Arun Kumar
• First State Women Commission Chairman - Smt. Hemwant Porte
• First Director General of Police - Shri Mohan Shukla
• First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Public Service Commission - Shri Mohan Shukla
• First Woman Minister (in undivided Madhya Pradesh) - Smt. Padmavati Devi
• First Woman Minister (in Chhattisgarh State) - Smt. Geeta Devi Singh
• First woman MP - Minimata (from Raipur parliamentary constituency)
• Most times MP from Chhattisgarh - Late. Vidyacharan Shukla (9 times)
• First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Co-Service Commission - Pawan Diwan
• The first chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission - S. K Mishra
• The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the Chief Minister of any state - Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla (Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh)
• The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the governor of a state - E. Raghavendra Rao (Governor of Madhya Pradesh)
• The first person from Chhattisgarh, who became the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly - Mathura Prasad Dubey
• First person to be awarded Padma Shri - Mukutdhar Pandey (1976)
• First woman to be awarded Padma Shri - Teejan Bai (1987)
• First person to be awarded Padma Bhushan - Habib Tanveer (2002)
• First woman to be awarded Padma Bhushan - Teejan Bai (2003)
• First recipient of Minimata Samman - Smt. Binny Bai (2001)
• First recipient of Dr. Khubchand Baghel Award - Shrikant Govardhan (2001)
• First recipient of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Award - Carebhushan (2001)
• First recipient of Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Award - Vinod Kumar Shukla (2001)
• First recipient of Gundadhur Samman - Ashish Arora (2001)
• First College - Chhattisgarh College, Raipur (1938)
• First Sanskrit College - Raipur (1955)
• First University - Indira University of Arts and Music, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
• First General Education University - Pt. RaviShankar Shukla University, Raipur (1964)
• First Private University - Maharishi University, Bilaspur (2002)
• First Medical College - Pt. Nehru Medical College, Raipur (1963)
• Chhattisgarh's oldest I.T.I. - Koni (Bilaspur 1904)
• State's first law university - Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• State's first private medical college - Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg
• State's first sports university - Rajnandgaon (proposed)
• State's first government medical college - Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur (1963)

Transportation and Communication

• Total length of state roads - 32932 km (In the case of March 2019)
• The total length of state roads is - 32932 km. (as of March 2019)
• Length of National Highway - 3526 km.
• Length of state highway - 4176 km.
• Length of main district road - 11501 km.
• Length of rural road and other district roads - 13729 km.
• The longest National Highway in the state - NH30 (638.80 km)
• The shortest National Highway in the state - NH163 (A) (12 km)
• PWD Paved Roads - 30508.13 Km.
• PWD unpaved Roads - 2323.40 Km.
• Largest State Highway - SH5
• Shortest State Highway - SH14
• The length of the roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is - 31758.73 km. (as of March 31, 2019)
• Total number of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - 8193 Km
• First rail operation in Chhattisgarh - November 27, 1888 (Bengal-Nagpur)
• Establishment of Bilaspur Railway Division - 1900 (under Calcutta Railway)
• Declaration of South-East-Central Railway (SCR) zone - 20 September, 1998 (by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
• Inauguration of South-East-Central Railway - 7^th April, 2003
• The total length of the railway line in the state is - 1196 km.
• Headquarter of South-East-Central Railway - Bilaspur
• Chhattisgarh's only international airport - Swami Vivekananda Airport (Mana, Raipur)
• The only river for water transport in Chhattisgarh - Sabari river
• First newspaper - Chhattisgarh Mitra (1900)
• First Chhattisgarhi Film - Kahi Debe Sandesh

Literacy and Education

Literate (Census-2011)

• Total Literate Population - 15380000 (1.5 Crore)
• Male Literate Population - 8808000 (33 Lakh)
• Female Literate Population - 6572000 (65 Lakh)
• Rural Literate Population - 11009000 (1.10 crore)
• Urban Literate Population - 4371000 (43 Lakh)

Higher Education Institution

• Number of government colleges in the state - 253
• Number of non-government colleges in the state - 257
• State's only Sanskrit college - Govt. D.C.V. Sanskrit College, Raipur
• Total medical colleges in the state - 10 (7 government, 03 private)
• State's only Central Medical College - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
• Number of University in the State - 24
• No. of Central University in the State - 01
• Number of Government University in the State - 09
• Number of Private University in the State - 14
• State's first and only university - Indira Arts and Music University, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
• State's first private university - Maharishi University, Bhilai (Durg)
• The only central university in the state - Guru Ghasidas Central University, Koni (Bilaspur)
• State's only and country's 11^th open university - Pandit Sundarlal Sharma University, Birkona (Bilaspur)
• State's only journalism university - Kushabhau Thackeray University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kathadid (Raipur)
• State's only technical university - Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (Durg)
• State's only agricultural university - Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur
• State's only law university - Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• State's only veterinary university - Kamdhenu University, Anjora (Durg)
• State's only medical university - Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Ayush and Health University, Raipur

Population (As per Census 2011)

• Total population of the state - 2,55,45,198
• State's Population of Country's Total Population - 2.11%
• Most Populated District - Raipur (4063872)
• District with highest female population - Narayanpur (139820)
• District with highest female population - Raipur (2015686)
• District with lowest female population - Narayanpur (69716)
• District with highest male population - Raipur
• District with lowest male population - Narayanpur
• Rural Population - 19607961
• District with highest rural population - Raipur (2580583)
• District with least rural population - Narayanpur (117714)
• Urban Population - 5937237
• District with highest urban population - Raipur (1483289)
• District with least urban population - Narayanpur (22106)
• Sex Ratio - 991:1000
• District with highest sex ratio - Kondagaon (1033:1000)
• District with lowest sex ratio - Raipur (963:1000)
• Population Growth Rate - 22.61%
• District with highest population growth rate - Kabirdham (41.71%)
• District with lowest population growth rate - Bijapur (8.78%)
• Birth rate - 24.90%
• Rural birth rate - 26.30%
• Urban birth rate - 18.30%
• Mortality - 7.90%
• Rural Mortality - 8.30%
• Urban mortality - 6.10%
• Population Density - 189 persons per sq.km.
• District with highest population density - Janjgir-Champa (420 persons per sq. km.)
• District with lowest population density - Bijapur and Narayanpur
• Total literate population of the state - 15379922
• District with highest literate population - Raipur
• District with least literate population - Narayanpur
• District with highest literacy % - Durg (79.06%)
• District with lowest literacy % - Bijapur (40.86%)
• District with highest female literacy - Raipur
• District with lowest female literacy - Narayanpur
• District with highest female literacy % - Durg (70.23%)
• District with lowest female literacy % - Bijapur (31.11%)
• District with highest male literacy - Raipur
• Lowest male literacy district - Narayanpur
• District with highest male literacy % - Durg (87.82%)
• District with lowest male literacy % - Bijapur (50.46%)

Forests, Wildlife & Sanctuaries

Forest

• The forest area in the state is - 59772 sq. km. (As per Chhattisgarh Forest Ministry), 55547 sq. km. (As per ISFR-2017)
• Forests in the total geographical area of ​​the state - 44.21%
• Rank of the state in terms of forest cover in the country - third (1st - Madhya Pradesh, second - Arunachal Pradesh)
• Reserved forest in the state - 25782.17 sq.km. (43.13%)
• The protected forest in the state is - 24036.1 sq.km. (40.22%)
• Unclassified forest in the state - 9954.13 sq.km. (16.65%)
• Sal forest in the state - 24244.88 sq. km. (40.56%)
• Saugan forest in the state - 5533.13 sq. km. (9.42%)
• The mixed forest in the state is - 26018.38 sq. km. (43.52%)
• Work in the State Commissionable Forest- 3876.01 Sq.km. (6.5%)
• The district with the maximum forests by area - Narayanpur
• The district with the least forest by area - Durg
• Most forested district on the basis of % - Bastar/Narayanpur
• The district with the least number of forests on the basis of % - Durg
• District with maximum reserve forest area - Dantewada
• District with least reserve forest area - Korba
• District with maximum protected forest area - Surguja
• The district with the least forest area - Janjgir, Champa
• Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation - May 2001 (Raipur)
• Forester Training Institute in the State - Jagdalpur
• Forest Guard Training Institute in the State - 03 (Mahasamund, Sakti, Jagdalpur)
• Forest Schools in the State - 03 (Ambikapur, Kawardha, Bhanupratappur)

Wildlife and Sanctuary

• Number of National Parks in the State - 03
• State's first national park - Indravati National Park
• The largest national park in the state - Guru Ghasidas National Park (1441 sq. km.)
• The state's smallest national park - Kanger Ghati National Park (200 sq. km.)
• State's only Project Tiger declared National Park - Indravati National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries - 11
• State's largest wildlife sanctuary – Tamorpingala (608 sq.km.)
• The state's smallest wildlife sanctuary - Badalkhol (105 sq. km.)
• State's oldest wildlife sanctuary - Sitanadi (1974)
• State's Newest Wildlife Sanctuary - Bhoramdev (2001)
• Most tiger reserve in the state - Achanakmar (Mungeli)
• Most leopard sanctuary in the state - Sitanadi (Dhamtari)
• Number of Tiger Reserves in the State - 04 (Indravati Tiger Reserve, Sitanadi-Udanti Tiger Reserve, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve)
• State's Fourth Tiger Reserve - Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla (Proposed)
• State's only Biosphere Reserve - Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (2005)

Minerals

• Estimated number of minerals in the state - 28
• Establishment of State Mineral Development Corporation - 7 June 2001
• The position of the state in terms of mineral production - Fifth
• Location of the state from the point of view of mineral storage - third (first - Odisha, second - Jharkhand)
• Contribution of minerals in the revenue income of the state - 27%
• State's contribution to the main mineral revenue generation of the country - 9.3%
• Mineral with highest royalty rate in the state - Iron Ore
• Iron ore production unit in the state - NMDC.
• Coal producing unit in the state - SECL.
• Major coalfields in the state - Hasdeo Rampura field, Mand valley coalfield
• India's largest mechanized mine - Bailadila
• For the production of aluminum in the state - BALCO (the first public sector company established BALCO

Industry

• Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (CSIDC) - 7 April, 2001
• State's first industrial center – Urla (Raipur) 1990
• The largest industrial center of the state - Siltara (Raipur)
• Highest employing industrial area in the state - Urla (Raipur)
• State's most invested industrial center - Urla (Raipur)
• Industrially most developed district - Durg
• State's first special economic zone - Raipur
• State's latest special economic zone - Rajnandgaon
• State's First Central Thermal Plant - NTPC
• State's only catechu plant - Sarguja Wood Products
• The state's largest steel plant – Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)
• State's largest aluminum company – BALCO (Korba)
• State's first industry - Cotton Industry (Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mill)
• State's only Jute Industry Mill - Mohan Jute Mill
• State's first cement plant - Associate Cement Company
• Most of the cement factories/cement hub in the state - Balodabazar
• State's first sugar factory - Bhoramdeo Sugar Factory Ramhepur (Kawardha) (March 2003)

Industrial Park

• Aluminum Park - Dondro (Korba)
• Apparel Park - Bhanpuri (Raipur)
• Agro Park - Bastar
• Biotech Park - Ambikapur (Surguja)
• Deer Park - Kotmasar Nagaltar (Bastar)
• Food Park - Borai (Durg), Tedesara (Rajnandgaon)
• Naveen Food Park (200) in - 146 Blocks
• Herbal Park - Bagoud (Dhamtari)
• Electronic Manufacturing Park - Naya Raipur
• Engineering Park - Hathkhoj, Bhilai (Durg)
• IT Park - Naya Raipur
• Gems & Jewellery Park - Naya Raipur (Under Establishment)
• Kisan Shopping Mall - Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund
• Logistics Park - Raipur
• Biotechnology Park - Mungi (Raipur)
• Metal Park - Rawabhata (Raipur)
• Plastic Park - Tilda (Raipur), Khairjhiti (Rajnandgaon)
• Science Park - Tuta (Raipur), Sukma
• Snake Park - Tapkara (Jashpur)
• Software Technology Park - Bhilai (Durg)
• Traffic Park - Lagra (Bilaspur)
• Apparel Training & Design Center - Bilaspur, Raipur, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Sukma

Names of Various Buildings of Chhattisgarh Government

• Mahanadi Bhawan - Ministry and Secretariat Building
• Indravati Bhawan - Directorate Building
• Minimata Bhawan - Assembly building
• Karuna - Chief Minister's residence
• Sangwari - MLA's rest house
• Pahuna - State Government's rest house
• Sanjeevani - State Hospital
• Samvedana - Assembly Speaker's residence
• Sonakhan - State Mineral Building
• Mitanin - District Panchayat Bhawan
• The share of agricultural work in the total land of the state - 51%
• Average agricultural holding size in the state - 1.36 hectares
• Asia's largest tamarind market - Jagdalpur (Bastar)
• Rice Research Center - Labhandi (Raipur)
• Tomato Research Center - Mainpat (Surguja)
• District with maximum cultivable land - Rajnandgaon
• The district with the least cultivable land - Narayanpur
• State's oldest animal market - Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
• State's largest animal market - Bhaisathan (Raipur)
• State's position in fish production in the country - 5^th
• State's first multi-purpose project - Hasdeo Bango / Minimata Project
• State's biggest irrigation project - Mahanadi Project
• The longest dam of the state - Gangrel / Ravi Shankar Dam
• Most irrigated district - Janjgir, Champa
• Minimum Irrigated District - Narayanpur