| November 1, 2000, as India's 26 th state, carved out of Madhya Pradesh. |
| Central India. |
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh (north)
Andhra Pradesh (south)
Orissa (east)
Madhya Pradesh (west) |
| 135,133 sq km (45% densely forested) |
| 20,795,956 |
| 65% |
| 990 females per 1000 males (the second-best sex ratio of any state in india, after Kerala) |
| Raipur. |
| Bilaspur. |
| 16, many of them being erstwhile princely states. |
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| 11 |
| Raipur, Durg-Bhilai (twin cities), Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon,
Korba, Raigarh, Jagdalpur. |
| Iron Ore, Coal, Bauxite, Timber, Tin (found only in Chhatisgarh), Gold, Limestone, Dolomite, Diamond, Manganese, Korandum, Quartz. |
| Steel, Aluminum, Cement, Thermal power. |
| Mahanadi, Indravati, Shivnath, Hansdeo, Arpa, Pairi,
Kharoon, Maniyari Jonk, Shabri, Dankini-Shankini, Mand, Tandula, Ib, Kotri. |
| Gangarel (Ravishankar Sagar), Mooramsilli, Dhudhawa,
Sikasar, Sondhur, Pairi, Hansdeo-Bango, Kodar, Jonk, Arpa, Maniyari, Khutaghat, Tandula, Kharkhara, Saroda, Banki, Jhumka. |
| Chitrakote, Tirathgarh, Kanger, Gupteshwar, Malajkundam,
Saat Dhara, Ranidah, Rajpuri, Kendai, Tata Pani, Damera Tamda Ghumar, Mendri Ghumar. |
| Tiger, Leopard, Wild Boar, Cheetal, Langoor, Rhesus Monkey,
Barahsinga, Sambhar, Bison, Wild Buffalo, Civet Cat, Bear. |
| Rice, Sugarcane, Banana, Pulses, Wheat . |
| Teak, Sal, Bamboo, Sheeshal, Mahua, Tamarind, Haldu,
Saja, Sheesham, Various Herbs. |
| Hindi, Local dialects. |
| Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Tribal. |
| Bastar Dussera, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Ramaram, Ma Bambleshwari, Ratanpur, Shivrinarayan, Sihawa, Bhoramdeo, Girodhpuri, Damakheda. |
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