Chhattishgarh, Travel to Chhattishgarh, Chhattishgarh Travel Tourism India

Area	1,35,237 sq.kms
Population	20,795,956
Literacy	65.18%
Language	Hindi, Chattisgarhi
Capital	Raipur
Districts	16
Weather	Best time to visit is between October and March.
Places to Visit	Amarkantak, Shwetamber Jain Temple, Shri Jagannath Dev Temple, Victoria Hall.
Wild Life	Eturnagaram, Hyderabad, Kawal, Kolleru (bird sanctuary), Pakhal (fishing), Nagarjuna Sagar

Welcome to Chhattisgarh, Information about Chhattishgarh

Chhattisgarh State largely consists of plateaus streaked with high range of Satpuras in the North, the river Mahanadi and its tributaries in the Central Plains and the Bastar Plateau in the South. The Past (Hills) give rises to the main river systems- Mahanadi, Hasdo, Sheonath and Indravati.x Intersected by these meandering rivers and dotted with hills and plateaus, the state has varied natural settings of great beauty.

To the north of river Shivnath there were 18 garhs belonging to the Kalchuris and to the South there were another 18 garhs belonging to the Kalchuris of Raipur. Hence, the total of these 36 Garhs (Forts) formed the basis of naming this region as Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh lies between 17 - 46' to 24 - 5' North and 80 - 15' to 84 - 20' East. It covers an area of 1,35,133 Sq. kms. bordering six other states - Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand in the North, Orissa in the East, Andhra Pradesh in the South, Maharashtra in the South West and Madhya Pradesh in the North West. Chhattisgarh in India offers an amazing blend of historical and natural beauty. The state has immense potential to become as one of the prime tourism destinations of India. Chattisgarh tourism board has already taken many initiatives in order to promote tourism in Chattisgarh. During ancient period, Chhattisgarh was known as Southern Kosal. With its rich natural wealth, Chhattisgarh has fascinated nature-lovers and is surrounded by Mekal, Sihava and Ramgiri mountains. The region has National parks/Sanctuaries and has places of archaeological and religions importance such as Sirpur, Rajim, Malhar, Sita Bengra, Jogibhatta, Deepadih, Dantewada and Dongargarh where tourists come automatically. The ancient deposits of Chhattisgarh and Jain religion memorials are found at Malhar, Sirpur Maheshpur and Arang. This state is considered as one of the mineral rich states in the country. There are 28 known varieties of minerals found in the state including precious stones & diamonds, iron ore, coal, limestone, dolomite, tin ore, bauxite and gold. We have India’s only active tin mine (in Bastar district), and one of world’s best quality of iron ore deposits in the world (at Bailadila in Dantewara district). The State has high potential for mining good quality of diamonds.
	Although the newly formed state came into existence on 1st November 2000, its cultural heritage is as ancient as Stone age. In ancient times Chhattisgarh was known as Dakshin Koshal. Geographical evidence of the place is found in the Ramayana and the Mahabharat. Lord Rama entered Dandkarnaya from North-East of Koshal and spent some of his exile (forest-living) period here. In Mahabharat's Rajsoo Yagya episode the description of Dakshin Koshal has been found. In historical records in Samudragupta Prayag eulogy, description of Kosal has been found. After the sixth century evidence of political insurgence of Dakshin Koshal has been found.

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