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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh}}

[[File:IN-CT.svg|thumb|220px|Location of [[Chhattisgarh]]]]
The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh:

'''[[Chhattisgarh]]''' – state in central [[India]]. The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 27 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh.

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name: [[Chhattisgarh]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
* Official English name: [[Chhattisgarh]]
* Nickname(s):
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): [[Chhattisgarhi]]
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Chhattisgarhis
* Abbreviations and name codes
** [[ISO 3166-2:IN#Current codes|ISO 3166-2 code]]: [[Chhattisgarh|IN-CT]]
** [[Vehicle registration]] code: [[Vehicle registration plates of India#States|CG]]

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 17th
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 10th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2015): 11th
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 16th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]:
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]:

== Geography of Chhattisgarh ==

[[Geography of Chhattisgarh]]
* Chhattisgarh is: an [[Indian state]]
* Population of Chhattisgarh: 27,928,015
* Area of Chhattisgarh: 135,194.5 km2 (52,198.9 sq mi)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Chhattisgarh|Atlas of Chhattisgarh]]

=== Location of Chhattisgarh ===
* Chhattisgarh is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[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 of Chhattisgarh ===

==== Protected areas of Chhattisgarh ====

* [[Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==== Natural geographic features of Chhattisgarh ====

=== Regions of Chhattisgarh ===

==== Ecoregions of Chhattisgarh ====

* [[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 of Chhattisgarh ====

===== Districts of Chhattisgarh =====

[[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|Districts of Chhattisgarh]]

# [[Balod district]]
# [[Baloda Bazar district]]
# [[Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur district]]
# [[Bastar district]]
# [[Bemetara district]]
# [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]]
# [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|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]]
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===== Municipalities of Chhattisgarh =====

[[Municipalities of Chhattisgarh]]

* [[Capital city|Capital]] of Chhattisgarh: [[Raipur]]
* [[List of cities in Chhattisgarh|Cities of Chhattisgarh]]

=== Demography of Chhattisgarh ===

[[Demographics of Chhattisgarh]]

== Government and politics of Chhattisgarh ==

[[Politics of Chhattisgarh]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Chhattisgarh: [[Raipur]]
* [[Elections in Chhattisgarh]]

=== Union government in Chhattisgarh ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh|Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Indian general election, 2009 (Chhattisgarh)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Chhattisgarh)]]

=== Branches of the government of Chhattisgarh ===

[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Chhattisgarh ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Chhattisgarh]], [[]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]], [[]]
* [[Council of Ministers of Chhattisgarh]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Chhattisgarh ====

[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Chhattisgarh ====

* [[High Court of Chhattisgarh]]

=== Law and order in Chhattisgarh ===

* [[Law enforcement in Chhattisgarh]]
** [[Chhattisgarh Police]]

== History of Chhattisgarh ==

[[History of Chhattisgarh]]

=== History of Chhattisgarh, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Chhattisgarh ====

==== Ancient Chhattisgarh ====

* [[Dakshina Kosala Kingdom]]

==== Medieval Chhattisgarh ====

==== Colonial Chhattisgarh ====

==== Contemporary Chhattisgarh ====

=== History of Chhattisgarh, by region ===

=== History of Chhattisgarh, by subject ===

== Culture of Chhattisgarh ==

* [[Cuisine of Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Languages of Chhattisgarh]]
* Monuments in Chhattisgarh
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Chhattisgarh|Monuments of National Importance in Chhattisgarh]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Chhattisgarh|State Protected Monuments in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Chhattisgarh|World Heritage Sites in Chhattisgarh]]

=== Art in Chhattisgarh ===
* [[Music of Chhattisgarh]]

=== Religion in Chhattisgarh ===

[[Religion in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Christianity in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Hinduism in Chhattisgarh]]

=== Sports in Chhattisgarh ===

[[Sports in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Cricket in Chhattisgarh]]
** [[Chhattisgarh Cricket Association]]
** [[Chhattisgarh cricket team]]
* [[Football in Chhattisgarh]]
** [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]]
** [[Chhattisgarh football team]]

=== Symbols of Chhattisgarh ===

[[Symbols of Indian states and territories#Chhattisgarh|Symbols of Chhattisgarh]]
* State animal:
* State bird:
* State flower:
* State symbol:
* State tree: sal

== Economy and infrastructure of Chhattisgarh ==

* [[Tourism in Chhattisgarh]]

== Education in Chhattisgarh ==

[[Education in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh|Institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh]]

== Health in Chhattisgarh ==

[[Health in Chhattisgarh]]

== See also ==

* [[Outline of India]]

== 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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