Kondagaon district

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Kondagaon district
Location of Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh
Location of Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates (Kondagaon): 19°35′N 81°39′E / 19.59°N 81.65°E / 19.59; 81.65Coordinates: 19°35′N 81°39′E / 19.59°N 81.65°E / 19.59; 81.65
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBastar
Established24 January 2012
HeadquartersKondagaon
Area
 • Total7,768 km2 (2,999 sq mi)
Population
 • Total578,326
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://kondagaon.gov.in/

Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012.[1] with headquarters in Kondagaon.It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census, the population was 578,326. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.15% and 70.1% of the population respectively.[2]

Languages of Kondagaon district (2011 census)

  Halbi (42.44%)
  Gondi (28.06%)
  Chhattisgarhi (22.21%)
  Hindi (3.40%)
  Bhatri (1.39%)
  Others (2.50%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 42.44% of the population spoke Halbi, 28.06% Gondi, 22.21% Chhattisgarhi, 3.40% Hindi and 1.39% Bhatri as their first language.


Tourism[edit]

Covered by lush green forest area, Kondagaon is blessed with ultimate natural beauty and great archeology. In the Keshkal block of district Kondagaon, more a dozen of waterfall and few caves have been found out a couple of years ago. Some of the known waterfalls, caves, valleys and archeological sites are:

Waterfalls[edit]

  • Katulkasa Waterfall, Honhed
  • Bijkudum Waterfall, Uper-murvend
  • Umradah Waterfall
  • Ling-Darha Waterfall
  • Amadarha-1 Waterfall
  • Amadarha-2 Waterfall
  • Hankhi-kudum Waterfall
  • Ghumur Waterfall
  • Kudarwahi Waterfall
  • Uperbedi Waterfall
  • Mirde Waterfall
  • Mutte-Khadka Waterfall
  • Cherbeda Waterfall

Caves[edit]

  • Alor cave
  • Bijkudum cave
  • Katthan-gundi cave

Valleys[edit]

  • Keshkal Valley

Archeological sites[edit]

  • Gobrahin
  • Garh-dhanora
  • Amrawati

Megalithic sites[edit]

  • Umradah (Here rock paintings have been found)
  • Hata Pathra(Here rock paintings have been found)
  • Ling-Darha Waterfall(Here rock paintings have been found)

References[edit]

  1. "Blocks of Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  2. "About District | District Kondagaon - Government of Chhattisgarh | India". Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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