# Outline of Chhattisgarh

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh, an Indian state formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 27 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh.

## General reference
### Names

* Common English name: Chhattisgarh
** Pronunciation:
* Official English name: Chhattisgarh
* Nickname(s): Dakshin Kosala, Sea-Horse State
* Adjectival(s): Chhattisgarhi
* Demonym(s): Chhattisgarhis (also, Chhattisgarhiyas)
* Abbreviations and name codes
** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-CT
** Vehicle registration code: CG

### Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 17th
* by area (2011 census): 10th
* by crime rate (2015): 11th
* by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 16th
* by Human Development Index (HDI):
* by life expectancy at birth:
* by literacy rate:

## Geography

* Geography of Chhattisgarh

### Location

* Chhattisgarh is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere
** Eastern Hemisphere
*** Eurasia
**** Asia
***** South Asia
****** India
******* Central India
* Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
vtePlaces adjacent to Outline of Chhattisgarh :
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh :

### Environment
#### Protected areas

* Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
* Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary
* Barnawapara Wildlife sanctuary
* Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
* Indravati National Park
* Kanger Valley National Park
* Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary
* Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary
* Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
* Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary
* Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary

#### Natural geographic features
### Regions
#### Ecoregions

* 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
##### Districts

* Districts of Chhattisgarh
* Balod district
* Baloda Bazar district
* Balrampur district
* Bastar district
* Bemetara district
* Bijapur district
* 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
* Gaurela pendra marwahi

##### Municipalities

* Municipalities of Chhattisgarh
* Capital of Chhattisgarh: Raipur
* Cities of Chhattisgarh

### Demography

* Demographics of Chhattisgarh

## Government and politics

* Politics of Chhattisgarh
* Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
* Capital of Chhattisgarh: Raipur
* Elections in Chhattisgarh

### Union government

* Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh
* Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee
* Indian general election, 2009 (Chhattisgarh)
* Indian general election, 2014 (Chhattisgarh)

### Branches of the government

* Government of Chhattisgarh

#### Executive branch of the government

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

#### Legislative branch of the government

* Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
* Constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

#### Judicial branch of the government

* High Court of Chhattisgarh

### Law and order

* Law enforcement in Chhattisgarh
** Chhattisgarh Police

## History

* History of Chhattisgarh

### History by period
#### Ancient Chhattisgarh

* Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves
* Dakshina Kosala kingdom

#### Medieval Chhattisgarh

* Kalachuris of Ratnapura
* Haihaiyavanshi kingdom
* Bastar State

#### Colonial Chhattisgarh

* Chhattisgarh Division

#### Contemporary Chhattisgarh
### History by subject
## Culture

* Cuisine of Chhattisgarh
* Languages of Chhattisgarh
* Monuments in Chhattisgarh
** Monuments of National Importance in Chhattisgarh
** State Protected Monuments in Chhattisgarh
* World Heritage Sites in Chhattisgarh
* Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Literature Award

### Art

* Music of Chhattisgarh

### Religion

Religion in Chhattisgarh
* Christianity in Chhattisgarh
* Hinduism in Chhattisgarh

### Sports

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

### Symbols

Symbols of Chhattisgarh
* State animal:
* State bird:
* State flower:
* State symbol:
* State tree: sal

## Economy and infrastructure

* Tourism in Chhattisgarh

## Education

Education in Chhattisgarh
* Institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh

## Health

Health in Chhattisgarh