page_title: Chhattisgarh
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Chhattisgarh / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Danteswari Temple This is a photo of ASI monument number&#160; N-CT-7.
context_page_description: Chhattisgarh is one of the 28 state of India, located in the East-Central India. Parts of South East Central India is a part of Chhattisgarh. The state formed on November 1, 2000 was earlier under its neighbor State of Madhya Pradesh.
  Chhattisgarh had been the center of progress and development of several culture since the Vedic and Mythological times. The ancient temples here and their ruins indicate that Vaishnava, Shaivite, Shakta, Buddhist cultures have had influence in various periods. A resource-rich state, it is a source of electricity and steel for the country, producing 15% of the total steel. It is the ninth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,192 km², with a population of 32.2 million as of 2020. Chhattisgarh is the 17th-most populated state in the country.
  The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning ten Chhattisgarhi and six Gondi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. The capital city is Raipur. Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Jharkhand in northeast, Maharashtra in the southwest, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Odisha in the southeast.
context_section_description: Chhattisgarh has an urban population of 23.4% (around 5.1 million people in 2011) residing in urban areas. According to a report by the government of India, at least 34% are Scheduled Tribes, 12% are Scheduled Castes and over 50% belong to the official list of Other Backward Classes. The plains are numerically dominated by castes such as Teli, Satnami and Kurmi; while forest areas are mainly occupied by tribes such as Gond, Halba, Kamar/Bujia and Oraon. There is also a large Odia population. A large community of Bengalis has existed in major cities since the times of the British Raj. They are associated with education, industry and services.
caption: Danteshwari Temple is one of the Shakti peethas
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