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Chhattisgarh

State profile

🌊Fun factChhattisgarh's Chitrakote Falls is India's widest waterfall (~300m), the 'Niagara of India'.

Factsheet

Capital: Raipur
Language(s): Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Formed: 2000
Area: 1,35,192 km²
Districts: 33
Head (2025): Vishnu Deo Sai
State animal: 🐾 Wild water buffalo
State bird: 🐦 Common hill myna
State flower: 🌸 Marigold
State tree: 🌳 Sal

Report Card

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SDG India Index

67

#23 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹1.37 L

#25 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

#9 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

71.5%

#6 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

38 per 1,000

#20 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

65.9 yrs

#20 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

1.8

#14 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

85.7%

#25 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

34.6%

#25 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

79.9%

#12 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

70.3%

#26 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

60.2%

#26 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

19.6%

#29 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

246.5 per lakh

#25 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

58.2 per lakh

#22 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

27.3%

#11 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

2,55,45,198

#17 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

991 per 1,000 men

#6 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

23.2%

#28 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

22.6%

#7 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

97.1%

#18 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

67.4%

#26 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

38.7%

#29 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

21.8%

#13 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

2,319 kg/ha

#18 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

33.4%

#18 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.24 ha

#15 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

14

#20 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

2,60,22,000

#16 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

1,000

#34 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023