Unknown Hidden Facts About Chhattisgarh

 

 

1] The place is an amazing treasure house of age old tribal culture and history. Not to forget the world famous bell metal handicrafts and terracotta items.

 

2] It shares boundaries with 7 states. UP in North, Jharkhand in Northeast, Odisha in East, AP in South, Telangana in Southwest, Maharashtra in West and MP in Northwest.

3] The state accounts for70% of Tendu Leaves. Tendu leaves are used to make Bidi.

4] It is known as “Dhan ka Katora” means “Rice Bowl” of Nation.

 

5] India’s biggest waterfall is situated in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Tirathgarh Waterfall

Chitrakoot Waterfalls

 

6] Chhattisgarh is one of the states with highest Scheduled Tribe population, SC & ST taken together constitute for more than 50% of the population.

 

7] BSP (Bhilai Steel Plant) 10 times winner of Prime Minister Trophy for best steel plant in country.15% of total steel production in country is done by Chhattisgarh.

8] It has some of the oldest and biggest cave formations in Asia discovered only very recently.

Kailash Cave

Kutumsar Cave

9] Sirpur is proposed world heritage site of historical significance.

10] Mainpat is also known as ‘Mini Tibet’ because of the settlements. It is also called the Shimla of Sarguja because of what nature has created.

11] Chhattisgarh has a high sex ratio of (991/1000) ranking at 5th position among another states of India.

 
12] First in the nation for coal production. First in tin production. Third in Iron-ore production.

 13]Chhattisgarh has one of the last pockets of Virgin Forests left in India. This apparently is the place where you can find jungles comparable to Amazon in their variety and density.Chhattisgarh has 3 National Parks and 11 wild life Centuries.

14] Kotmi Sonar its Asia's one of the largest Crocodile Reserve, spread over 120 acres of land, of which 85 acres is water area.

15] Dussera is one of the biggest festivals here and is a 75 day ordeal. However, it is totally unrelated to our good old Ram, Sita and Ravana. They have their own folklore and worship a deity named Maa Danteswari.

16] Naya Raipur Developing Most Advanced SMART CITY

Marine Drive Raipur

Naya Raipur

Ghadi Chowk Raipur

17] The development of special aluminium alloys for “Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile” – Agni and “Surface Missile” – Prithvi have been significant achievements of BALCO, Korba. BALCO has been the first in the Indian Aluminium Industry to produce the Alloy Rods, which is a Feedstock for all Aluminium Alloy Conductors, very much needed for today’s power transmission lines.

 

Balco , Korba

 

18] Bilaspur Railway Station is SECR Zonal Head Quarter is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. About 340 passenger trains and goods trains passes every day.