Chhattisgarh, situated in central India, is enriched with a prosperous cultural heritage and beautiful natural diversity. This state is endowed with an assortment of antique monuments, rare wildlife, palaces, rock paintings, Buddhist sites, delicately carved temples and hill plateaus. By area, Chhattisgarh is the 10th largest state of India, its name being derived from the numerical word thirty six (in Hindi garh means fort and Chattis means thirty-six) princely states in this area. The main language of this region is the Chhattisgarh language which is regarded to be a dialect of Hindi. Dialects of Dravidian languages are also spoken amongst different states. Apart from these languages the other languages spoken are Hindi, Marathi, Oriya and varied tribal languages.
Chhattisgarh’s homes numerous wildlife sanctuaries and national parks along with 12% share of India’s forests that are a major attraction for tourists.
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Destinations Chhattisgarh
| Bade Bacheli | |
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| Bade Bacheli is one of the towns located in the Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh state of India. It is also known as a "nagar panchayat". The Dantewada district has its... | |
| Bhilai | |
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| The city of Bhilai is located in the central part of Chhattisgarh State which in turn lies in the eastern region of India. Bhilai city has a total area of about 119.6 square kilometers... | |
| Dipka | |
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| Dipka can be described as one of the census towns located in ‘Korba District’ in Chhattisgarh, India, Asia.As per 2001 census, population of... | |
| Dongargaon | |
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| Dongargaon is one of the important towns in the Chhattisgarh state in India. Dongargaon is a town in the Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is located at 20.97 degree north and... | |
| Frezarpur | |
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| Frezarpur is a village in the district of... | |
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Latest attractions Chhattisgarh
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Jagdalpur - Introduction |
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Raipur - Travel Guide |
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Dipka - Travel Guide |
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What travelers say
I like Raipur because my schooling & graduation was done there. People are very simple and hospitable.
