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Current Status: Agriculture is counted as the chief economic occupation of the state. According to a government estimate, net sown area of the state is 4.828 million hectares and the gross sown area is 5.788 million hectares. About 80% of the population of the state is rural and the main livelihood of the villagers … Read more Chhattisgarh: Agriculture
Chhattisgarh is rich in livestock wealth. Livestock sector contributes about 23 percent to the value of agricultural sector output. A majority of the rural households possesses one or another species of livestock. The distribution of livestock holdings is more equitable as compared to land, indicating that the poor have more opportunities in livestock production than … Read more Animal husbandry
Agriculture is counted as the chief economic occupation of the Chattisgarh. According to a government estimate, net sown area of the state is 4.828 million hectares and the gross sown area is 5.788 million hectare. Horticulture and animal husbandry also engage a major share of the total population of the state. About 80% of … Read more Chhattisgarh:Agriculture
Civilizations have always flourished near sources of water. Since time immemorial,reservoirs are being constructed for domestic, drinking and irrigation needs. There is a large variationin monsoon pattern. Therefore, storage of water is a prime need of Chhattisgarh. The history of waterstorage in reservoirs in the state goes back to the Kalchuri dynasty of 12th … Read more CHHATTISGARH: Irrigation
Chhattisgarh : Geographic Location-Chhattisgarh is located 17° 46′ north to 24° 5′ north latitude and from 80° 15′ east to 84° 20′ east longitude. The state is located at the central part of India and has a total area of 135194 Sqkm. Chhattisgarh is surrounded by Orissa in the east, Maharashtra in the west, Andhra … Read more Chhattisgarh : Geographic Location
Natural hazards are severe and extreme weather and climate events that occur naturally in all parts of the world, although some regions are more vulnerable to certain hazards than others. Natural hazards become natural disasters when people’s lives and livelihoods are destroyed.Chattishgarh is vulnerable to cyclonic storm, Flood and Draught. Cyclone and flood disaster in Chattishgarh Chattishgarh is very vulnerable to … Read more CHATTISHGARH : NATURAL HAZARDS
Migration has been significantly reshaping the traditional social and economic structures of rural communities of Chattishgarh. The livelihood activities of rural families are no longer confined to farming and are increasingly being diversified through rural-to-urban migration. With the development of trade and industry and the awareness produced by the mass media, rural poor are … Read more CHATTISHGARH : MIGRATION
Major cities Raipur :Raipur District is situated in the fertile plains of Chhattisgarh Region. The District is surrounded by District Bilaspur in North, District Bastar and part of Orissa state in South, District Raigarh and part of Orissa state in East and district Durg in West. The district occupies the south eastern part of … Read more CHATTISHGARH : MAJOR CITIES AND TOURIST PLACES
Emerging as a top tourist hub, the east-central state of Chhattisgarh has a strong network of roadways, though the quality of these roads needs to be upgraded to the desired level. The capital Raipur is connected to all major cities of neighboring states with adequate bus services. Besides, a number of private operators run … Read more Transportation in Chhattisgarh
Size and Density of population The total population of Chhattisgarh is 2,55,45,198 as per census 2011. It constitutes 2.04 percent of the total population of India. Chhattisgarh is the 17th largest State of India on population basis. The annual growth rate of population is 1.67 percent during the period 1991 to 2001; whereas it … Read more Chattisgarh Populations