About State

About Chhattisgarh State :          Chhattisgarh state was formed after being carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1st , 2000 . Chhattisgarh is basically a rural state where 79.9% population resides in 19,658 villages. Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste constitute about 31.8% and 11.61% of the total population respectively. As per the latest survey about 44.9% families are living below poverty line. The percentage of BPL families is the highest in Dantewada (64%) and the lowest in Durg (34%). State Profile        State at a Glance:    1.   Chhattisgarh, the 26th state of  India, Carved out on 1st  November 2000. 2.   Total area 1,36,194 sq. km   §         Districts                      -           16 §         Blocks                         -           146 §         Gram-Panchayat       -           9820 §         Villages                       -          19658   3.  Known as the 'Rice bowl' of India   4.  The population of the state is 20.80 million.   5.  The density of population is 154 persons per sq. km (2001 census)   6.   Rate of literacy : 65.18%   7.   Sex ratio: 990/1000   8.   PESA Area : 60%   9.  PESA Population: 70 Lacs   10. Forest Area : 44.2 %   11.  Irrigation : 27%.