Day 5 of the cycle · East
Chhattisgarh
Capital
Raipur
Language
Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 2000 as the 26th State of the Union. It fulfills the long-cherished demand of the people. With the advent of the British in 1845, Raipur gained prominence instead of capital Ratanpur
Chhattisgarh is bounded by southern Jharkhand and Odisha in the east, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west, Uttar Pradesh and western Jharkhand in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the south. Areawise Chhattisgarh is the ninth largest State and population-wise it is seventeenth State of the nation.
Agriculture and allied activities account for nearly 80 per cent of the work force in the State.
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