Kondagaon district
Kondagaon district | |
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Coordinates (Kondagaon): 19°35′N 81°39′E / 19.59°N 81.65°E | |
Country | India |
State | Chhattisgarh |
Division | Bastar |
Established | 24 January 2012 |
Headquarters | Kondagaon |
Area | |
• Total | 7,768 km2 (2,999 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 578,326 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | https://kondagaon.gov.in/ |
Kondagaon district is a
The common name for Kondagaon is Kondanar, which means 'village of horses' in Gondi. On 15 August 2011, Chief Minister Raman Singh declared Kondagaon as a separate district.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population was 578,824, of which 57,983 (10.02%) live in urban areas. Kondagaon has a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.31%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 23,204 (4.01%) and 411,001 (71.01%) of the population respectively.[3][4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.41% of the population spoke Halbi, 28.04% Gondi, 22.20% Chhattisgarhi, 3.40% Hindi and 1.39% Bhatri as their first language.[5]
Tourism
Covered by green forest, Kondagaon is known for its natural environment and archeology.[citation needed] In the Keshkal block of district Kondagaon, more a dozen of waterfall and few caves have been found out a couple of years ago.[when?] Some of the best known waterfalls, caves, valleys and archeological sites include:[citation needed]
Waterfalls
- Katulkasa Waterfall, Honhed
- Bijkudum Waterfall, Uper-murvend
- Umradah Waterfall
- Ling-Darha Waterfall
- Amadarha-1 Waterfall
- Amadarha-2 Waterfall
- Hankhi-kudum Waterfall
- Ghumur Waterfall
- Kudarwahi Waterfall
- Uperbedi Waterfall
- Mirde Waterfall
- Mutte-Khadka Waterfall
- Cherbeda Waterfall
Caves
- Alor cave
- Bijkudum cave
- Satnam dham hathi pahad
- Katthan-gundi cave
Valleys
- Keshkal Valley
Archeological sites
- Gobrahin
- Garh-dhanora
- Amrawati
Megalithic sites
- Umradah (Here rock paintings have been found)
- Hata Pathra(Here rock paintings have been found)
- Ling-Darha Waterfall(Here rock paintings have been found)
References
- ^ "Blocks of Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "About District | District Kondagaon - Government of Chhattisgarh | India". Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Bastar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.