Besides saris and salwar suits, the fabric is used to create lehengas, stoles, shawls and menswear including jackets, shirts, achkans and sherwanis. Its literature reflects the regional consciousness and the evolution of an identity distinct from others in Central India. Chhattisgarh has an urban population of 23.4% (around 5.1 million people in 2011) residing in urban areas. Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India by Professor S.K. Chhattisgarh had been the center of progress and development of several culture since the Vedic and Mythological times. In the north lies the edge of the great Indo-Gangetic plain. Agric. NH 6 connects Raipur to Hajira, Dhule, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Baharagora and Kolkata. The upper Mahanadi basin is separated from the upper Narmada basin to the west by the Maikal Hills (part of the Satpuras) and from the plains of Odisha to the east by ranges of hills. There is a lack of passenger services to north and south of Chhattisgarh. The following are the list of the districts of Chhattisgarh State with major cities : Chhattisgarh's nominal gross state domestic product (GSDP) is estimated at ₹3.26 lakh crore (US$46 billion) in 2018–19, the 17th largest state economy in India. [citation needed], The Amrit Dhara Waterfall, Koriya's main attraction, is a natural waterfall which originates from the Hasdeo River. Agril. On the other hand, for states like Delhi and Himachal Pradesh and metropolitan cities like Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, teledensity was over 100 percent in 2010 implying that individuals have more than one telephone connection. Raipur District is bordered by Bilaspur by the North, Bastar & Orissa by the South, Raigarh & Orissa by the East and the Durg to the West. Bamboo is abundant and is harvested for many purposes. The sex ratio in the state is one of the most balanced in India with 991 females per 1,000 males, as is the child sex-ratio with 964 females per 1,000 males (Census 2011). In ancient times the region was known as Dakshin-Kausal. The irrigation is characterised by a high order of variability ranging from 1.6% in Bastar to 75.0% in Dhamtari. It is a symbolic form of dancing related to worship. SNS Web | New Delhi | September 21, 2020 1:10 pm. The outline of Chhattisgarh is like a sea horse. Raipur is the former capital and also the largest city in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. NH 43 connects Raipur to Vizianagaram and Natavalasa. Most of the old temples and shrines follow Shaktism and are goddess-centric (e.g., Shabari, Mahamaya, Danteshwari) and the existence of these temples gives insight into historical and current social fabric of this state. For example-Bhilai has a literacy rate of 86%, while Bastar has a literacy rate of 54% . km. 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It has a rural fertility rate of 3.2 and urban fertility rate of 2.1. In Surguja district, a tea nursery is being developed by the Margdarshan Sansthan Agriculture College in Ambikapur, Surguja.