Kondagaon district is a
district
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of
Chhattisgarh, India, and separated from
Bastar district
Bastar is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. Jagdalpur is the district headquarters. Bastar is bounded on the northwest by Narayanpur District, on the north by Kondagaon district, on the east by Nabarangpur and Kora ...
on 24 January 2012. with headquarters in
Kondagaon
Kondagaon a municipality about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of Kondagaon district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the third largest city of Bastar division. Kondagaon separated from Bastar district on 24 J ...
.It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.
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 578,326. 520,841 is rural and 57,485 urban. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.15% and 70.1% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.44% of the population spoke
Halbi, 28.06%
Gondi, 22.21%
Chhattisgarhi, 3.40%
Hindi
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and 1.39%
Bhatri as their first language.
Tourism
Covered by green forest, Kondagaon is known for its natural environment and archeology. In the Keshkal block of district Kondagaon, more a dozen of waterfall and few caves have been found out a couple of years ago. Some of the best known waterfalls, caves, valleys and archeological sites include:
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
* 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
Districts of Chhattisgarh
2012 establishments in Chhattisgarh
States and territories established in 2012
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