Kondagaon district
District of Chhattisgarh in India
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Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and was separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012.[1] with its headquarters at Kondagaon. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal communities of Bastar. It is also known as the Shilp Sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.
Kondagaon district | |
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NH-43 near Keskal | |
 Interactive map of Kondagaon district | |
| Coordinates (Kondagaon): 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 | 74.45/km2 (192.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://kondagaon.gov.in/ |
The common name for Kondagaon is Kondanar, which means 'village of horses' in Gondi. On 15 August 2011, Chief Minister Raman Singh declared Kondagaon 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]
Administrative Division
There are 5 tehsils in Kondagaon District[6] -
- Kondagaon
- Keshkal
- Baderajpur
- Pharasgaon
- Makdi
