The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chhattisgarh: Coordinates: 18°45′N80°41′E / 18.750°N 80.683°E / 18.750; 80.683, Location of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, Places adjacent to Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq, "Chhattisgarh carves out nine more districts", "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme", http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/Life-at-the-end-of-the-road/Article1-459545.aspx%5B%5D, 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue, National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering), Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin, Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash /, Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities. It is 69.65% owned by the Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel. Geographically isolated and largely inaccessible, the area continues to show no physical presence of the civil administration, and is also known as "liberated-zone" as it is an alleged hub of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency, the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and its military wing, People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), who run a parallel government in the area. [4] This district comprises 675 villages.[5]. Bijapur is the administrative headquarters. Tourism in Chhattisgarh refers to tourism in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Find district map of Bijapur, showing major roads, district boundaries, headquarters, rivers and other towns of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh The sulphi yields a sap, known by the same name and provides a delicious juice. The Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada District, also known as Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District, is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya) and Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) have been placed at the second and third positions. National Highway 63, is a National Highway in India, total length 860 km (530 mi) that connects Nizamabad in Telangana and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. The loftiest peak of the district is Bailadila or the "Bullock's Hump". Indravati River, the main geographical feature of the district, flows across the southern limit of it with a tortuous course. The NH 63 at Bhopalpatnam connects Bijapur to the NH 202 leading to Warangal and Hyderabad. It is located in Bastar. Bailadila has reserves assessed at 1.343 Bn Tonnes. Even though the NH 16 purports to connect, among others Bijapur and Jagdalpur towns to Nizamabad in Telangana while passing through Maharashtra, the connectivity has not been established till date due to two missing bridges en route. Surguja. The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. It thrives best in the central regions of the district. The National Highway passing through Bijapur town, the district headquarters, is NH 16 (connecting Bijapur to Jagdalpur towards east and to Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh) in the west while passing through Maharashtra). Bijapur District, formerly known as Birjapur, is one of the 27 [1] districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India.It is one of the two new districts created on May 11, 2007. [7] Bijapur has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 41.58%.[7]. The Rowghat Mines contain the largest iron ore deposits in Chhattisgarh India after the Bailadila Iron Ore Mine. Unlike the palmyra palm, Sulphi is not a gregarious species and grows in the shady valleys of hills of depressions of undulating plains. [3], Bijapur district was formerly part of the Dantewada district. The district is famous for its rich wildlife as it has very thick cover of forest. In the rocky regions, the trees are generally stunted and deformed. In the northern portions of the district, the forest trees are Teak (Tectona grandis), Sal (Shoraaro-busta), Sirsa (Dalbergia latifolia), Bijasal (Ptetocarpus marsupium), Kusum (Schleichera trijuga), Palas (Butea frondosa), Mahua (Bassia latifolia) Tendu (Diospyos melanoxylon), Harra (Terminalia chebula) Aonla (Phyllanthus emblica) Saja (Terminalla tomentosa), Kauha (T. arjuna), Salai (Boswellia serrata), Char (Buchanania latifolia) amongst others. [10]. It is the second-least literate district in India, with a literacy rate of at 41.58%, according to the 2011 census. It is situated to the south of the Indravati River and tilts towards north-south. [8], At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 62.79% of the population in the district spoke Gondi, 17.30% Telugu, 7.76% Halbi, 7.00% Chhattisgarhi, 3.59% Marathi and 0.53% Kurukh as their first language. Indravati National Park is a national park located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state of India. The Bijapur district occupies the southwestern part of Chhattisgarh state. The Palmyra palm (Borassua flabellifer), locally known as tar, grows extensively in the south-west. There lies a newly built bridge on indravati river connecting Chhattisgarh State to Maharashtra. Most part of the district consists of hills. Huzurabad is a town in Huzurabad mandal of Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the Danteshwari Temple located in the town, 80 km from the Jagdalpur tehsil. The Bijapur taluk has an area of 928 km2 and 60,055 inhabitants. According to the 2011 census Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh has a population of 255,180,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu. The highest hill is Bailadila or the "Bullock's Hump". The dry region consists of mixed forest is extensive and is interspersed between the moist and intermediate belt but more generally confined to the western half and southern parts of the district. [7] The district has a population density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi) . It connects Bijapur to Jagdalpur towards the east and to Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh in the west while passing through Maharashtra. It was earlier the capital of the former princely state of Bastar. Sironcha is a Large Village and municipal council in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state in India. Iron ore deposits in Rowghat were discovered in 1899 and in 1949 Geological Survey of India investigated the area. Tigers and Panthers are found throughout the district in the forest. This district occupies an area of 6555 km² and Bijapur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The Palmyra palm (Borassua flabellifer), locally known as tar, grows gregariously in the south-west. Jagdalpur is the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division. The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. The forest found in the district falls under the dry region comprising mixed forest range. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Narayanpur. The state has many ancient monuments, rare wildlife, exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, water falls, caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus. It is located roughly 400 km south of Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh and 41 km southwest of Dantewada-the district headquarters. NMDC, as part of its diversification, value addition and forward integration programme is setting up a 3 MTPA capacity greenfield Integrated Steel Plant based on HiSmelt technology in Nagarnar, located 16 km from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state with an estimated outlay of Rs 20000 crore. It falls in semi urban city category and is between Warangal and Karimnagar cities on National Highway 563, which connects with the NH63 between Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, and Nizamabad, Telangana. Chhattisgarh Highest Waterfall Nambi Jaldhara about 540 feet (earlier was Teerathgarh Waterfall in Dantevada about 300 feet) Founded Near Usur, 64 km away from Bijapur. http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/502-bijapur.html, "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme", http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html, http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/india_2010.pdf, http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=705120475&cat=&n_date=20070512, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html, https://familypedia.wikia.org/wiki/Bijapur_district,_Chhattisgarh?oldid=704457. Most of these sites are untouched and unexplored and offer a unique and alternate experience to tourists, compared to traditional destinations which have become overcrowded. Bijapur District, formerly known as Birjapur, is one of the 27 [1] districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 668: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. in the Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. In the northern portions of the district, the forest trees are Teak (Tectona grandis), Sal (Shoraaro-busta), Sirsa (Dalbergia latifolia), Bijasal (Ptetocarpus marsupium), Kusum (Schleichera trijuga), Palas (Butea frondosa), Mahua (Bassia latifolia) Tendu (Diospyos melanoxylon), Harra (Terminalia chebula) Aonla (Phyllanthus emblica) Saja (Terminalla tomentosa), Kauha (T. arjuna), Salai (Boswellia serrata), Char (Buchanania latifolia) and others. The dry region consists of mixed forest is extensive and is interspersed between the moist and intermediate belt but more generally confined to the western half and southern parts of the district. Bijapur, Nov 9 (PTI) Six Naxals, including a woman, were arrested from Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.