chhattisgarh Geographical
Geographical Location
Latitude -17°46' N/N. To/from 24°5'N/N.
Longitude -80°15' E/E. To/from 84°24'E/E.
The area of the state is 1,35,192 square km. (4.14 percent of the total area of the country and
30.47 percent of the total area of Madhya Pradesh)
Districts of the state through which the Tropic of Cancer passes -03 (Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur)
Districts of the state through which the Indian Standard Time Line (IST) passes -07 (Surajpur, Korba Janjgir-Champa, Balodabazar, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balod)
Tropic of Cancer and IST of the state. Meeting point – Surajpur (Korea in other sources)
Rank in the country on the basis of area – 10th
Width of the state from east to west – 435 km.
The length of the state from north to south is 700 to 800 km.
Number of states adjacent to the state – 7
Number of districts adjoining other states – 18
Districts adjacent to most states - 02 (Balrampur and Sukma)
Districts touching the border of 2 states -03 (Jashpur, Rajnandgaon, Bijapur)
The state touching the longest border of Chhattisgarh – Odisha
The state which has the smallest border of Chhattisgarh – Andhra Pradesh
The largest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh – Plains of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh's smallest and highest geomorphic region - Jashpur-Samripat
The largest drainage system of Chhattisgarh – Mahanadi drainage system
Smallest drainage system of Chhattisgarh – Narmada drainage system
The largest soil group of Chhattisgarh – red-yellow soil
The smallest soil group of Chhattisgarh – Laterite soil
Climate of Chhattisgarh – Tropical monsoon
Cherrapunji-Abujhmad of Chhattisgarh
Coldest place of Chhattisgarh – Mainpat (Surguja)
Hottest place of Chhattisgarh – Champa
The largest rock group of Chhattisgarh – Archean
The smallest rock group of Chhattisgarh – Deccan Traps
Highest peak of Chhattisgarh – Gaurlata (1225 m.)
Longest river of Chhattisgarh – Mahanadi (858 km.)
The longest river flowing in Chhattisgarh – Shivnath (290 km.)
Shimla-Mainpat of Chhattisgarh
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