Department of International Trade Promotion CHHATTISGARH Thai Trade Centre, Chennai, India
Capital City : Raipur Lastest District : Surguja Surface Area : 137, 897 km² Area Ranking : 10th Region : South India Districts : 27 Population : 25.55 Million (2014) Population Rank : 17th Official Language : Chhattisgarhi, Hindi & English Website : chhattisgarh.nic.in Governor : Anandiben Patel (2018) Chief Minister : Bhupesh Baghel (2018)
Religion : Hinduism 93.2%, Islam 2.01%, Christianity 1%, Others 3.79% Ref: www. chhattisgarh.nic.in
Economic Contribution Economic Indicator (2014-2015)
Economy Ranking : 17th Services 45%
GSDP : 34.7 Billion USD Industry 35 % GSDP Growth : 5.86 % Agriculture 20 % Economic Zones : 1 Ref : www.statistics.com 0 20 40 60
Major Towns Connectivity
Raipur Agriculture, Steel Domestic Airports : 2 (Raipur and Billaspur)
Durg Milling Rice, Pigeon Peas Airstrips : 8(Bhilai, Bilaspur, Korba, Jagdalpur,
Bilaspur Power generation Ambikapur, Jashpur, Nagar and Sarangarh.
Korba Coal mining Proposed airstrips : Kanker, Kabirdham, Surajpur, Antewada, Korba, Balrampur, Rajnandgaon Ref: www.cg.gov.com
Major Companies Minerals Major Export of Chhattisgarh Bhilai Steel Plant Cement Steel Jindal Steel & Power Coal Handicraft Bharat Aluminium Company Limestone Handloom, blended yarn Indian Oil Corporation Dolomite Food Simplex Casting Bauxite Agriculture products CHPL Dream Homes Tin Ore Iron NMDC Corandum South Eastern Coalfields Garnet Aluminums
NTPC Quartz Cement Minerals & Engineering Products Lanco Infratech Marble Ref: www. csidc.in.com
KSK Energy Ventures Alexandrite Major Industries Agriculture Products Chhattisgarh State Power Company Diamonds Mining • Rice Iron and steel • Maize 100% Cement • Pulses 93 % Energy • Power Oilseeds • Groundnuts 50% IT and ITeS • Soybeans Agriculture 3 % 4 % • Sunflower 0% Thermal Hydel Others Ref: www.cserc.gov.in Ref: www. csidc.in.com
Fact sheet are updated monthly: Jan 2019 Thai Trade Centre, Chennai, India