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Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012.[1] with headquarters in Kondagaon.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.

Kondagaon district
District of Chhattisgarh
NH-43 near Keskal
Kondagaon district Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates (Kondagaon): 19.59°N 81.65°E / 19.59; 81.65
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/km2 (190/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 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.[2]

At the time of the 2011 census, 42.44% of the population spoke Halbi, 28.06% Gondi, 22.21% Chhattisgarhi, 3.40% Hindi and 1.39% Bhatri as their first language.

Tourism

Covered by green forest, Kondagaon is known for its natural environment and archeology.^{[citation needed]} In the Keshkal block of district Kondagaon, more a dozen of waterfall and few caves have been found out a couple of years ago.^[when?] Some of the best known waterfalls, caves, valleys and archeological sites include:^{[citation needed]}

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

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- [en] Kondagaon district

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[ru] Кондагаон (округ)

Кондагаон (англ. Kondagaon) — округ в индийском штате Чхаттисгарх. Образован в 24 января 2012 года, путём выделения из округа Бастар. Административный центр — город Кондагаон. Площадь — км². Население — человек (на 2011 год).

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