| State capital |
Raipur |
| Latitude |
17°46' N to 24°5'N |
| Longitude |
80°15' E to 84°20' E |
| Geographical Area in Sq. Km |
135,000 |
| Forest Area in Sq. Km |
59,000 |
| Rainfall in mm |
1292.1 |
| Total population in Thousand |
20796 000 |
| Male in Thousand |
10452 |
| Female in Thousand |
10344 |
| Literacy rate |
65.12% |
| Population Density per Sq. Km |
154 |
| Total Geographical Area in hect. |
13,787,000 |
| Area under forest in hect. |
6,303,000 |
| National High way in Km |
1827.3 |
| No. of Revenue Divisions |
3 |
| No. of Revenue Districts |
16 |
| No. of Tahsils |
96 |
| No. of Development Blocks |
146 |
| No. of Tribal dev. Blocks |
85 |
| No. of Towns |
97 |
| No. of Villages |
20308 |