Chhuikhadan Chhuikhadan State, Chhattisgarh | |
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| City Of Martyrs | |
| Nickname: Ckn | |
  Chhuikhadan Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Chhuikhadan Chhuikhadan (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°32′N80°59′E / 21.53°N 80.98°E /21.53; 80.98 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai |
| Founded by | Mahant Roop Das |
| Named after | Mines of white clay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality/Municipal Council |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Municipal Chairman | Partika Sanjay Mahobiya (INC) |
| • District Collector | Mr. Chandrakant Verma (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of Police | Shri Trilok Bansal (IPS) |
| • MLA | Yashoda Verma (INC) |
| • Chief Municipal Officer | Kamal Narayan Janghel |
| Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 176,222+ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 491885 (Chhuikhadan)[1] |
| Area code | 07743 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-34 |
| Sex ratio | 993♂/♀ |
Chhuikhadan is a citymunicipality and district inKhairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district in theIndianstate ofChhattisgarh, India. Chhuikhadan is also known as "City of Martyrs".
Chhuikhadan is located at21°32′N80°59′E / 21.53°N 80.98°E /21.53; 80.98.[2] It has an average elevation of 337 metres (1106 feet).
Chhuikhadan is situated on the banks of the rain-fed Near, Lamti River, and Piparia River which originates from theMaikal Hills, the eastern extension of theSatpuras Range of Central India. It's adolomite rich region surrounded by dense forests in the north-west.
The district lies on central-west of Chhattisgarh state. It is surrounded by districtKabirdham on the north, districtsDurg andBemetara on the east, districtRajnandgaon on the south and districtBalaghat ofMadhya Pradesh on the west.
Major cities around Chhuikhadan are:
The climate in Chhuikhadan, and this part of India, has a hot summer between mid-April to mid-June. Besides these two months, the climate is generally pleasant. Chhuikhadan receives an average rainfall of around 784 millimeters per year. In winters, the minimum temperature falls to 7-9 °C. One may enjoymonsoon, autumn, winter, and spring at one place.
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As of the 2011 India, Chhuikhadan had a population of 176222. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chhuikhadan has an average literacy rate of 83.72%, higher than the national average of 70.28.%; with male literacy of 91.07% and female literacy of 76.34%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Chhuikhadan State was a native princely state of India during the British Raj.[4] It is also calledKondka. After the independence of India, it was included in Madhya Pradesh, after which it is presently in Chhuikhadan city inKhairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district ofChhattisgarh it was the capital of the state.Chhuikhadan State was established in the year 1750 byMahant Roop Das Bairagi. and the see of the Mahant's residence.[5][6] which later formed part of Chhattisgarh States Agency.Chhuikhadan State was ruled by (Bairagis) . This state was of 174 square miles, out of which 27,907 acres were cultivated and 48,538 acres were cultivable. In 1870 there were 120 villages in this state with a total population of 13,281. In 1922 Chhuikhadan town became a municipality before independence. The population of this state in 1941 was 32,731.[7] The Chiefs of Chhuikhadan were originally under theBhonsles ofNagpur, the first Chief being Mahant Rup Das in 1750. However, after the defeat ofMarathas, they were recognized by the British to as Mahant Laxman Das is feudatory chiefs in is 1865 conferring the title andsanad[5][6]Shrimant Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das the last ruling chief of Chhuikhadan acceded to theUnion of India on 1 February 1948.[8]
At India's independence on 1 January 1948, the state was merged into India.[9] The former royal palace is still in very good condition.[10]
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SH 5 connects Chhuikhadan with other parts of the state. Bus services operate between the Chhattisgrah like (Kawardha,Raipur,Rajnandgaon,Durg-Bhilai,Bemetara). different cities of Madhya Pradesh (likeJabalpur,Balaghat,Mandla,Baihar,Malajkhand). Maharashtra like (Nagpur,Bhandara,Chandrapur) Telangana like (Hyderabad,Sikandrabad,Nizamabad,Adilabad).
The three nearby railway stations,Rajnandgaon,Dongargarh, andDurg, are 52, 54 and 67 kilometres away from Chhuikhadan respectively. Direct trains forVishakhapatnam,Mumbai,Pune,Ahmedabad,Howrah,Bhubaneswar,Chennai,Trivandrum,Amritsar andNew Delhi are available from these railway stations, situated on the main train route of Howrah-Mumbai viaNagpur. The state capitalRaipur is a three-hour journey from Chhuikhadan City.Raipur andNagpur airports are at a distance of 112 and 237 kilometres, respectively.