Kondagaon
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Place details
- Locality
- Kondagaon
- Region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 30,921
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kondagaon
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Halbi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kondagaon city in 2019
- Settlement.nickname
- (1)Craft city (2)Kondanar
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Chhattisgarh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Chhattisgarh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bastar district
- Elevation
- +593
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Kondagaon district
- Official website
- kondagaon.gov.in
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- Industries
- Art and craft
- Timber
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Caves
- Valleys
- Archeological sites
- Megalithic sites
- References
- External links
Kondagaon a municipality about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of Kondagaon district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the third largest city of Bastar division. Kondagaon separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012 and formed as 27th district of the Chhattisgarh state. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft, which uses a unique blend of tin and copper, 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.
MLA - Ms Lata Usendi (BJP)