Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and was separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012. with its headquarters at Kondagaon. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal communities of Bastar. It is also known as the Shilp Sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.
The common name for Kondagaon is Kondanar, which means 'village of horses' in Gondi. On 15 August 2011, Chief Minister Raman Singh declared Kondagaon a separate district.
History Kondagaon developed along the old road between Narayanpur and Jagdalpur. The construction of the Keshkal Valley road in 1905 led to the growth of new settlements along the route. During the princely period, Kondagaon was part of Bastar State and was under Badadongar tehsil. Kondagaon became the headquarters of a tehsil in 1943.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population was 578,824, of which 57,983 (10.02%) live in urban areas. Kondagaon has a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.31%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 23,204 (4.01%) and 411,001 (71.01%) of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.41% of the population spoke Halbi, 28.04% Gondi, 22.20% Chhattisgarhi, 3.40% Hindi and 1.39% Bhatri as their first language.
Administrative Division There are 5 tehsils in Kondagaon District - Kondagaon Keshkal Baderajpur Pharasgaon Makdi
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