Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) GK

Formation	1 November, 2000
Capital	New Raipur
Population	2,55,40,196
Area	1,35,192 Sq. kms.
Total Districts	28
Ancient Name of the State	Dakshin Kosal
Shape of State	Sea Horse (hippocampus)
High Court	Bilaspur (19^th of Country)

Chhattisgarh : General Information

State Name – Chhattisgarh
Ancient name of the state – Dakshin Kosal
Establishment of the state – 1 November, 2000 (26^th state of the country)
Mother State of the State – Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh became a division of Madhya Pradesh in –1862
State Capital – Nava Raipur (earlier Raipur)
State Shape- like seahorse
Act for State formation – Madhya Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2000
Time of State Formation – 9^th Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
Official language of the state – Chhattisgarhi (accepted on November 28, 2007)
State legislature – Unicameral (assembly)
Rajya Sabha seat in the state – 5
Lok Sabha seats in the state – 11
Assembly seats in the state – 90
State High Court – Bilaspur (19^th High Court of the country)
Railway Zone in the State – South-East Central Railway (Bilaspur) (16^th Railway Zone of the country)
Government Press in the State – Rajnandgaon (1989)
Braille Script Press in the State – Tifra (Bilaspur)
State Revenue Division Headquarters – Bilaspur
State Ethnic Museum – Jagdalpur
Total number of districts in the state – 28 (28^th district declared in August 2019- Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi)
Number of districts at the time of state formation – 16
Districts created in 2007 after state formation (Narayanpur, Bijapur)
Total number of districts in December 2011 – 18
Districts created in 2012 – 09
Largest district by area – Rajnandgaon
Smallest district by area – Durg
At the time of formation of the state, total division – 03 (Raipur, Bilaspur, Bastar)
At present total division is – 05 (Raipur, Bilaspur, Bastar, Surguja, Durg)
Total Tehsil in the State – 172
Largest Tehsil – Podi Upora (Korba)
No. of Blocks – 146
Number of Tribal Development Blocks – 85
No. of District Panchayats – 27
No. of Janpad Panchayats – 146
Number of Gram Panchayats – 11664
No. of Municipal Corporations – 14
No. of Municipalities – 44
No. of Nagar Panchayats – 111
Total Villages (Census 2011) – 20126
Total Inhabited Villages (Census 2011) – 19576
Total deserted villages (Census 2011) – 55

Geographical Location

Latitude – 17°46′ N to 24°5’N.
Longitude – 80°15′ E to 84°24’E.
The area of the state is 1,35,192 sq. km. (4.14% of the total area of the country and 30.47% of the total area of Madhya Pradesh)
Districts of the state through which Tropic of Cancer passes – 03 (Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur)
Districts of the state through which the Indian Standard Time Line (IST) passes –07 (Surajpur, Korba Janjgir-Champa, Balodabazar, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balod)
Meeting point of Tropic of Cancer and IST of the state – Surajpur (Korba in other sources)
Rank in the country by area – 10^th
The width of the state from east to west is – 435 km.
The length of the state from north to south is – 700 to 800 km.
Number of states adjoining the state – 7
Number of districts adjoining other states – 18
Districts adjacent to most states – 02 (Balrampur and Sukma)
Districts touching the border of 2 states – 03 (Jashpur, Rajnandgaon, Bijapur)
The state touching the longest border of Chhattisgarh – Odisha
State touching the smallest border of Chhattisgarh – Andhra Pradesh
The largest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh – the plain of Chhattisgarh
The smallest and highest geomorphic region of Chhattisgarh – Jashpur-Samaripat
Largest drainage system of Chhattisgarh – Mahanadi drainage system
Smallest drainage system of Chhattisgarh – Narmada drainage system
The largest soil group of Chhattisgarh – red-yellow soil
The smallest soil group of Chhattisgarh – laterite soil
Climate of Chhattisgarh – Tropical Monsoon
Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh – Abujhmad
The coldest place in Chhattisgarh – Mainpat (Surguja)
Hottest place of Chhattisgarh – Champa
The largest rock group of Chhattisgarh – Archean
Smallest rock group of Chhattisgarh – Deccan trap
Highest peak of Chhattisgarh – Gaurlata (1225 m.)
The longest river of Chhattisgarh – Mahanadi (858 km)
The longest river flowing in Chhattisgarh – Shivnath (290 km.)
Shimla of Chhattisgarh – Mainpat

Geographical Boundary of State
S. No.	Direction	State	Number and name of the touching districts
1.	East	Odisha	08 (Jashpur, Raigarh, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Kondagaon, Bastar, Sukma)
2.	North-west	Madhya Pradesh	07 (Balrampur, Surajpur, Koriya, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Mungeli, Kawardha, Rajnandgaon)
3.	West	Maharashtra	04 (Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Narayanpur, Bijapur)
4.	South-west	Telangana	02 (Bijapur, Sukma)
5.	North-east	Jharkhand	02 (Balrampur, Jashpur)
6.	North	Uttar Pradesh	01 (Balrampur)
7.	South	Andhra Pradesh	01 (Sukma)

Major Mountains and Peaks of Chhattisgarh
S.No.	Hills/Peaks	Latitude (in metres)	Region
1.	Gaurlata	1225	Samaripat (Balrampur)
2.	Nandiraj	1210	Bailadila (Dantewada)
3.	Badargadh	1176	Macal Range (Kawardha)
4.	Mainpat	1152	Surguja
5.	Palmagarh Peak	1080	Plateau of Pendra-Lormi (Korba)
6.	Abujhmad Hills	1076	Narayana pur
7.	Lafagarh Peak	1048	Plateau of Pendra-Lormi (Korba)
8.	Jarang Pat	1045	Balrampur
9.	Deogarh	1033	Korea
10.	Dhari Dongar (Shishupal)	899	Mahasamund

Divisions and Districts

Divisions in Chhattisgarh
S. No.	Divisions	Establishment Year	Headquarters	Districts	Important Facts
1.	Raipur	1862	Raipur	05	Oldest division
2.	Bilaspur	1956	Bilaspur	06	Largest division in terms of population
3.	Bastar	1981	Jagdalpur	07	Largest division in terms of area and smallest division in terms of population
4.	Sarguja	2008	Ambikapur	05	The first division formed after the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh
5.	Durg	2013	Durg	05	The smallest division in terms of area

Districts in Raipur Division – Raipur, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balodabazar-Bhatapara
Districts in Bilaspur Division – Bilaspur, Mungeli, Raigarh, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
Districts in Bastar Division – Bastar, Kanker, Dantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Kondagaon
Districts in Surguja Division – Surguja, Koba, Balrampur, Surajpur, Jashpur
Districts in Durg Division – Durg, Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Bemetara, Balod

The Main Promoters of Chhattisgarh and Their Title

Cooperative man of Chhattisgarh – Ram Gopal Tiwari
Father of Co-operatives in Chhattisgarh – Tha. Pyarelal
Father of cooperatives in Durg district – Pt. Ratnakar Jha
Father of cooperatives in Raipur district – Wamanrao Lakhe
Father of Journalism in Chhattisgarh – Madhavrao Sapre
Founder of Satnam Panth in Chhattisgarh – Guru Ghasidas
Founder of Kabir Panth in Chhattisgarh – Chudamani Sahib
Mangal Pandey of Chhattisgarh – Hanuman Singh
Bhagat Singh of Chhattisgarh – Parasram Soni
Tatya Tope of Chhattisgarh – Gundadhur
Gandhi of Chhattisgarh – Pt. Sunderlal Sharma
Gandhi of Bastar – Manku Ram Sodhi
Valmiki of Chhattisgarh – Gopal Mishra
Panini of Chhattisgarh – Hiralal Kavyopadhyay
First Martyr of Chhattisgarh – Virnarayan Singh
The last martyr of the 1857 revolution – Surendra Sai
Legislator of Madhya Prant – Ghanshyam Singh Gupta (1937)
Madhya Pradesh Legislator – Mathura Prasad Dubey (1981)
The first preacher of Christianity – Father T. Lor (1868)
Father of Dance – Dau Dular Singh Mandraji
Father of Pandavani – Jhaduram Devangan
The savior of folk art – Dau Ramchandra Deshmukh
Priest of folk art – Mahasingh Chandrakar

Popular Places of Chhattisgarh

Kashi/Varanasi of Chhattisgarh – Kharaud
Kashmir of Chhattisgarh – Chaiturgarh (Korba)
Chittor of Chhattisgarh – Lafagarh (Korba)
Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh – Bhoramdev (Kabirdham)
Prayag of Chhattisgarh – Rajim (Gariaband)
Shimla of Chhattisgarh – Mainpat (Surguja)
Nagaloka of Chhattisgarh – Tapkara (Jashpur)
Cherrapunji of Chhattisgarh – Abujhmad (Narayanpur)
The oldest temple of Chhattisgarh – Devrani-Jethani Temple (5th-6th century) (Talagaon, Bilaspur)
Knowledge Capital of Chhattisgarh – Bhilai (Durg)
City of ponds of Chhattisgarh – Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
The city of temples in Chhattisgarh – Arang (Raipur)
City of tanks in Chhattisgarh – Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
City of intersections in Chhattisgarh – Jagdalpur (Dantewada)
Island of Sal forests in Chhattisgarh – Bastar
Tomato Capital of Chhattisgarh – Ludeng (Jashpur)
Sivakasi of Chhattisgarh – Bilaspur

First in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh’s first Regional Dynasty – Rajarshitulya Kul Dynasty
First Kalchuri Ruler – Kalingaraj (Capital-Tamangan)
First Maratha Ruler – Bimbaji Bhosale (Capital-Ratanpur)
First Subedar – Mahipat Rao Dinkar (Capital – Ratanpur)
First District Magistrate – Krishna Rao Appa
First British Superintendent – Captain Edmund
First Deputy Commissioner – Charles C. Elliot
First woman ruler – Prapulla Kumari Devi
First Tribal Rebellion – Halba Rebellion (1774-1776)
First Chief Minister – Shri Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi
First Chief Justice – Shri W.A. Moon
First Acting Chief Justice – Shri R.S. Garg
First Election Commissioner – Shri Ajay Kumar Singh
First State Human Rights Commission Chairman – Shri K. M. Agarwal
First Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha – Shri Rajendra Prasad
First Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha – Shri Banwarilal Agrawal
First Home Minister – Shri Nandkumar Patel
First Education Minister – Shri Satyanarayan Sharma
First Lokayukta – Shri Justice Krishnamurari Agrawal
First Governor – Shri Dinesh Nandan Sahai
First Chief Information Commissioner – Shri A.K. Vijayvargiya
First Chief Secretary – Shri Arun Kumar
First State Women Commission Chairman – Smt. Hemwant Porte
First Director General of Police – Shri Mohan Shukla
First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Public Service Commission – Shri Mohan Shukla
First Woman Minister (in undivided Madhya Pradesh) – Smt. Padmavati Devi
First Woman Minister (in Chhattisgarh State) – Smt. Geeta Devi Singh
First woman MP – Minimata (from Raipur parliamentary constituency)
Most times MP from Chhattisgarh – Late. Vidyacharan Shukla (9 times)
First Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Co-Service Commission – Pawan Diwan
The first chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission – S. K Mishra
The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the Chief Minister of any state – Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla (Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh)
The first person of Chhattisgarh, who became the governor of a state – E. Raghavendra Rao (Governor of Madhya Pradesh)
The first person from Chhattisgarh, who became the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly – Mathura Prasad Dubey
First person to be awarded Padma Shri – Mukutdhar Pandey (1976)
First woman to be awarded Padma Shri – Teejan Bai (1987)
First person to be awarded Padma Bhushan – Habib Tanveer (2002)
First woman to be awarded Padma Bhushan – Teejan Bai (2003)
First recipient of Minimata Samman – Smt. Binny Bai (2001)
First recipient of Dr. Khubchand Baghel Award – Shrikant Govardhan (2001)
First recipient of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Award – Carebhushan (2001)
First recipient of Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Award – Vinod Kumar Shukla (2001)
First recipient of Gundadhur Samman – Ashish Arora (2001)
First College – Chhattisgarh College, Raipur (1938)
First Sanskrit College – Raipur (1955)
First University – Indira University of Arts and Music, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
First General Education University – Pt. RaviShankar Shukla University, Raipur (1964)
First Private University – Maharishi University, Bilaspur (2002)
First Medical College – Pt. Nehru Medical College, Raipur (1963)
Chhattisgarh’s oldest I.T.I. – Koni (Bilaspur 1904)
State’s first law university – Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
State’s first private medical college – Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg
State’s first sports university – Rajnandgaon (proposed)
State’s first government medical college – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur (1963)

Transportation and Communication

Total length of state roads – 32932 km (In the case of March 2019)
The total length of state roads is – 32932 km. (as of March 2019)
Length of National Highway – 3526 km.
Length of state highway – 4176 km.
Length of main district road – 11501 km.
Length of rural road and other district roads – 13729 km.
The longest National Highway in the state – NH30 (638.80 km)
The shortest National Highway in the state – NH163 (A) (12 km)
PWD Paved Roads – 30508.13 Km.
PWD unpaved Roads – 2323.40 Km.
Largest State Highway – SH5
Shortest State Highway – SH14
The length of the roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is – 31758.73 km. (as of March 31, 2019)
Total number of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – 6791 Km
Total number of bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – 196 Km
First rail operation in Chhattisgarh – November 27, 1888 (Bengal-Nagpur)
Establishment of Bilaspur Railway Division – 1900 (under Calcutta Railway)
Declaration of South-East-Central Railway (SCR) zone – 20 September, 1998 (by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
Inauguration of South-East-Central Railway – 7^th April, 2003
The total length of the railway line in the state is – 1196 km.
Headquarter of South-East-Central Railway – Bilaspur
Chhattisgarh’s only airport – Swami Vivekananda Airport (Mana, Raipur)
Total number of airstrips in Chhattisgarh – 08
The only river for water transport in Chhattisgarh – Sabari river
AIR Kendra started in Chhattisgarh – October 2, 1963, Raipur
Presently the total AIR Kendras present in the state – 06
Doordarshan started in the state – 1977, Raipur
Establishment of postal circle in the state – 12 November, 2001
No. of Post Offices (including Sub & Additional) in the State – 3896 (as on 31^st March, 2019)
Number of Post Boxes in the State – 15364
First newspaper – Chhattisgarh Mitra (1900)
First Chhattisgarhi Film – Kahi Debe Sandesh
First daily newspaper – Mahakaushal (1951)

Literacy and Education

Literate (Census-2011)

Total Literate Population – 15380000 (1.5 Crore)
Male Literate Population – 8808000 (33 Lakh)
Female Literate Population – 6572000 (65 Lakh)
Rural Literate Population – 11009000 (1.10 crore)
Urban Literate Population – 4371000 (43 Lakh)

Higher Education Institution

Number of government colleges in the state – 253
Number of non-government colleges in the state – 257
State’s only Sanskrit college – Govt. D.C.V. Sanskrit College, Raipur
Total medical colleges in the state – 10 (7 government, 03 private)
State’s only Central Medical College – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
Number of University in the State – 24
No. of Central University in the State – 01
Number of Government University in the State – 09
Number of Private University in the State – 14
State’s first and only university – Indira Arts and Music University, Khairagarh (Rajnandgaon) (1956)
State’s first private university – Maharishi University, Bhilai (Durg)
The only central university in the state – Guru Ghasidas Central University, Koni (Bilaspur)
State’s only and country’s 11^th open university – Pandit Sundarlal Sharma University, Birkona (Bilaspur)
State’s only journalism university – Kushabhau Thackeray University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kathadid (Raipur)
State’s only technical university – Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (Durg)
State’s only agricultural university – Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur
State’s only law university – Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
State’s only veterinary university – Kamdhenu University, Anjora (Durg)
State’s only medical university – Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Ayush and Health University, Raipur

Population (As per Census 2011)

Total population of the state – 2,55,45,198
State’s Population of Country’s Total Population – 2.11%
Most Populated District – Raipur (4063872)
District with highest female population – Narayanpur (139820)
District with highest female population – Raipur (2015686)
District with lowest female population – Narayanpur (69716)
District with highest male population – Raipur
District with lowest male population – Narayanpur
Rural Population – 19607961
District with highest rural population – Raipur (2580583)
District with least rural population – Narayanpur (117714)
Urban Population – 5937237
District with highest urban population – Raipur (1483289)
District with least urban population – Narayanpur (22106)
Sex Ratio – 991:1000
District with highest sex ratio – Kondagaon (1033:1000)
District with lowest sex ratio – Raipur (963:1000)
Population Growth Rate – 22.61%
District with highest population growth rate – Kabirdham (41.71%)
District with lowest population growth rate – Bijapur (8.78%)
Birth rate – 24.90%
Rural birth rate – 26.30%
Urban birth rate – 18.30%
Mortality – 7.90%
Rural Mortality – 8.30%
Urban mortality – 6.10%
Population Density – 189 persons per sq.km.
District with highest population density – Janjgir-Champa (420 persons per sq. km.)
District with lowest population density – Bijapur and Narayanpur
Total literate population of the state – 15379922
District with highest literate population – Raipur
District with least literate population – Narayanpur
District with highest literacy % – Durg (79.06%)
District with lowest literacy % – Bijapur (40.86%)
District with highest female literacy – Raipur
District with lowest female literacy – Narayanpur
District with highest female literacy % – Durg (70.23%)
District with lowest female literacy % – Bijapur (31.11%)
District with highest male literacy – Raipur
Lowest male literacy district – Narayanpur
District with highest male literacy % – Durg (87.82%)
District with lowest male literacy % – Bijapur (50.46%)

Forests, Wildlife & Sanctuaries

Forest

The forest area in the state is – 59772 sq. km. (As per Chhattisgarh Forest Ministry), 55547 sq. km. (As per ISFR-2017)
Forests in the total geographical area of the state – 44.21%
Rank of the state in terms of forest cover in the country – third (1st – Madhya Pradesh, second – Arunachal Pradesh)
Reserved forest in the state – 25782.17 sq.km. (43.13%)
The protected forest in the state is – 24036.1 sq.km. (40.22%)
Unclassified forest in the state – 9954.13 sq.km. (16.65%)
Sal forest in the state – 24244.88 sq. km. (40.56%)
Saugan forest in the state – 5533.13 sq. km. (9.42%)
The mixed forest in the state is – 26018.38 sq. km. (43.52%)
Work in the State Commissionable Forest- 3876.01 Sq.km. (6.5%)
The district with the maximum forests by area – Narayanpur
The district with the least forest by area – Durg
Most forested district on the basis of % – Bastar/Narayanpur
The district with the least number of forests on the basis of % – Durg
District with maximum reserve forest area – Dantewada
District with least reserve forest area – Korba
District with maximum protected forest area – Surguja
The district with the least forest area – Janjgir, Champa
Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation – May 2001 (Raipur)
Forester Training Institute in the State – Jagdalpur
Forest Guard Training Institute in the State – 03 (Mahasamund, Sakti, Jagdalpur)
Forest Schools in the State – 03 (Ambikapur, Kawardha, Bhanupratappur)

Wildlife and Sanctuary

Number of National Parks in the State – 03
State’s first national park – Indravati National Park
The largest national park in the state – Guru Ghasidas National Park (1441 sq. km.)
The state’s smallest national park – Kanger Ghati National Park (200 sq. km.)
State’s only Project Tiger declared National Park – Indravati National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries – 11
State’s largest wildlife sanctuary – Tamorpingala (608 sq.km.)
The state’s smallest wildlife sanctuary – Badalkhol (105 sq. km.)
State’s oldest wildlife sanctuary – Sitanadi (1974)
State’s Newest Wildlife Sanctuary – Bhoramdev (2001)
Most tiger reserve in the state – Achanakmar (Mungeli)
Most leopard sanctuary in the state – Sitanadi (Dhamtari)
Number of Tiger Reserves in the State – 03 (Indravati Tiger Reserve, Sitanadi-Udanti Tiger Reserve, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve)
State’s Fourth Tiger Reserve – Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla (Proposed)
State’s only Biosphere Reserve – Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (2005)

Minerals

Estimated number of minerals in the state – 28
Establishment of State Mineral Development Corporation – 7 June 2001
The position of the state in terms of mineral production – Fifth
Location of the state from the point of view of mineral storage – third (first – Odisha, second – Jharkhand)
Contribution of minerals in the revenue income of the state – 27%
State’s contribution to the main mineral revenue generation of the country – 9.3%
Mineral with highest royalty rate in the state – Iron Ore
Iron ore production unit in the state – NMDC.
Coal producing unit in the state – SECL.
Major coalfields in the state – Hasdeo Rampura field, Mand valley coalfield
India’s largest mechanized mine – Bailadila
For the production of aluminum in the state – BALCO (the first public sector company established BALCO

Industry

Establishment of Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (CSIDC) – 7 April, 2001
State’s first industrial center – Urla (Raipur) 1990
The largest industrial center of the state – Siltara (Raipur)
Highest employing industrial area in the state – Urla (Raipur)
State’s most invested industrial center – Urla (Raipur)
Industrially most developed district – Durg
State’s first special economic zone – Raipur
State’s latest special economic zone – Rajnandgaon
State’s First Central Thermal Plant – NTPC
State’s only catechu plant – Sarguja Wood Products
The state’s largest steel plant – Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)
State’s largest aluminum company – BALCO (Korba)
State’s first industry – Cotton Industry (Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mill)
State’s only Jute Industry Mill – Mohan Jute Mill
State’s first cement plant – Associate Cement Company
Most of the cement factories/cement hub in the state – Balodabazar
State’s first sugar factory – Bhoramdeo Sugar Factory Ramhepur (Kawardha) (March 2003)

Industrial Park

Aluminum Park – Dondro (Korba)
Apparel Park – Bhanpuri (Raipur)
Agro Park – Bastar
Biotech Park – Ambikapur (Surguja)
Deer Park – Kotmasar Nagaltar (Bastar)
Food Park – Borai (Durg), Tedesara (Rajnandgaon)
Naveen Food Park (200) in – 146 Blocks
Herbal Park – Bagoud (Dhamtari)
Electronic Manufacturing Park – Naya Raipur
Engineering Park – Hathkhoj, Bhilai (Durg)
IT Park – Naya Raipur
Gems & Jewellery Park – Naya Raipur (Under Establishment)
Kisan Shopping Mall – Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund
Logistics Park – Raipur
Biotechnology Park – Mungi (Raipur)
Metal Park – Rawabhata (Raipur)
Plastic Park – Tilda (Raipur), Khairjhiti (Rajnandgaon)
Science Park – Tuta (Raipur), Sukma
Snake Park – Tapkara (Jashpur)
Software Technology Park – Bhilai (Durg)
Traffic Park – Lagra (Bilaspur)
Apparel Training & Design Center – Bilaspur, Raipur, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Sukma