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Chhattisgarh (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ɪ s ɡ ɑː r /; Hindi: [ˈtʃʰət̪ːiːsgəɽʱ]) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. [13]
The state government had no records about the Muria tribes living in the region or land ownership or revenue records. Thereafter, nearly 132 years after the previous survey, in 2005, the Government of Chhattisgarh initiated a project to map the area through an aerial survey at the cost of ₹ 55 million (US$640,000). [9]
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
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The district is known for its tribal culture. The largest tribes are the Gonds and Kawars, with smaller numbers of Kurukh, Binjhwar, Dhanwar and Majhwar. Korba is famous for its cultural diversity. The people celebrate all the festivals with great enthusiasm. Mainly Pahari Korva and Birhore tribes are major tribe community of district.
Percentage of Gondi tribes by districts in the 2011 census. The origins of the Gonds is unclear. Some researchers have claimed that the Gonds were a collection of disparate tribes that adopted a proto-Gondi language as a mother tongue from a class of rulers, originally speaking various pre-Dravidian languages. [18]
Baiga tribe women in India is known for their art of tattooing or Godna Baiga leg tattoos It is believed that the ancestors of the Baigas spoke an Austroasiatic language , however no trace of it is left now.
Sukma district is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is located in the Bastar region, known for its tribal culture.Sukma district borders with Odisha (Malkangiri district), Telangana (Bhadradri Kothagudem district) and Andhra Pradesh (Alluri Sitharama Raju district).