Chhuikhadan

Chhuikhadan Chhuikhadan State, Chhattisgarh
City
City Of Martyrs
Nickname: Ckn
Chhuikhadan Location in Chhattisgarh, India Chhuikhadan Chhuikhadan (India)
Coordinates:21.53°N 80.98°E/21.53; 80.98
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai
Founded by	Mahant Roop Das
Named for	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	10,100+
Languages
•Official	Hindi,Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
PIN	491885 (Chhuikhadan)
Area code	07743
Vehicle registration	CG-34
Sex ratio	993♂/♀

Chhuikhadanis a citymunicipalityand district inKhairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai districtin theIndianstateofChhattisgarh,India. Chhuikhadan is also known as "City of Martyrs".

Geography

Chhuikhadan is located at21.53°N 80.98°E/21.53; 80.98.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 theSatpurasRange of Central India. It's adolomiterich region surrounded by dense forests in the north-west.

The district lies on central-west of Chhattisgarh state. It is surrounded by districtKabirdhamon the north, districtsDurgandBemetaraon the east, districtRajnandgaonon the south and districtBalaghatofMadhya Pradeshon the west.

Major cities around Chhuikhadan are:

Raipurin East

Nagpurin West

Bhopalin North-west

Jabalpurin West

Durg-Bhilaiin East

BilaspurandKawardhain North

RajnandgaonandDongargarhin South-West

Climate

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.

Chhuikhadan
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D 6 28 15 7 32 18 3 36 23 4 40 27 6 42 30 89 37 28 214 30 25 263 30 24 147 31 24 43 31 22 5 29 19 8 27 16 █Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █Precipitation totals in mm Source:IMD
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D 0.2 82 59 0.3 90 64 0.1 97 73 0.2 104 81 0.2 108 86 3.5 99 82 8.4 86 77 10 86 75 5.8 88 75 1.7 88 72 0.2 84 66 0.3 81 61 █Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █Precipitation totals in inches

Demography

Religions in Chhuikhadan (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			89.03%
Muslim			6.33%
Jainism			2.99%
Buddhist			1.41%
Christian			0.11%
Sikhism			0.11%
Other or not stated			0.01%
Distribution of religions

As of the 2011 India, Chhuikhadan had a population of 7093. 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.

History

Chhuikhadan Statewas a native princely state of India during the British Raj.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 districtofChhattisgarhit was the capital of the state.Chhuikhadan Statewas established in the year 1750 byMahant Roop Das Bairagi.and the see of the Mahant's residence.which later formed part of Chhattisgarh States Agency.Chhuikhadan Statewas 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.The Chiefs of Chhuikhadan were originally under theBhonslesofNagpur,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 andsanadShrimant Mahant Rituparna Kishore Dasthe last ruling chief of Chhuikhadan acceded to theUnion of Indiaon 1 February 1948.

At India's independence on 1 January 1948, the state was merged into India.The former royal palace is still in very good condition.

Points of interest

• Chhindari Dam

• Baital Rani Ghati
• Dhas Kuwa waterfall
• Mandipkhol Cave
• Maa Kali temple
• Maa Vaishnodevi Temple
• Prachin Mahamaya Temple Kondka
• Narmada Temple Chaknar

Transport

By Road

SH 5connects 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).

By Railway

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,AmritsarandNew Delhiare available from these railway stations, situated on the main train route of Howrah-Mumbai viaNagpur.The state capitalRaipuris a three-hour journey from Chhuikhadan City.RaipurandNagpurairports are at a distance of 112 and 237 kilometres, respectively.

See also

• Chhuikhadan State
• Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district

References

• Dr. Sanjay Alung,Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes(Mansi publication, Delhi6,ISBN978-81-89559-32-8)