Capital : Raipur.
Area : 136, 034 sq.km.
Literacy : 65.17%.
Languages : Hindi.
Roads : 35, 388 km.
Railways : 1, 000 km.
Airports : Raipur, Bilaspur.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer hot Winter cold.
Monsoon : June to Sept.
Districts :16, Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir Champa, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Surguja.
Places of Tourist importance : Tirathgarh waterfall, Jagadalpur waterfall, Chitrakut falls at Jagadalpur (India's Largest waterfall), Kutumsar caves (with Stalactites and Stalagmites) and Kailash gupha (columns produce musical sound) are in the Kanger valley national park near Jagdalpur, Sirpur - Buddhist historical site with Lakshman temple, Amarkantak - Source of river Narmada (250 km from Jabalpur), Bhoramdev temple with erotic carvings (18 km from Kawardha), Bastar - Palace (Oct. Dussera), Danteshwari temple, Barnawapara sanctuary (125 km from Raipur).