Jagdalpur
Jagdalpur
Jagatuguda | |
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| Jagdalpur city | |
From top: "Left to right" Chitrakote Falls, Kanger Ghati National Park, Tamda Ghumar waterfalls, Teerathgarh Falls, Jagdalpur-Raipur highway, Dokra tribe metal craft,Shiv linga in Kotumsar Cave, Danteswari Shakti Peeth, Mendri Ghumar waterfalls, Bastar Dussehra, Amcho Bastar Sign, NMDC Steel, Sunset at Chitrakote Falls | |
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Jagdalpur Jagdalpur | |
| Coordinates: 19°11′N 81°55′E / 19.18°N 81.92°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar Division |
| District | Bastar District |
| Government | |
| • Body | Jagdalpur Nagar Nigam |
| • Mayor | Sanjay Pandey, (BJP) |
| • Collector | Mr. Aakash Chhikara (IAS) |
| Area | |
• Metro | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd(in chhattisgarh) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Metro | 325,463 |
| • Rank | 4th in Chhattisgarh & 155th in India |
| • Density | 1,690/km2 (4,370/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 567,478 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| • Regional | Halbi, Bhatri, Gondi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 494001, 494005 (Dharampura) |
| Telephone code | 07782-xxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | CG-17 |
| Website | www |
Jagdalpur is a city located in the southern part of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Bastar district and Bastar division. Before the independence of India, it also served as the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Bastar. It is the fourth largest city of Chhattisgarh.
Bastar district has multiple scenic waterfalls that are popular for tourists throughout India. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has identified Jagdalpur-Teerathgarh-Chitrakoot-Barsur-Dantewada Circuit as one of the 45 Mega Tourist Destinations/Circuits in India on the basis of footfalls and their future tourism potential.