State of India
Chhattisgarh
छत्तीसगढ़Chhattisgarh is a state of India. It covers about 135,000 km² (51,900 mi²), the 9th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Bangladesh. About 29.4 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 135,000 km²51,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 135,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 4.3%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 9th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 29.4 millionWikidata, 2020 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2011 |
| Density | 219 people per km² |
| Capital | Raipur |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 24°N |
| Type | State |
What the numbers say about Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh covers 4.3% of the area of India and ranks 16th of 36 by population, against 9th by area.
- It would take 23.4 states and union territories the size of Chhattisgarh to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 2.55× the size of Chhattisgarh; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Tamil Nadu (131,000 km², 1.03×) and Odisha (155,000 km², 1.15×).
- Counted as a country, Chhattisgarh would be larger than 143 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 97th by area, between Bangladesh (137,000 km²) and Greece (131,000 km²).
- With 29.4 million people it would rank 51st of 238 by population.
- Chhattisgarh has 219 people per km², about the density of Switzerland, which has 220 per km².
- That makes Chhattisgarh the 25th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 55% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Wikidata holds no 2011 figure for Chhattisgarh; the 2020 figure is the only one it has, so Chhattisgarh is not counted the same way as the 33 states and union territories that carry 2011.
- Chhattisgarh lies at 21°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Chhattisgarh stretches about 708 km north to south and 424 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 135,000 km², to within 2%.
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Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaAnhui0.96× · 140,000 km²PeopleHeilongjiang0.92× · 31.9 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaAlabama1.01× · 134,000 km²PeopleTexas1.01× · 29.1 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaBavaria1.92× · 70,000 km²PeopleNorth Rhine-Westphalia1.65× · 17.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.58× · 85,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.42× · 94,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.71× · 78,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaAmapá0.97× · 139,000 km²PeopleMinas Gerais1.43× · 20.5 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNew Brunswick1.85× · 72,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaVictoria59% · 228,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaDurango1.11× · 121,000 km²PeopleState of Mexico1.82× · 16.2 million (2015)
Where Chhattisgarh sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12