Chhattisgarh Division was an administrative division of the Central Provinces of British India . It was located in the east of the Central Provinces and encompassed the upper Mahanadi River basin, in the central part of present-day Chhattisgarh state of India .
5-570: With the advent of the British the town of Raipur , headquarters of Chhattisgarh Division, gained prominence over Ratanpur , the historical capital of the territory. The Central Provinces became the Central Provinces and Berar in 1936 until the Independence of India .The major languages spoken are Chhattisgarhi , Odia , Hindi and numerous tribal languages. Chhattisgarh Division was occupied by
10-678: The Bhonsle Marathas and incorporated into the Kingdom of Nagpur in the 18th century. The Kingdom of Nagpur was annexed to British India in 1853, becoming Nagpur Province . In 1861 Nagpur Province was merged with the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories to form the Central Provinces . All the princely states of the Central Provinces were in Chhattisgarh Division, except for Makrai , which
15-524: The Orissa Tributary States , to the south by the princely states of Bastar and Kanker , and on the west by Nagpur and Jabalpur divisions, as well as the princely states of Kawardha , Khairagarh , Chhuikhadan and Nandgaon . The division included the following three districts: 20°55′N 82°00′E / 20.917°N 82.000°E / 20.917; 82.000 Raipur Too Many Requests If you report this error to
20-525: The princely states in Chhattisgarh Division were transferred to the Eastern States Agency . On 24 October 1936, the Central Provinces became the Central Provinces and Berar when they were fully merged with Berar Province , although Berar remained under the nominal sovereignty of Hyderabad State . The Chhattisgarh Division was bounded to the north by the Chota Nagpur States , to the east by
25-544: Was in the Narmadapuram District of the Nerbudda Division . In 1905, most of Odia speaking region of Sambalpur District and the princely states of Bamra , Rairakhol , Sonpur , Patna , and Kalahandi were transferred to Orissa Division of Bengal Province . The princely states of Changbhakar , Korea , Surguja , Udaipur , and Jashpur were transferred from Bengal to the Central Provinces. In 1933
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