Kondagaon

Kondagaon a municipality about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of Kondagaon district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Kondagaon separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012 and formed as 27th district of the Chhattisgarh state. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.BackgroundKondagaon is located at. It has an average elevation of 593 metres (1945 feet).India census, Kondagaon had a population of 26,772. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kondagaon has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kondagaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Kondagaon lies on NH 30 and can be reached from Raipur or Jagdalpur. Frequent bus services are available to Kondagaon from Raipur and Jagdalpur. The nearest railway station is Jagdalpur. A Helicopter strip was temporarily constructed in the playground adjacent to the government college campus, which is occasionally used.The town is quaint and one of the fastest developing district headquarters in the Chhattisgarh state.A couple of hillocks that skirts the eastern outskirts of the town is being revamped as a tourist park by the forest department of the town. The park would host relocated common wild animals and fowls of the Bastar region. The major part of the hill is turned into recreational zone.