Kondagaon district

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Kondagaon district is an administrative district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, known for its tribal communities, dense forests, and rich tradition of bell metal and woodcraft.

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Kondagaon district canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
country India
dominantReligion Hinduism
governingBody District Administration Kondagaon
hasArtForm tribal metalwork
tribal woodwork
hasClimate tropical wet and dry climate
hasCraftTradition Dhokra (bell metal)
wood carving
hasCulturalHeritage tribal art
tribal festivals
hasCulturalPractice traditional forest-based livelihoods
traditional tribal crafts
hasDemographicCharacteristic high proportion of tribal population
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
handicrafts
hasEconomicSector rural economy
hasLandUse agricultural land
forest land
hasLanguage Gondi
Halbi
hasMajorCommunity Scheduled Tribes
hasMajorEthnicGroup Gond
Maria
Murias
hasNaturalFeature forests
hasSettlement Kondagaon town
linked to: Kondagaon
hasVehicleRegistrationCode CG
headquarters Kondagaon
knownFor bell metal craft
dense forests
tribal communities
woodcraft
locatedIn Bastar division
linked to: Bastar region

Chhattisgarh tribal belt
linked to: Bastar region

India
eastern part of Bastar plateau
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
officialLanguage Chhattisgarhi
Hindi
partOf Chhattisgarh
region central India
state Chhattisgarh
UTCOffset +05:30

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Bastar region contains Kondagaon district
Raipur division hasDistrict Kondagaon district