<P> The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi - speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh . The capital city is Raipur . Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest , Maharashtra in the southwest , Telangana in the south ( Bhupalpally district ) , Odisha in the southeast , Jharkhand in the northeast and Uttar Pradesh in the north . Currently the state comprises 27 districts . </P>
<P> The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi - speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh . The capital city is Raipur . Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest , Maharashtra in the southwest , Telangana in the south ( Bhupalpally district ) , Odisha in the southeast , Jharkhand in the northeast and Uttar Pradesh in the north . Currently the state comprises 27 districts . </P>
city of central india capital of the state of chhattisgarh
city of central india capital of the state of chhattisgarh
Raipur
Raipur