List of districts of Chhattisgarh

At the time of separation from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh originally had 16 districts.

These districts have been named Sukma, Kondagaon, Balod, Bemetara, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur[2] The district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, was inaugurated on 10 February 2020.

The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

[citation needed] The British province encompassed the central portion of the state, and was made up of three districts, Raipur, Bilaspur, and Durg, which made up the Chhattisgarh Division of the Central Provinces.

[citation needed] The northern portion of the state, comprising present-day Koriya, Surajpur, Surguja, Jashpur, and Raigarh districts, was divided among the six princely states of Chang Bhakar, Jashpur, Koriya, Surajpur, Raigarh, Surguja, and Udaipur.

[citation needed] On 1 November 2000, these 16 districts were split from Madhya Pradesh to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.