Bastar

Jagdalpur — Bastar Dussehra, Chitrakote falls, Kanger Valley; aspirational district.

NITI Aayog aspirational districtLWE: Legacy / recoveringHQ Jagdalpur

Delivery score

62.7

Rank 26 of 33

Population

8.3 lakh

835,000 (approx.)

Open grievances

of 11 · resolved in time 86%

Below poverty line

43.0%

Literacy 64.1% · ST 62%

Delivery

Indicator	District	State	Target	Compared with the state	Rank
Malaria annual parasite incidence Public Health & Family Welfare	3.2 per 1,000	2.1	0.5	52% worse than the state	27 / 33
Forest-rights titles digitised Tribal, OBC & Minority Development	33.3 %	62.0	100.0	46% worse than the state	28 / 33
PM Awas (Gramin) houses completed Panchayat & Rural Development	44.2 %	68.0	100.0	35% worse than the state	30 / 33
Dial-112 response time Home (Police) & Jail	21.3 min	17.0	10.0	25% worse than the state	28 / 33
Urban solid waste processed Urban Administration & Development	56.2 %	72.0	100.0	22% worse than the state	28 / 33
MSME registrations per lakh Commerce & Industry	243.4 /lakh	310.0	500.0	21% worse than the state	24 / 33
Paddy payment turnaround Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection	4.8 days	4.0	2.0	20% worse than the state	26 / 33
Grade-3 foundational learning School Education	41.9 %	48.0	75.0	13% worse than the state	22 / 33
Secondary enrolment (GER) School Education	59.2 %	67.0	90.0	12% worse than the state	27 / 33
Rural households with tap water Public Health Engineering	72.3 %	81.0	100.0	11% worse than the state	25 / 33
Institutional deliveries Public Health & Family Welfare	81.1 %	86.0	95.0	6% worse than the state	27 / 33
Services delivered online Good Governance & Convergence	50.7 %	54.0	85.0	6% worse than the state	19 / 33
Rural power supply Energy	21.5 hrs/day	22.4	24.0	4% worse than the state	27 / 33
Full immunisation (12-23 months) Public Health & Family Welfare	77.3 %	80.0	95.0	3% worse than the state	22 / 33
Child stunting (under 5) Women & Child Development	35.1 %	34.0	25.0	3% worse than the state	21 / 33
ODF-Plus model villages Panchayat & Rural Development	76.8 %	78.0	100.0	In line with the state	20 / 33
Charge-sheeting rate Home (Police) & Jail	77.9 %	79.0	90.0	In line with the state	19 / 33
Mahtari Vandan DBT success Women & Child Development	96.6 %	97.0	99.5	In line with the state	18 / 33

Who is accountable

Collector & District Magistrate, Bastar

Collector & District Magistrate

Superintendent of Police, Bastar

Superintendent of Police

Mayor, Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation

Mayor

Lakheshwar Baghel

Member of Legislative Assembly

Kiran Singh Deo

Member of Legislative Assembly

Vinayak Goyal

Member of Legislative Assembly

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Assembly constituency 85 · ST

Social profile

Religion

Caste & community

Economic strata

2023 Assembly vote share: BJP 47.9% · INC 40.8% · Others 11.3%
Assembly seats: 2 of 3 held by the CM's party · average margin 9.5 pts · political map →
Literacy (female): 64.1% (54.4%) · graduates 7.6%
Per-capita income: ₹94 thousand
Crime per lakh: 258 · against women 36.0 · cyber 21.8
LWE incidents (12 mo): 1
Diversity indices: Religious 10.2 · community 53.2 · political competitiveness 76.2

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On the ground

Projects

Super-speciality hospital, Jagdalpur
On track 64% · Announced in Budget 2026-27 for commissioning.
Bastar tourism circuit — Chitrakote & Tirathgarh
On track 45% · Eco-resorts, glass bridge and homestay clusters.

Urban bodies

Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation
150,000 people · waste processed 73.3%

Live alerts

No open alerts.

Open grievances

FIR not registered
Home (Police) & Jail · 14 hours, 23 minutes ago
Crop damage by elephants — compensation pending
Forest & Climate Change · 1 week ago
Forest-rights claim pending
Tribal, OBC & Minority Development · 4 weeks ago
Crop damage by elephants — compensation pending
Forest & Climate Change · 1 month, 2 weeks ago · past time limit
Street lights not working
Urban Administration & Development · 2 months ago · past time limit

Heritage and strategic assets

Gond
Communities & tribes — The largest tribal community, with sub-groups Muria, Maria and Dorla. Ghotul youth dormitories, Gondi languag…
Halba & Bhatra
Communities & tribes — Agrarian communities; Halbi is Bastar's lingua franca.
Bastar Dussehra
Festivals — The world's longest festival — 75 days — honouring Goddess Danteshwari, with a giant hand-built chariot.
Bastar wrought iron & wood craft
Crafts & GI — GI-tagged Loha Shilp and wooden craft.
Chitrakote Falls
Heritage & nature sites — India's widest waterfall on the Indravati — the 'Niagara of India'.
Kanger Valley National Park
Heritage & nature sites — Kutumsar caves, Tirathgarh falls; on UNESCO's tentative list. Dhudmaras village recognised for community tour…
Mahua, tamarind & minor forest produce
Food & forest produce — Forest economy sustaining tribal households; value addition through Van Dhan centres.
NMDC Steel Plant, Nagarnar
Industry — 3 MTPA integrated steel plant near Jagdalpur.
Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur
Airports — Gateway to Bastar.

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