--- title: "The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated?" description: "The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated?" author: "Bhavin Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39711/the-jokapatha-village-situated-in-mountainous-region-got-electricity-connection-for-the-first-time-it-had-been-deprived-of-power-supply-since-independence-in-which-state-this-village-is-situated category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated? The Jokapatha [village](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38694/in-which-international-airport-world-s-largest-wooden-charkha-will-be-installed-by-government-body-khadi-and-village-industries-commission-kvic), situated in mountainous [region](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158172/what-is-the-dholera-special-investment-region-in-gujarat) got electricity [connection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12983/remedies-to-overcome-the-hdmi-connection-problems) for the first time. It had been deprived of [power supply](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102364/explain-the-basics-of-a-computer-power-supply) since independence. In which state this village is situated? ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bce47a18-9aca-4ceb-a7a3-e2b1462582c6/images/10dc4564-e019-45c1-851b-282e72fbae3a.jpeg) (jokapatha village in Chhattisgarh gets electricity for the first time post independence) **Jokapatha** a tribal village in the **Balrampur** district of **Chhattisgarh** state got electricity connection for the first time. The tribal village is situated in the mountainous region of the state. The village had been deprived of power since **independence**. ![The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bce47a18-9aca-4ceb-a7a3-e2b1462582c6/images/800d7840-5da6-4865-86d7-6eef0332d00c.png) (location of Chhattisgarh on the map of India) **Chhattisgarh** is one of the **29** states of India. It was formed on **1st November 2000**. It was formed by partitioning the **southeastern** districts of the state of **Madhya Pradesh**. The capital of Chhattisgarh is **Raipur**. There are a total of **27** districts in the state with Raipur being the **largest** city. Chhattisgarh is the **17th** most populated state in the country with a total population of **25,545,198**. Located in the **centre east** of the country, Chhattisgarh is the **tenth** largest state of the country. Chhattisgarh shares its borders with the state of **Uttar Pradesh** in the **north, Jharkhand** in the **northeast, Madhya Pradesh** in the **northwest, Telangana** and **Andhra Pradesh** in the **south, Odisha** in the **southeast** and **Maharashtra** in the **southwest**. The total area of the state is **135,191 sq km (52,198 sq mi)**. Chhattisgarh is a **unicameral** legislature with **90** seats. The **Chief Minister** of Chhattisgarh is **Dr Raman Singh (born on 15th October 1952)** who belongs to the **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)**. The **Governor** of the state is **Balram Das Tandon (born on 1st November 1927)**. Chhattisgarh is a resource-rich state of the country with a source of **steel** and **electricity**. Chhattisgarh is the fastest developing state of India and accounts for **15%** of the total steel production of the country. ![The Jokapatha village, situated in mountainous region got electricity connection for the first time. It had been deprived of power supply since independence. In which state this village is situated?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bce47a18-9aca-4ceb-a7a3-e2b1462582c6/images/1ced249f-d13e-424e-9af6-2c50a1726d13.jpeg) (map of Chhattisgarh) As per the **2011** census, the **literacy rate** of Chhattisgarh is **70.01%**. The **state animal** of Chhattisgarh is the **wild Asian buffalo**. **Sal tree** is the **state tree** of Chhattisgarh and **Hill Myna** is the **state bird**. The official language of the state is **Hindi**.\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39711/the-jokapatha-village-situated-in-mountainous-region-got-electricity-connection-for-the-first-time-it-had-been-deprived-of-power-supply-since-independence-in-which-state-this-village-is-situated Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.