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Kanker is a district in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh that has an average elevation of 388 m. Kanker District is situated between two well-developed cities of Chhattisgarh namely Raipur and Jagdalpur. It sprawls across an area of 5285 sq km and is surrounded by four other districts of Chhattisgarh – Bastar Dhamtari Durg and Rajnandgaon. The Kanker district is divided into 7 tehsils namely Kanker Charama Narharpur Bhanupratappur Antagarh Durgukondal and Pakhanjoor. It also encompasses 7 blocks named Kanker Charama Bhanupratappur Narharpur Antagarh Durgukondal and Koyali Beda. Amongst the 1004 villages housed in Kanker district 995 are revenue villages while the rest 9 are forest villages. Early references of Kanker are made in the Ramayana and Mahabharata which reveal that this independent state belonged to a dense forest named Dandakaranya. Occupied by monks (or rishis) during the stone era Kanker was affected by Buddhism in the 6th century BC. The Satavahana Dynasty occupied the state in 106 AD and was succeeded by Nags Vakatakas and Gupta dynasties. Travelling to Kanker is easy with the Raipur Airport and Raipur Railway Station located at a distance of 140 km from the district. The best time to make a visit to the Kanker district is from October through March.
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