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Raipur
Metropolis
Top to Bottom: A temple in Raipur, Statues exhibiting Chhattisgarhi 'Dangchagha' folk dance in Raipur Park, Raipur Airport
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Coordinates: 21°15′N 81°38′E / 21.25°N 81.63°E / 21.25; 81.63Coordinates: 21°15′N 81°38′E / 21.25°N 81.63°E / 21.25; 81.63
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raipur
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Raipur Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Pramod Dubey
• District Collector	Dr. Basavaraju S. (IAS)
• Municipal Commissioner	Rajat bansal (IAS)
Area
• Metropolis	226 km2 (87 sq mi)
Elevation	298.15 m (978.18 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Metropolis	1,010,087
• Rank	India : 45th Chhattisgarh : 1st
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Metro[2]	1,122,555
Demonym(s)	Raipuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	492001
Vehicle registration	CG-04
UN/LOCODE	IN RPR
Website	www.raipur.gov.in

Raipur (/ˈraɪpʊər/  pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Raipur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the largest city and the capital of Chhattisgarh. It was formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000.

Demographics

As of the^[update]2011 census, Raipur Municipal Corporation had a population of 1,010,087, of which 519,286 are males and 490,801 are females —a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.^[3] 124,471 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 64,522 are boys and 59,949 are girls —a ratio of 929 girls per 1000 boys. There are 769,593 literates (420,155 males, 349,438 females). The effective literacy was 86.90%; male literacy was 92.39% and female literacy was 81.10%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.^[1][4]

The urban agglomeration had a population of 1,122,555, of which males constitute 578,339, females constitute 544,216 —a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males and 142,826 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 846,952 literates with an effective literacy rate of 86.45%.^[2]

Geography and climate

Geography

Raipur is located near the centre of a large plain, sometimes referred as the "rice bowl of India", where hundreds of varieties of rice are grown.^[5] The Mahanadi River flows to the east of the city of Raipur, and the southern side has dense forests. The Maikal Hills rise on the north-west of Raipur; on the north, the land rises and merges with the Chota Nagpur Plateau, which extends north-east across Jharkhand state. On the south of Raipur lies the Deccan Plateau.

Climate

Raipur has a tropical wet and dry climate, temperatures remain moderate throughout the year, except from March to June, which can be extremely hot. The temperature in April–May sometimes
rises above 48 °C (118 °F).These summer months also have dry and hot winds. In summers, the temperature can also go up to 50 °C.
The city receives about 1,300 millimetres (51 in) of rain, mostly in the monsoon season from late June to early October. Winters last from November to January and are mild, although lows can fall to 5 °C (41 °F) making it reasonably cold.

Transport

Raipur Junction Railway Station Entrance

Railways

Raipur Junction railway station is situated on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line of the Indian Railways (via Bhusawal, Nagpur, Gondia, Bilaspur, Rourkela, Kharagpur) and is connected with most major cities.

Airport

Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur

Swami Vivekananda Airport or Mana Airport is primary airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh.The airport is located, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Raipur near Naya Raipur.

Education

Raipur has become the educational hub of Chhatisgarh due to presence of many institutes of National importance in Engineering, Management, Medical and Law. It is the only city in India which is home to IIM, NIT, AIIMS, Hidayatullah National Law University, and IIIT.^[7]

Premier institutes

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur


• National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur


• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur


• 
  Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) Raipur


• International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur

Government universities

• Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University


• Indira Gandhi Agricultural University


• Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar University


• Ayush & Health Sciences University Chhattisgarh


• Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya


• Bastar University

Private universities and deemed universities

• Amity University, Raipur


• ITM University, Raipur


• MATS University, Raipur


• ICFAI University, Raipur


• 
  Kalinga University, Raipur

Commerce, engineering and management colleges

• 
  Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, Raipur (RCET, Raipur)


• Rungta Engineering College, Raipur (REC, Raipur)


• Raipur Institute of Technology


• Disha Institute of Management and Technology, Raipur


• 
  Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology, Raipur (SSIPMT)


• Pragati College of Engineering and Management

Medical colleges

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur

Primary and secondary education

View of the Rajkumar College, Raipur

• Holy Cross Senior Secondary School Kapa


• 
  Rajkumar College, established 1882

Media

News channels

Many local news channels are telecast from Raipur in Hindi:

Newspapers

Many national and local newspapers are published from Raipur both in Hindi and English:

Radio

Raipur city has 6 FM Radio Stations which are-

Notable people associated with Raipur

Swami Vivekananda spent 2 years of his teenage in this building at Raipur

• 
  Swami Vivekananda spent two years of his teenage in Raipur from 1877 till 1879 when his father was transferred here.^[8]
  


• 
  Ravishankar Shukla, the 1st Chief Minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh, spent his childhood and was educated in Raipur.


• 
  Abdul Qadir Raipuri(born 1878 / 1295AH) was a spiritual reformer and well known guide of Islam.


• Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah, former Chief Justice of India and former acting President of India, received his primary education at the Government High School of Raipur until 1922.


• 
  Veer Narayan Singh,^[9][10] freedom fighter, he was jailed at Raipur by British Army.


• 
  Osho started his teaching career as a lecturer in Raipur Sanskrit College in 1957.^[11]
  


• 
  Habib Tanvir, noted theatre artist and playwright, was born in Raipur in 1923.


• 
  K. S. Sudarshan, the former chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, was born in Raipur in 1931. Coincidentally he also died in Raipur on 15 September 2012


• 
  Vidya Charan Shukla, former Union Minister and 9 times parliamentarian, was born in Raipur.


• 
  Harshad Mehta, the infamous stock broker, spent his childhood in Raipur after his parents shifted here from Mumbai.


• 
  Lucky Ali, noted Bollywood singer/composer/actor did a part of his schooling from Rajkumar College, Raipur^[12]
  


• 
  Anurag Basu, noted Bollywood movie director, was born in Raipur and later moved to the neighbouring city of Bhilai
  


• 
  Shekhar Sen, world-famous musical monoact player, born and brought up at Raipur.

Naya Raipur

Naya Raipur (New Raipur) is the new capital of Chhattisgarh.^[13] Located between National Highways NH-6 and NH-43, it is 17 km away in the south-east direction from the older city of Raipur. Swami Vivekananda Airport separates the old and new cities.

See also

• Eastern States Union


• Raipur International Cricket Stadium


• Samta colony

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raipur.

• Raipur District Administration


• DPR Chhattisgarh


• DPR Raipur District


• Raipur Land Records