Raigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh', Raigarh is famous for its dance form “Kathak” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music, Raigarh is also known as Sanskardhani.[3]
Raigarh
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Raigarh
From top, left to right : Raigarh Railway Station , Hemu kalani chowk raigarh, Kelo-River, River flows through Raigarh city, TV tower, Sunrise in Raigarh.
It is also known for its coal reserves and power generation for the state and the country.With a population of just about 1,50,019 (2011) it is a rapidly growing industrial city in Chhattisgarh, Raigarh is one of major rice-producing district in India. The city of Raigarh has a lot to offer. Rich in culture and tradition, this place has everything to keep its visitor engaged. Raigarh City is the administrative headquarters of Raigarh district. Apart from its cultural heritage, the city of Raigarh is also known for its Kosa (a fine silk) and rich deposits of coal reserves.
Raigarh is home to one of the oldest jute mills in India and is major producer of Steel, Iron Ore and Power in the country. The most spoken language of the people living here are Odia, Chattisgarhi and Hindi. It is rapidly emerging as industrial city on the map of Chhattisgarh and India[4]
Raigarh railway station is a station on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line the broad gauge line. All express and some superfast trains stop here, while Gondwana express and Janshatabdi express originate at Raigarh. It is well connected with many major cities. While for other destinations it has to depend upon Bilaspur railway station, which is a regional rail hub connected to every part of the country and 132 km from Raigarh district headquarter. Kirodimal Nagar railway station is another suburb small station of Raigarh city. Raigarh railway station serving to the people of the nearby area lie Surguja, Dharamjaigarh, Lailunga, Sarangarh. The Raigarh railway station has a good Vehicle parking facility even overnight parking can be done on need.
The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Maharashtra state about the beginning of the eighteenth century and first stayed at Phuljhar in Raipur district. From there Madan Singh, head of the family migrated to Banda of the present-day Raigarh. The successor kings of Raigarh state after Maharaja Madan Singh were Maharaja Takhat Singh, Maharaha Beth Singh, Maharaja Dilip Singh, Maharaja Jujhar Singh, Maharaja Devnath Singh, Maharaja Ghansyam Singh, Maharaja Bhupdev Singh, Maharaja Natwar Singh, and Maharaja Chakradhar Singh. Truly speaking music, dance, and literature got fillip during the reign of Maharaja Bhupdev Singh and developed further during the rule of Maharaja Chakradhar Singh.[5] Prior to Indian Independence, Raigarh was capital of Princely State of Raigarh.[6]
As of 2011[update] India census[11] Raigarh district had a population of 1,493,984, and the city of Raigarh a population of 137,126. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Raigarh has an average literacy rate of 87.02%, male literacy is 93.18%, and female literacy is 80.60%.
rage literacy rate in Raigarh district as per census 2011 is 85.22 % of which males and females are 92.01 % and 78.09 % literates respectively. As of the 2011 Census of India, Raigarh had 55 primary schools, 37 middle schools, 9 secondary schools and 16 senior-secondary school, along with 2 arts and commerce colleges (including Kirodimal Government Arts and Science College), 1 law college, 1 Medical College(Late Shri Lakhiram Agrawal Medical College), 1 polytechnic college.[13]O.P. Jindal University and Kirodimal Institute of Technology are newer institutions in the city.[citation needed]
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^"Raigarh City Population 2023 - Sex Ratio, Population Density, Literacy". www.indiacensus.net. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^"Chhattisgarh Census 2011 - Town Amenities". Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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Raigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh Raigarh is famous for its dance form Kathak as Raigarh Gharana and classical music Raigarh is also known as Sanskardhani 3 RaigarhCityRaigarhFrom top left to right Raigarh Railway Station Hemu kalani chowk raigarh Kelo River River flows through Raigarh city TV tower Sunrise in Raigarh RaigarhLocation in Chhattisgarh IndiaShow map of ChhattisgarhRaigarhRaigarh India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 21 48 N 83 18 E 21 8 N 83 3 E 21 8 83 3 Coordinates 21 48 N 83 18 E 21 8 N 83 3 E 21 8 83 3Country IndiaStateChhattisgarhDistrictRaigarhGovernment BodyRaigarh Vidhan Sabha constituency MLAPrakash Naik Indian National Congress Elevation219 m 719 ft Population City135 363 RankIndia 285th Chhattisgarh 6th Metro150 019 1 Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN496001 Raigarh 2 Telephone code07762Vehicle registrationCG 13UN LOCODEIN RIGSex ratio1000 985 Websiteraigarh wbr gov wbr in wbr en wbr It is also known for its coal reserves and power generation for the state and the country With a population of just about 1 50 019 2011 it is a rapidly growing industrial city in Chhattisgarh Raigarh is one of major rice producing district in India The city of Raigarh has a lot to offer Rich in culture and tradition this place has everything to keep its visitor engaged Raigarh City is the administrative headquarters of Raigarh district Apart from its cultural heritage the city of Raigarh is also known for its Kosa a fine silk and rich deposits of coal reserves Raigarh is home to one of the oldest jute mills in India and is major producer of Steel Iron Ore and Power in the country The most spoken language of the people living here are Odia Chattisgarhi and Hindi It is rapidly emerging as industrial city on the map of Chhattisgarh and India 4 Contents 1 Transportation 1 1 Railways 1 2 Airport 2 History 3 Geography and climate 4 Language and demographics 5 Education 6 Notable people 7 References 8 External linksTransportation EditRailways Edit Raigarh Railway Station Raigarh railway station is a station on the Tatanagar Bilaspur section of Howrah Nagpur Mumbai line the broad gauge line All express and some superfast trains stop here while Gondwana express and Janshatabdi express originate at Raigarh It is well connected with many major cities While for other destinations it has to depend upon Bilaspur railway station which is a regional rail hub connected to every part of the country and 132 km from Raigarh district headquarter Kirodimal Nagar railway station is another suburb small station of Raigarh city Raigarh railway station serving to the people of the nearby area lie Surguja Dharamjaigarh Lailunga Sarangarh The Raigarh railway station has a good Vehicle parking facility even overnight parking can be done on need Airport Edit By AirNearest Airport is Bilasa devi kevat airport Bilaspur Airport just 156 km from Raigarh City A private airport owned by the Jindal Steel and Power Limited is located 10 kilometres 6 2 mi north west of the city History EditMain article Raigarh State The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh Wariagarh of Chanda district of Maharashtra state about the beginning of the eighteenth century and first stayed at Phuljhar in Raipur district From there Madan Singh head of the family migrated to Banda of the present day Raigarh The successor kings of Raigarh state after Maharaja Madan Singh were Maharaja Takhat Singh Maharaha Beth Singh Maharaja Dilip Singh Maharaja Jujhar Singh Maharaja Devnath Singh Maharaja Ghansyam Singh Maharaja Bhupdev Singh Maharaja Natwar Singh and Maharaja Chakradhar Singh Truly speaking music dance and literature got fillip during the reign of Maharaja Bhupdev Singh and developed further during the rule of Maharaja Chakradhar Singh 5 Prior to Indian Independence Raigarh was capital of Princely State of Raigarh 6 Geography and climate EditRaigarh is located at 21 54 N 83 24 E 21 9 N 83 4 E 21 9 83 4 7 It has an average elevation of 215 metres 705 feet The Kelo river flows through the city which is one of its main water sources 8 The minimum maximum temperature range is 29 5 49 C in summer and 8 25 C in winter Climate data for Raigarh 1981 2010 extremes 1951 2008 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 33 4 92 1 39 4 102 9 43 0 109 4 46 0 114 8 48 3 118 9 47 2 117 0 41 8 107 2 39 0 102 2 38 0 100 4 38 6 101 5 36 6 97 9 34 4 93 9 48 3 118 9 Average high C F 27 9 82 2 30 8 87 4 35 5 95 9 39 8 103 6 41 4 106 5 37 4 99 3 32 2 90 0 31 2 88 2 32 2 90 0 32 4 90 3 30 3 86 5 28 2 82 8 33 3 91 9 Average low C F 13 3 55 9 16 2 61 2 20 5 68 9 24 8 76 6 27 5 81 5 26 8 80 2 25 1 77 2 25 0 77 0 24 6 76 3 22 2 72 0 17 5 63 5 13 1 55 6 21 4 70 5 Record low C F 6 8 44 2 7 8 46 0 12 2 54 0 14 4 57 9 18 7 65 7 19 5 67 1 18 6 65 5 18 4 65 1 20 2 68 4 13 4 56 1 9 3 48 7 6 4 43 5 6 4 43 5 Average rainfall mm inches 16 7 0 66 16 0 0 63 14 3 0 56 14 7 0 58 34 5 1 36 202 0 7 95 403 5 15 89 401 9 15 82 230 7 9 08 46 6 1 83 11 3 0 44 2 4 0 09 1 394 7 54 91 Average rainy days 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 8 5 15 8 16 2 11 0 2 8 0 6 0 2 62 4Average relative humidity at 17 30 IST 49 40 31 26 30 53 75 79 75 62 53 51 52Source India Meteorological Department 9 10 Language and demographics EditSee also List of cities in Chhattisgarh Languages spoken are Chhattisgarhi Hindi and Odia The demographics of the city consist mainly of people from Chhattisgarh Odisha Haryana and Bihar A sizeable community of Bengali Telugu and Marathi speaking people also live here As of 2011 update India census 11 Raigarh district had a population of 1 493 984 and the city of Raigarh a population of 137 126 Males constitute 51 of the population and females 49 Raigarh has an average literacy rate of 87 02 male literacy is 93 18 and female literacy is 80 60 Religion in Raigarh 2011 Religions in Raigarh 2011 Hinduism 90 20 Islam 5 50 Christianity 2 99 Sikhism 0 85 Jainism 0 19 Buddhism 0 19 Others 0 02 Hinduism is Raigarh predominant religious faith with 90 20 of Raigarh population followed by Islam 5 50 Christianity 2 99 Sikhism 0 85 Jainism 0 19 and Buddhism 0 19 12 Education Editrage literacy rate in Raigarh district as per census 2011 is 85 22 of which males and females are 92 01 and 78 09 literates respectively As of the 2011 Census of India Raigarh had 55 primary schools 37 middle schools 9 secondary schools and 16 senior secondary school along with 2 arts and commerce colleges including Kirodimal Government Arts and Science College 1 law college 1 Medical College Late Shri Lakhiram Agrawal Medical College 1 polytechnic college 13 O P Jindal University and Kirodimal Institute of Technology are newer institutions in the city citation needed Notable people EditRaja Chakradhar Singh Sulakshana Pandit Surendra Kumar Singh Lalitkumar Singh Gomati SaiReferences Edit Raigarh Population Raigarh History Raigarh District Government of Chhattisgarh India India Retrieved 13 January 2023 Raigarh Guide Poyam Akash 18 December 2015 Story of Gond Raja Chakradhar Singh Scholar Musician Dancer Adivasi Resurgence Retrieved 26 August 2020 Raigarh State Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 21 1909 pp 45 47 Retrieved 19 February 2014 Falling Rain Genomics Inc Raigarh Raigarh Chhattisgarh 496001 India Station Raigarh Climatological Table 1981 2010 PDF Climatological Normals 1981 2010 India Meteorological Department January 2015 pp 641 642 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Extremes of Temperature amp Rainfall for Indian Stations Up to 2012 PDF India Meteorological Department December 2016 p M43 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Raigarh Population 2022 2023 District Tehsils List Chhattisgarh www indiagrowing com Retrieved 14 January 2023 Raigarh City Population 2023 Sex Ratio Population Density Literacy www indiacensus net Retrieved 27 January 2023 Chhattisgarh Census 2011 Town Amenities Retrieved 17 February 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raigarh Official government website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raigarh amp oldid 1151397212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
