Raipur District

Population: 4,062,160 (2011)

State: Chhattisgarh

Language: Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Headquarters: Raipur

 

Area: 13,083 square kilometers

Density of Population: 310 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 76.43 % - Male: 86.50 %, Female: 66.21 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:983

 

Boundaries of Raipur District

 

North: Bametara District and Baloda Bazar District, Chhattisgarh

South: Dhamtari District and Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh

East: Mahasamund District, Chhattisgarh

West: Durg District, Chhattisgarh

 

Raipur District Average Rainfall: 1217.0 mm 

Raipur District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.77 deg C 

Raipur District Average Temperature in Winter: 20.03 deg C

 

RAIPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Mahanadi, Sendur, Pairy, Sondur, Joan, Kharun, Shivnath

Blocks: Abhanpur, Arang, Dharsiwa, Tilda Newra

Assembly Constituencies: Dharsiwa, Raipur Rural, Raipur City West, Raipur City North, Raipur City South, Arang, Abhanpur, Rajim, Bindranawagarh

Lakes: Budhapara Lake, Maharajabandh Lake

 

Raipur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Raipur

2. Turturiya

3. Rajim

4. Champaran

5. Sirpur

6. Barnawapara Sanctuary

7. Sita Nadi Sanctuary

8. Udanti Sanctuary

 

Raipur District Facts: This is the most populous district of Chhattisgarh as of 2011.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, wheat, pulses, udad, lakh tiwara, peas, alsi, soyabean, groundnut

 

Major Industrial Units: Ultra Tech Ltd, Century Cement Pvt. Ltd, Modi Rubber Ltd, Dinesh Cement, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, Singhaniya Cement, Raipur Alloys and Steel Ltd, Monet Ispat, Rajendra Steel Ltd

 

Major Educational Institutions: Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Hidayatullah National Law University, DISHA Institute of Management and Technology, Raipur Institute of Technology, National Instiute of Technology, New Government Engineering College, Institute of Pharmacy, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institution, Vindhya Institute of Technology and Science, Columbia College of Pharmacy, Gurukul Institute

 

Folk Arts: Raut Nacha, Dewar Nacha, Panthi, Suwa, Padki, Pandwani

 

Mineral Resources: Limestone, gold, diamond, alexandrite, garnet, dolomite, flag stone

 

What is Raipur District Famous For: Rich mineral resources

 

Famous People From Raipur District: Harshad Mehta, Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, Jyoti Dhurve, Ravishankar Shukla, Urmila Singh, Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, Habib Tanvir, Vikas Upadhyay

 

Raipur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Raipur District