Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

Bijapur
town
Bijapur Show map of Chhattisgarh Bijapur Show map of India Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates: 18°47′30″N 80°49′0″E / 18.79167°N 80.81667°E / 18.79167; 80.81667Coordinates: 18°47′30″N 80°49′0″E / 18.79167°N 80.81667°E / 18.79167; 80.81667
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	CG

Bijapur is a town in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the seat of the district and one of the 4 taluks in Bijapur district. The Bijapur taluk has an area of 928 km² and 60,055 inhabitants (2001 census). It is situated on the National Highway 16 which connects Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh with Jagdalpur in southeastern Chhattisgarh.