Khairagarh
| KhairagarhRaj | |
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 KhairagarhRaj
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| Coordinates: 21°25′N 80°58′E / 21.42°N 80.97°ECoordinates: 21°25′N 80°58′E / 21.42°N 80.97°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Rajnandgaon |
| Elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,564 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Khairagarh is a town in Rajnandgaon District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Administered by a nagar panchayat, Khairagarh city have cbse pattern schools as well as has kvs but not have a wide network of roads and railway tracks.
Khairagarh State was a feudatory state of the former Central Provinces of British India.Pandadah (8 km from khairagarh) is one of the most historical places in Chhattisgarh. The chief, who is descended From the old Nagavansha Rajputs royal family, received the title of Raja, The King, as an hereditary distinction in 1898. The state included a fertile plain, yielding rice.
Khairagarh is located at 21°25′N 80°58′E / 21.42°N 80.97°E. It has an average elevation of 307 metres (1007 feet).
Khairagarh is a generally tranquil place, which complements the musical and academic fervor of the university. This part of India has a hot summer between mid-April to mid-June. Besides these two months, the climate is generally pleasant. One may enjoy monsoon, autumn, winter and spring at one place.
As of 2001[update] India census, Khairagarh had a population of 15,149. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khairagarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 64%. In Khairagarh, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The three nearby railway stations, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, and Durg, are 40, 42 and 55 kilometres away from Khairagarh respectively. Direct trains for Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Howrah, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Trivandrum, Amritsar and New Delhi are available from these railway stations, situated on the main train route of Howrah-Mumbai via Nagpur. The state capital Raipur is a three-hour journey from Khairagarh University. Raipur and Nagpur airports are at a distance of 100 and 225 kilometres, respectively.
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