Raipur district
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Raipur district रायपुर जिला |
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| District of Chhattisgarh | |
 Location of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Headquarters | Raipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,083 km2 (5,051 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,009,042 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Average annual precipitation | 1385 mm |
| Website | Official website |
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6.7
28
13
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12
31
17
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25
36
21
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16
40
25
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19
42
28
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190
37
27
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381
31
24
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345
30
24
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230
31
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54
32
22
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7.4
30
17
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3.7
27
13
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0.3
82
56
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0.5
88
62
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1
96
69
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0.6
103
78
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0.7
108
83
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7.5
99
80
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15
87
75
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14
86
75
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9.1
88
75
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2.1
89
71
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0.3
85
62
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0.1
81
56
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Raipur district is a district in the Chhattisgarh state of India. Raipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is rich in mineral resources. There are many wild life sanctuaries and sight seeing places worth visiting. The district has the population of 30 lakhs.
As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 27).
Raipur district was once part of Southern Kosal and considered to be under Maurya Kingdom. Raipur city had been the capital of the Haihaya Kings, controlling the traditional forts of Chhattisgarh for a long time. The town of Raipur has existed since the 9th century, the old site and ruins of the fort can be seen in the southern part of the city. Satawahana Kings ruled this part till the 2nd-3rd century AD.
It is situated between 22° 33' N to 21°14'N Latitude and 82° 6' to 81° 38'E Longitude. It occupies the south eastern part of the upper Mahanadi River valley and the bordering hills in the south and the east. Thus, the district is divided into two major physical divisions: the Chhattisgarh plains and the hilly areas.
To the north is Bilaspur District. To the south is Dhamtari District and Gariaband District. To the east is Mahasamund District and to the west is Durg District.
The Mahanadi River is the principal river of this district.
Raipur district is administratively divided into 13 Tehsils and 15 revenue blocks. It comprises two Lok Sabha Constituencies (Raipur and Mahasamund) and 13 Vidhan Sabha (Chhattisgarh Assembly) constituencies. The chief crop of this region is paddy. There are more than 50 large and middle scale industries in this district which have offered employment to over 10,000 people.
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