Surajpur
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Surajpur सूरजपुर |
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 Surajpur
Surajpur
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| Coordinates: 23°13′N 82°51′E / 23.22°N 82.85°ECoordinates: 23°13′N 82°51′E / 23.22°N 82.85°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Surajpur |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Khelsai Singh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,806 km2 (1,470 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 660,280 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Surgujiha |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 497229 |
| Telephone code | 07775 |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
| Website | surajpur |
Surajpur is a city and a Nagar Palika Parishad in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Surajpur district, located 256 km North from the state headquarters Raipur. National Highway 43 has its route through Surajpur.
Surajpur is located at 23°13′N 82°51′E / 23.22°N 82.85°E. It has an average elevation of 528 metres (1,732 ft).
Having a mainly tribal population, Surajpur reflects the rich traditional values and cultural legacies of the bygone days that has percolated to the modern era.
Well Surajpur is Also known as Suncity.
Surajpur has a large scope for education and sports.The city is considered to be a base for higher education.
The only college for graduation and postgraduation is situated on the east part of Surajpur known as Surajpur Degree College with courses mainly Arts and recently Commerce has come into main frame for the student in Surajpur district.
The Government of Chhattisgarh is Planning to Open a school to Provide English Medium Education for the Regional students. Apart from this the Surajpur has a very good Education back Ground. Numbers of Hindi and English Medium Schools have come into existence after the formation of Chhattisgarh State:
Surajpur is one of the major cities in Chhattisgarh so transportation is not an issue here. It is Linked with Both Road and Railways. National Highway 43 Cross to link KATNI towards North and GUMLA & RACHI towards east. Surajpur is directly linked to Varanasi Via Bhaiyathan → Biharpur → Waidhan → Singrauli and towards Bilaspur → Raipur → Bhilai → Nagpur via Devipur and Rampur.
Surajpur is well connected to Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Katni, Nagpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Rachi, Kolkata, Bhuwneshwar, Cuttak. so you can travel easily by roads also. The city is connected with National Highway 78.
Raipur airport is the nearest airport from Surajpur. Surajpur is well connected with Raipur airport. Daily train / Bus are available from/ To Surajpur. The Nearest airport near Surajpur is Raipur (Capital of Chhattisgarh). One can take flights from Delhi for Raipur and use the connecting bus or train service directly from Raipur (Durg - Ambikapur Express is the best train to reach Surajpur). Almost all major cities of the country are connected through Raipur Airport. Indian Airlines,jet airways and Air India are Providing their Daily Service to all the Major airports of the Country.
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