Mahasamund City is a city in
Mahasamund District
Mahasamund district is a district in Chhattisgarh state in central India. The city of Mahasamund is the district headquarters. The district is particularly famous for the historical temple town of Sirpur besides the Mahanadi river.
The present ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
.It is situated on the Mumbai-Kolkata and Raipur-Vishakhaptnam National Highways. It is one of the largest (ranked 13th) and most important cities in the State. The city is divided into 30 wards and 5 zones and is also the biggest city in the Trans-Mahanadi area. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Mahasamund District and part of the proposed new Mahasamund
Municipal Corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
. The current mayor is Prakash Chandrakar.
Reliance Trends, Vishal Megamart, Reliance Jio Smart Point, B mart and Zee Sale are prominant Shopping Centers of the City.
Geography
Mahasamund is located at . It has an average elevation of 318 metres (1043 feet). Mahasamund is 56 kilometres south-east of
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
on the junction of
National Highway 6 and
National Highway 217 close to the
Mahanadi
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...
River. Mahasamund city is an important station on the
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
-
Vizag
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rail route. Mahasamund and
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
are the only district headquarter cities which are close to the state capital of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
,
Naya Raipur
Naya Raipur, officially known as Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur, is a planned city and fully Greenfield city in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The Government of Chhattisgarh, the stat ...
.
Demographics
Indian census, Mahasamund has a population of 112,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females constitute 49%. Mahasamund has an average literacy rate of 70%; male literacy is 79% and female literacy is 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. The estimated population in 2014 is above one lakh.
Transport
Mahasamund is 55 kilometres from
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
, 105 kilometres from
Dhamtari
Dhamtari is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Dhamtari district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6July 1998.. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisg ...
, 30 kilometres from
Rajim
Rajim is a town which is proposed to be in Raipur district but officially in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajim is named after Rajiv Lochan Mandir which is the Main Hindu Pilgrimage Temple of Rajim dedicated to Vishnu. There is also ...
, 160 kilometres from
Bilaspur, 95 kilometres from
Durg
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...
, 85 kilometres from
Bhilai
Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. With population exceeding 1 million, it is the second-largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. Bhil ...
, 115 kilometres from
Saraipali
Saraipali is a town in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. First chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Ravishankar Shukla was elected from here.
Saraipali Tahsil is Mahasamund district's third most populous subdistrict, located ...
, 180 kilometres from
Bargarh
Bargarh is a city and municipality in Bargarh district in the state of odisha in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District. Bargarh is popularly known for intensive cultivation of 'paddy', therefore called "Bhata Handi" o ...
and 250 kilometres from
Sambalpur
Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...
.
Bus
Guru Ghasi Das bus terminal in Mahasamund is well connected to its nearby cities. There are regular bus services to
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
,
Bilaspur,
Durg
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...
Saraipali
Saraipali is a town in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. First chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Ravishankar Shukla was elected from here.
Saraipali Tahsil is Mahasamund district's third most populous subdistrict, located ...
,
Baloda Bazar
Baloda Bazar is a nagar palika parishad in Baloda Bazar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Its PIN code is 493332. On 15 August 2011, it was declared as a district. Baloda Bazar is also called ''Cement hub of Chhattisgarh'' because ...
Bemetara, Simga,
Rajim
Rajim is a town which is proposed to be in Raipur district but officially in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajim is named after Rajiv Lochan Mandir which is the Main Hindu Pilgrimage Temple of Rajim dedicated to Vishnu. There is also ...
, Narshinghnath (Odisha) Sarangarh, Gariyaband,
Khariar Road,
Nuapada
Nuapada is a town in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chh ...
,
Berhampur
Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur al ...
,
Asika
Asika or Aska is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Fondly known as the Sugar city of Odisha. Asika is a major commercial and transportation hub of Ganjam district.
Geography
Asika is located a ...
and
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna is a city and headquarters of the Kalahandi district, in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhawani-Shankar an ...
.
Rail
Mahasamund has two railway stations: the
Mahasamund railway station and the
Belsonda station. The Mahasamund railway station is an important station on the
East Coast Railway zone
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha
History
Consequent upon the parliament's approval, Ea ...
. Dualling of the railway track from
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
Mahasamund to
Titilagarh
Titilagarh is a town and Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography and Climate
Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
Demographics
India census, Titilagarh ...
has been completed and electric engine started running in 2019. The Rail Ministry sanctioned a new railway manager division headquarters at Mahasamund.
Mahasamund railway station is situated on the
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
Vishakhapatnam
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railway line. There are regular trains for
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...
,
Puri
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Vishakhapatnam
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Durg
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...
,
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
,
Bilaspur,
Korba,
Nagpur
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Mumbai
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Delhi
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Bhopa
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Titilagarh
Titilagarh is a town and Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography and Climate
Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
Demographics
India census, Titilagarh ...
,
Sambalpur
Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...
,
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna is a city and headquarters of the Kalahandi district, in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhawani-Shankar an ...
,
Ahmedabad
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Gandhidham
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,
New Delhi
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Tirupati
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Shirdi
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Vijayawada
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Agra
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Itarsi
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Bhusawal
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Nanded
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Jodhpur
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Katni
Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River
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The river was named after Kate ...
,
Sagar,
Shahdol
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Demographics
India census
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and
Anuppur.
Air
Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
is just 40 kilometres south-east from Mahasamund.
Roads
Mahasamund is well connected to major Indian cities through
National Highway 6 and
National Highway 217. The construction of improving
National Highway 6 to a four-lane road from Mahasamund to
Odisha
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is in progress.
City bus
The state government approved a city bus project in Mahasamund City. Under the Jnurm scheme, the city government sanctioned a 9 single-decker city bus for Mahasamund City.
Entertainment
Mahasamund has two cinemas, Vithoba Cineplex and ShriRam Talkies.
Education
Mahasamund City is the educational hub for the nearby areas. Some of the leading institutes are
* Weidner memorial Senior Secondary School CBSE Pattern
* Kendriya Vidyalaya, CBSE Pattern B.T.I. road Mahasamund.
* New Holy Faith School CBSE Pattern Pitiyajhar Mahasamund.
* Maharishi Public School CBSE Pattern Machewa Mahasamund.
* Saraswati Higher Secondary School CG Board Bhalesar Road Mahasamund.
* Shishu Sanskar Kendra Higher Secondary School CG Board College Road Mahasamund.
* Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School CG Board Ayodhya Nagar Mahasamund.
* Shyam Vidya Higher Secondary School CG Board Ayodhya Nagar Mahasamund.
* DMS Higher Secondary School CG Board
* Vrindavan Higher Secondary School CG Board Imlibhatha Mahasamund.
* Mata Gayatri Higher Secondary School CG Board Nayapara Mahasamund.
* Ashi Bai Golcha Girls Higher Secondary School CG Board Lohiya Chowk Mahasamund.
* Govt. Model Boys Higher Secondary School CG Board Nehru Chowk Mahasamund.
* Chhattisgarh Higher Secondary School CG Board NH 353 Bagbahra Road Mahasamund.
* Dream India Public School CBSE Pattern Baronda Chowk Mahasamund.
* Chandroday Public School NH 353 Bagbahra Road Mahasamund.
* Riverdale World School Pitiyajhar Mahasamund.
* Green Valley School Ashram Complex Mahasamund.
* Carmel Public School, Pitiyajhar Mahasamund.
* Sanskar Public School College Road Mahasamund.
* Jagannathi High School Station Road Mahasamund.
Colleges
* Mahasamund Medical College.
* Mahaprabhu Vallabhcharya Govt. PG College, Machewa Mahasamund.
* Mata Karma Govt. PG Girls College, Machewa Mahasamund.
* Shantri Bai Arts;Science and Commerce College, Bagbahra Road NH 353 Mahasamund.
* Govt. Collage of Agriculture and Research Station, Kanpa, Post-Birkoni, District-Mahasamund.
* Jai Hind College, Bhalesar Road Mahasamund.
* Govt. Polytechnic College, Baronda Bazar Mahasamund.
* Govt. Vetnary Hospital and Polytechnic College, Baronda Bazar Mahasamund.
* Govt. Livelihood College, Baronda Bazar Mahasamund.
* Indian College, Belsonda Raipur Road Mahasamund.
* Shyam B ED College Ayodhya Nagar Mahasamund.
* Govt. Forest Guard Training Centre Near Collectorate Mahasamund.
Economy
The economy of Mahasamund is based on agriculture and mining. Rice is the main crop grown here. The black stone of this area is mined for tiles; Mahasamund also has many stone-cutting factories. The industrial area of
Birkoni and
Belsonda is just 10 and 05 km respectively.
Banks
Mahasamund is home to branches of all the major public and private sector banks in India. These include
Axis Bank
Axis Bank Limited, formerly known as UTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It sells financial services to large and mid-size companies, SMEs and retail businesses.
As ...
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State Bank of India
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Main Branch, Collectorate Road Branch, Station, Station Road Branch,
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank Limited (also known as HDB) is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest private sector bank by assets and world's 10th largest bank by market capitalisation . It is the third lar ...
,
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian Private bank. It is headquartered at Mumbai. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services for corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and specialized subsidiari ...
,
IDBI Bank
The IDBI Bank Limited (IDBI Bank or IDBI) is a development finance institution under the ownership of Life Insurance Corporation of India and Government of India. It was established in 1964 as Industrial Development Bank of India, a developmen ...
,
Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Maharashtra is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Pune. The bank had 29 million customers across the country with 2022 branches as of March 2022. It has the largest network of branches of any nationalised bank in the state ...
,
Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank was an Indian nationalised bank with its headquarters in Kolkata, India. Founded in Allahabad in 1865 and nationalized by the government of India in 1969, the bank provided banking and financial services for 155 years until it wa ...
,
Vijaya Bank
Vijaya Bank was a PSU bank which was merged with Bank of Baroda on 1 April 2019 with its head office in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was one of the nationalised banks in India. The bank offered a wide range of financial products and service ...
,
Bank of India
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,
Union Bank,
Uco Bank
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,
Punjab National Bank
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,
Dena Bank
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,
Central Bank
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and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...
, Laxmi Vilas Bank and
Canara Bank Bank of Baroda
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Bandhan Bank
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Indian Bank
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as well as around 30 ATMs located all around the city.
Important Offices
Income Tax Office, Labour Court, 20 RR battalion, Child Remand Home, Dean Medical College, Central Jail, National Highway Projects, Railway Sections Proposed ADRM Railway, Railway Yard, FCI, Polytechnic Engg. And Vetnary, Weather information center, Housing Board Corporation Divisional, PWD Division, PHE division and all kinds of district level offices are also located.
Culture and religion
About 90 percent population of the city follow
Hinduism
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. People from all over India have settled here.
Politics
Mahasamund is the very high profile and one of the 11 parliament constituency in the state of Chhattisgarh. This constituency is the seat of former Union Minister
Vidya Charan Shukla
Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samaj ...
who contested 12 lok sabha elections in which he won 11 and 1 loss against first Chief Minister
Ajit Jogi
Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (29 April 1946 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician, who served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, India. He was a member of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh.
Education
Jogi studied Me ...
. In the 2014 general election Ajit Jogi lost the election against BJP candidate Chandu lal Sahu.
The assembly segments are Mahasamund,
Saraipali
Saraipali is a town in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. First chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Ravishankar Shukla was elected from here.
Saraipali Tahsil is Mahasamund district's third most populous subdistrict, located ...
,
Basna
Basna is a town in Mahasamund district in the Chhattisgarh state of India.
Geography
Basna is located at . It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872 feet).
Basna is from District Headquarter Mahasamund and from Raipur the ...
, Khallari, Bindranawagarh,
Rajim
Rajim is a town which is proposed to be in Raipur district but officially in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajim is named after Rajiv Lochan Mandir which is the Main Hindu Pilgrimage Temple of Rajim dedicated to Vishnu. There is also ...
,
Dhamtari
Dhamtari is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Dhamtari district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6July 1998.. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisg ...
, and
Kurud
Kurud is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhamtari District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Geography
Kurud is located at . It has an average elevation of 298 metres (977 feet). It is situated on the national highway 30 and nearl ...
.
The Member of legislative Assembly from Mahasamund constituency is Dr. Vimal Chopra (Independent).
Tourism
Tourist sites in and around Mahasamund include
Sirpur, the ancient capital of South Kosal and famous for its Lakshman temple, Buddha Vihar and many archaeological sites. The state government has decided to develop this area as a
World Heritage
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site. Other nearby tourist sites include Kodar Dam,
Rajim
Rajim is a town which is proposed to be in Raipur district but officially in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajim is named after Rajiv Lochan Mandir which is the Main Hindu Pilgrimage Temple of Rajim dedicated to Vishnu. There is also ...
Kumbh, Rajiv Lochan Temple, and Khallari Temple. The birthplace of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya is in nearby
Champaran
Champaran is a region of Bihar in India. It is now divided into an East Champaran district and a West Champaran district.
Notable people
* Manoj Bajpai – Indian film actor
* Dinesh Bhramar – poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpuri l ...
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Localities
* Ayodhya Nagar
* Vardhman Nagar
* RamRahim Nagar
* Imlibhatha
* NayaPara
* Shankar Nagar
* Trimurti Colony
* Shubhash Nagar
* Laldharhi Para
* Club Para
* Aadarsh Nagar
* Pitiyajhar
* Mahamaya Para
* Mahavir Park
* Shivalik Park
* Jagat Vihar Colony, also known as Kaushik Colony
* Shri Ram Vatika
* Megh Basant
* Civil Line
* New Civil Line
* Mahavir Colony
* Punjabi Para
* Gujrati Para
* Naya Rawan bhatha Para
* Chipiya Para
* Khaira
* Bemcha
* Labhra
* Purana Rawan bhatha Para
* Machewa
* Bemcha
* Housing Board Colony
* RamanTola
* Mahauri Bhatha
* ShriRam colony
* Gudru Para
* Purani Basti
* Beldar Para
* Sanjay Nagar
* Auto Colony
* IsaiPara
* Ganjpara
* Purana Machali Market
References
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Cities and towns in Mahasamund district