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 India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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 Prad ...

.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 ...

. 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 Ch ...

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 ...

River. Mahasamund city is an important station on the

- Vizag rail route. Mahasamund and

are the only district headquarter cities which are close to the state capital of

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

, 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 Chhattisga ...

, 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 als ...

, 160 kilometres from Bilaspur, 95 kilometres from Durg, 85 kilometres from

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. With population exceeding 1 million, it is the second-largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. Bhilai is a major industrial city as well ...

, 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 Hand ...

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 Sam ...

Bus

Guru Ghasi Das Ghasidas (18 December 1756 – 1850), also known as Guru Ghasidas, was guru (teacher) of the Satnampanth in the early 19th century. It was Guru Ghasidas who decided to start treating everyone the same in a deep forested part of Malwa Region. G ...

bus terminal in Mahasamund is well connected to its nearby cities. There are regular bus services to

, Bilaspur, Durg

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,

, Narshinghnath (Odisha) Sarangarh, Gariyaband,

Khariar Road Khariar Road is a city in India. It is located at Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. It is from Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh and is one of the fastest growing economic centers of India. It is also one of the key railway stations of the East Coast ...

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 Ch ...

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 Mahasamund railway station is the principal station of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India. It is an important station of the Sambalpur railway division of the East Coast Railway zone. Facilities Mahasamund station is a model station declared in ...

and the Belsonda station. The Mahasamund railway station is an important station on the East Coast Railway zone. Dualling of the railway track from

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

Vishakhapatnam , image_alt = , image_caption = From top, left to right: Visakhapatnam aerial view, Vizag seaport, Simhachalam Temple, Aerial view of Rushikonda Beach, Beach road, Novotel Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura submarine museu ...

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 i ...

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as '' ...

, Durg,

, Bilaspur, Korba,

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, Bhopal,

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per ...

, Gandhidham,

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...

Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is re ...

Shirdi Shirdi (; also known as Sainagar) is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the Rahata taluka of Ahmednagar District. It is accessible via the Ahmednagar–Malegaon State Highway No.10, approximately from Ahmednagar and ...

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra ...

Itarsi Itarsi is a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India in Narmadapuram District. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India ...

Bhusawal Bhusawal is the largest municipal council (established in 1882) in the Jalgaon district of the Indian state of Maharashtra, situated along the banks of the river Tapi. The city emerged as a major railway junction during the British Raj, and s ...

Nanded Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distri ...

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

Katni Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...

, Sagar,

Shahdol Shahdol is a city in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol district Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in east central India. It old name was Matsy ...

and

Anuppur Anuppur is a City in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Anuppur tehsil and Anuppur District. Previously, it was in Shahdol district. Geography Anuppur is located at . It has an av ...

Air

Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...

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 Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

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 ...

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the '' Fort ...

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 la ...

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 subsidiar ...

, IDBI Bank, Bank of Maharashtra,

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 w ...

, Vijaya Bank, Bank of India, Union Bank, Uco Bank, Punjab National Bank,

Dena Bank Dena Bank was a government-owned bank that in 2019 merged with Bank of Baroda. It was headquartered in Mumbai and had 1,874 branches. The bank was founded in 1938 as a privately owned Bank. In 1969 the Government of India nationalized ''Dena Ban ...

Central Bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a centra ...

, Laxmi Vilas Bank and

Canara Bank Canara Bank is an Indian public sector bank under the control and ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Dubai and New York. His ...

Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, ...

Bandhan Bank Indian Bank 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 Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

. 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, Samajw ...

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,

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 th ...

, Khallari, Bindranawagarh,

, and Kurud. 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 A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...

site. Other nearby tourist sites include Kodar Dam,

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 ...

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

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Mahasamund district