Surajpur is a Nagar Palika Parishad situated in the bank of

Rihand River The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar) is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Its old name was Renu or Renuka. Course The Rihand ...

Surajpur district Surajpur district is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India, with its administrative headquarters at Surajpur. National Highway 43 passes through Surajpur district. Surajpur was declared a district on 15 August 2011 along wi ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

state in

Central India Central India refers to a geographical region of India that generally includes the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The Central Zonal Council, established by the Government of India, includes these states as well as Uttar Prades ...

. It is the administrative headquarters of the

, located 334 km away from the state's capital city,

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 ...

. National Highway 43 passes through Surajpur.

Geography

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Demography

Surajpur town has a population of 20,189, of which males are 10,430 and females are 9,759 as per the census of India 2011 data. Population of Children under the age of 0-6 is 2649, with 1419 males and 1230 females. Total literacy rate of Surajpur city is 79.89%, male literacy rate is 86.74% and female literacy rate is 72.66%. Sex Ratio is 936 females per 1000 males. Child sex ratio is 867 per 1000 male child under the age of six. Total number of households in Surajpur is 4397.

Education

Surajpur has a large scope for education and sports.The city is considered to be a base for higher education.

Schools and colleges

The only college for graduation and post-graduation 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 background. Numbers of Hindi and English Medium Schools have come into existence after the formation of Chhattisgarh States # RHS DIGITAL SCHOOL (PRIVATE) # Navodaya Vidyalaya (Central Government School) # Municipal School (Government) # Boys Higher Secondary School (Government) # Girls Higher Secondary School (Government) # Saraswati Shishu Mandir Hr. Secondary School (Private) # Global Public School (Private) # Aadarsh High School (Private) # Sadhu Ram Vidya Mandir (Private) # Pt.Viswanath Memorial School (Private) # Govind Saraswati Shishu Mandir Hr. Secondary School (Private) # Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala School (Private) # Holy Temple Hr. Sec School (Private) # East & West Mission High School (Private) # D.A.V Public School (Private)

Transport

Road

Surajpur is linked with both Road and Railways. National Highway 43 Cross to link

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towards North and

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towards east. Surajpur is directly linked to

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Via Bhaiyathan → Pratappur → Renukoot →

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and is also well connected to

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Air

Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur is the nearest airport from Surajpur (363.5 km). 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.

Rail

Surajpur Railway station is from the City Center. The station provides connection with

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

, the state capital of

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, the state capital of

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, the national capital. Bilaspur is the headquarters of Southeast Central Railways and is well connected with mail and super-fast trains from

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, Mumbai, New Delhi,

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, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Patna, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Nagpur,

, Kota, Jaipur, Jammu & Hyderabad. Some of the important train connecting Surajpur Road are : * 22407/22408 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Ambikapur SF Express * 11265/11266 Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express * 18241/18242 Durg - Ambikapur Express * 18755/18756 Ambikapur - Shahdol Express * 18233/18234 Narmada Express between Indore Junction BG (

) to Bilaspur at Anuppur Railway station away from Surajpur station * 12853/12854 Amarkantak Express between

and

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 Rai ...

at Anuppur Railway station away from Surajpur station Besides this it halts for a few seconds at Anuppur station for trains like Garib rath, Utkal Express, Hirakud Express, New Delhi Sampark Kranti, Bilaspur - Rewa Etc.

Places of interest

Durga Mandir

Durga Mandir is situated at Tilsiva 1 km from Center of Surajpur. This temple is also known as the Mahamaya Temple.

Gaytri Mandir

Gaytri Mandir is one of the famous and oldest temples, situated on the bank of river Rihand at Gayatri Nagar west in Surajpur. It is a temple of Goddess Sarda. Surajpur wakes up with the prayer "Gayatri Mantra", which can be heard at 5:00AM throughout Surajpur. The temple is surrounded by a nursery and parks.

Shiv Park

Shiv Park is developed by the local authority after the formation of Chhattisgarh. It is a popular place to hangout. Shiv park is situated on Gayatri Mandir Road at Gayatri Nagar (West). but Nowadays it became a forest. No one take care of this park.

Mahamaya Mandir

Mahamaya Mandir is situated at Devipur 4 km away from Surajpur. Mahamaya Temple is one of the most famous and Oldest temples. People from different Places visit Mahamaya Mandir toworship and now it has become a major Tourist Attraction Place in Chhattisgarh. The people of Surajpur District has a great faith on Mahamaya devi and during Navratri this place becomes a major attraction and navratri mela is being organized by the people. The daily free bus service is being provided by the Bhakt mandaly of Surajpur for the pilgrimage and devotees to reach Devipur from Surajpur. A Huge arrangement is being made by the Local People and public Authorities as well.

Shyam Baba Temple

It is again a famous temple situated at Surajpur. Large Mela and Nagar Bhraman is being organised by the local people. Many people around Surajpur and other surrounding districts gather on the eve to celebrate Lord Shyama's Birthday. F

Kumeli Waterfalls

It is a waterfall situated about 15 km from the district headquarters of Surajpur. This waterfall is created by various water sources from deep green forests of Ketka range.

Rakasganda Waterfalls

It is a waterfall on the Rihand River. it is 104 km from Surajpur city. It is almost at the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh border. It attracts tourists from all three states.

References

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