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| District(s) | Surajpur |
| Population | 168,350 (2011[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Surajpur is a City and a Nagar Palika Nigam in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh state in central India.It is the Administrative Head Quarter of the Surajpur District, located 256 km North from the state headquarter Raipur. National Highway 78 has its route through Surajpur. Surajpur was declared District on 15 August 2011 buy the State Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh along with Six other new district. Surajpur is Known for its Market (Economical and Quality product)and other major Tourist places of Chhattisgarh with Tamor Pingla Wild Life Sanctuary.
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Surajpur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 528 metres (1732 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Surajpur had a population of 16,8350. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Surajpur has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 88%. In Surajpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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.
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 Post Graduation is Situated on the East Part of Surajpur Known as Surajpur Degree College with Cources 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 School has came 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 78 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 Air Port 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 is connected through Raipur Airport. India Airlines, Deccan, Kingfisher and Air India is Providing their Daily Service to all the Major airports of the Country.
Surajpur Railway station is 6 km away form the City Center situated on the east part. The station provides best connection with Bhopal the state capital of Madhya Pradesh.Raipur the state capital of Chhattisgarh. Bilaspur is the headquarter of Southeast Central Railways and is well connected with mail and super-fast trains from Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Gwalior, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Nagpur, Katni, Kota, Jaipur, Jammu & Hyderabad. Some of the important train connecting Surajpur Road are :
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Besides this it halts for a few seconds at Anuppur Station for trains like Garib rath, Utkal Express, Heerakund Express, New Delhi Sampark Kranti, Bilaspur - Rewa Etc.
Durga Mandir is situated at Tilsiva 1KM from Center of Surajpur.
Gaytri Mandir is one of the famous and oldest temple situated on the bank of river Rihand at gayatri nagar west in surajpur. A Temple of lord sarda. surajpur wakes up with the prayer "Gayatri Mantra", which can be heard at 5:00AM throughout surajpur. Temple is surrounded by Nursery and parks.
Shiv Park is one of the famous and well managed Park/zoo Developed by the local Authority after the formation of Chhattisgarh. It is the best place to hangout. Shiv park is situated on Gayatri Mandir Road at Gayatri Nagar (West).
Mahamaya Mandir is situated at Devipur 4KM away from Surajpur. Mahamaya Temple is one of the famous and Oldest temple. 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 organised by the people. The daily free bus service is being provided by the Bhakt mandaly of Surajpur for the pilgrimage and devoties to reach Devipur from Surajpur. A Huge arrangement is being made by the Local People and public Authorities as well.
It is again a famous Temple situated at Surajpur. Large Mela and Nagar Bhraman is bening Organised by the Local People. Numbers of Peoples around Surajpur and other district around gather on the eve to celebrate Lord Shyama Birthday.
One of the famous Temple in chhattisgarh of Lord Kudargarhi Maa is situated on the Kudargarh hill. with a beautiful location and mesmarising site seen attract the devoties and tourist. Every Navratri this place becomes a sacred destination for devoties and pilgrims. huge mela is organised by the people of surajpur. Baank dam and forest reserve are also a tourist attraction here. many wild life animals and birds (Deer, Bear, Tiger, Leopard, Fox, Elephant, Barasingha, cattle egret, pond heron, black ibis, common peafowl, crested serpent, racket tailed drongo,hawk eagle and red-wattled lapwing, various species of flycatcher, woodpecker , pigeon, dove, parakeet, babbler and mynah, Indian roller, white-breasted kingfisher and grey hornbill. )can be seen apart from a beautiful picnic destination. For More Detail Visit - www.Maakudargarhi.in
One of the most Sacred Place to worship Lord Shiva. It is situated 35 Km form Surajpur towards West. It is a Holy Place of Lord Shiva on the bank of River Rihand.Deogar in Chhattisgarh is a famous Hindu pilgrimage center. It’s a nice place and has the temples of Baba Bholenath- one of the 'jyotirlingas' in India. Deogarh Dham of Surajpur in Chhattisgarh is a key pilgrim centre. However A large mela is organised here on every Shivratri by Surajpur Bhakt Mandali and other group.Shivratri, or Mahashivratri, is the most auspicious day dedicated to Lord Shiva and is popularly known as the night of Siva, People from different region and places like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, U.P, Jharkhand, Orissa, Maharastra, gather in surajpur on the bank of River Rihand near Gayatri Mandir (Surajpur), From were the yatra begins. pilgrims here take bath in Sacred Rihand, wear neat and Clean Cloth (Gayruaa vastra), fill the sacred jal (Water) and after a small puja they start their journey carrying the jal on kanwar towards Deogarh Shiv mandir (a 35 Km Yatra )for jalabhishek of Lord Shiva. after reaching one day prior to Shivratri whole night pilgrim pray for lord Shiva (ratri jagran and bhajan) . on Next morning (Shivratri Day)pilgrim after taking bath in rihand river devotes (Pour) Milk, Sacred Jal carried, Bel Patra, Flowers, etc to Lord Shiva, and take the blessing of lord sihiva to live happily without condition.
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