Sitapur, Chhattisgarh

Sitapur
Town
Sitapur
Sitapur

Location in India

Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 83°29′44″E / 22.780925°N 83.49545°ECoordinates: 22°46′51″N 83°29′44″E / 22.780925°N 83.49545°E
Country India
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Settled September 4, 1781
Incorporated April 4, 1850
Area
 • Total 3 sq mi (9 km2)
Elevation 2,100 (city hall) ft (640 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,334
 • Density 2,400/sq mi (926/km2)
Demonym Indian
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 497111
Vehicle registration CG 15 or MP 27
Website surguja.nic.in

Sitapur (Hindi: सीतापुर) is a town of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is surrounded by the river Mand in the east and hills in the west. The tourism spot Mainpat (which is also called Shimla of Chhattisgarh) is 30 kilometres from the town. Mainpat mountain has huge deposits of bauxite ore which are processed at Hindalco factory at Renukoot (UP). Sitapur is 52 km from Ambikapur, the district capital of Surguja.

Education

Sitapur contains a number of schools; major ones are: Govt. Boys Hr. Secondary School, Govt. Girls Hr. Secondary School, Mission School, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School, Indira Gandhi Memorial School, Child Education Center, Ken Memorial School. Education level of this place is slowly improving as migrants families from surrounding states (UP and Jharkhand/Bihar) have settled here and with them brought richness and diversity in demography. Sitapur has its own Govt Postgraduate College which has established itself as a regional center of excellence in field of humanities and arts studies.

Places of religious importance

The population of the city mostly consists of Hindus and Christians. Mohammedans are also present in a small percentage. Inside the town, there are three major temples: Gayatri Temple-Main Road, Ma Mahamaya Temple-Basti and Shiva Temple-Near Shishu Mandir.

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