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Bilaspur
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Place details
- Region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 365,579
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- District
- Bilaspur
- Named after
- Bilasa Bai
- Body
- Bilaspur Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Mayor
- Pooja Vidhani ( BJP )
- Mp
- Tokhan Sahu
- Mla
- Amar Agrawal
- District collector
- Shri Sanjay Agrawal (IAS)
- Total
- 205 km (79 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 207 m (679 ft)
- Rank
- 57th
- Official
- Hindi , Chhattisgarhi
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin
- 495001, 495003, 495004, 495006 (Bilaspur)
- Telephone code 31221
- 07752
- Vehicle registration
- CG-10
- Website
- bilaspur .gov .in /en /
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 365579
- Area
- 255
- Elevation
- 262
- Official website
- bilaspur.gov.in/en
- Image
- Bilaspur Junction Railway Station Building 001.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7752
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- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
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Article
Bilaspur is a city located in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Bilaspur is the administrative headquarters of the Bilaspur District and Bilaspur Division. The Chhattisgarh High Court, located at Bodri, District Bilaspur has privileged it with the title Nyayadhani (Law Capital) of the State. This city is the commercial center and business hub of the northeast Chhattisgarh region.
Bilaspur is also an important city for the Indian Railways, as it is the headquarters for South East Central Railway Zone (SECR) and the Bilaspur Railway Division. Bilaspur is also the headquarters of South Eastern Coalfields Limited. Chhattisgarh's biggest power plant operated by NTPC is in Sipat. PowerGrid in Sipat pools electricity from other power plants in region and transmits electricity to Delhi via one of longest HVDC line.