Raigarh
Sign in to saveRaigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh'; Raigarh is famous for its dance form “SUWA” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music; Raigarh is also known as Sanskritidhani.
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Raigarh is a city in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It serves as the capital of Raigarh district and is situated within the Raigarh Tahsil. The city has a population of 150,019 and is located at an elevation of 219 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 496001, and the local dialing code is 7762.
The city operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone, also referred to as Asia/Kolkata. Raigarh is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Current weather conditions include a temperature of 28.61 degrees, humidity of 36 percent, pressure of 1003, and wind speed of 1.57.
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- Locality
- Raigarh
- Region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 150,019
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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- Raigarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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- Bharatiya Janata Party
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- Om Prakash Choudhary
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- 243.7
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Raigarh district
- Elevation
- 219
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Raigarh district
- Image
- Raigarh Railway Station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7762
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- Commons category
- Raigarh
- postal code
- 496001
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- 1379
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Geography and climate
- Language and demographics
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Raigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh'; Raigarh is famous for its dance form “SUWA” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music; Raigarh is also known as Sanskritidhani.
It is also known for its coal reserves and power generation for the state and the country. With a population of just about 150,019 (2011) it is a rapidly growing industrial city. Raigarh is one of the major rice-producing districts in India.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raigarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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