Raipur, is the Capital City of one of Indias youngest States, Chhatisgarh (carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2001) in Central India. Raipur is also the district headquarters of a district by the same name Raipur. To know more about the city of Raipur, check out
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Mahanadi, one of the principal rivers in Central India flows through the District of Raipur, east of Raipur City. Founded in the Fourteenth Century, Raipur has grown to a city of over 600,000 people. it is the largest city in the state of Chhatisgarh. Newer Areas of Raipur are being developed scientifically and in a planned fashion in a satellite suburb named Naya Raipur (New Raipur).
Raipur city is well connected via rail,road,and air transport services. Raipur city is situated on the Mumbai-Howrah route of Indian Railways. National Highway 6 (Mumbai-Kolkata) passes through the city of Raipur.
Raipur City is primarily a commercial center of activity. Traditionally, Raipur has often been referred to as an agro-processing hub and also as a saw-milling center. The city has over eight hundred agro-industries and over three hundred rice milling plants The city serves as a regional hub for trade and commerce for a variety of local agricultural and forest products. The city is home to many small-scale industries, which include oil milling, soap manufacturing and electrical welding. Durg and Bhilai are two sattelite suburbs of Raipur that are large and famous Industrial Hubs. Raipur Durg Bhilai has now become a very important industrial destination for the coal, power, steel and aluminum industries. Cement, Marble, Granite business in and around the city has developed fast and well.
Raipur is one of Indias largest iron markets with more than one hundred and seventy steel rolling mills, one hundred and seventy sponge iron units, over two hundred steel plants, and over seventy ferro-alloy plants in and around the city.
Raipur, like every other fast developing Indian city has experienced a consistent boom in construction and development over the last few years. A new airport along with improved road and rail infrastructure is expected to give a good boost to the city and its economy.
Raipur is slowly turning cosmopolitan. The heavy industrialization has ensured a steady immigration of people from all over the country. the city now fair population of non Chhatisgarhi including Marwaris, Gujaratis other North Indian Baniyas (trading community), Bengalis, Biharis and South Indians. Bhilai-Durg-Raipur is a big market with a much higher than average Indian spending power.
Some Places to visit while at Raipur include Telibandha Talab, Hotel Babylon: The best hotel in the city (5 star)., Burha Talab, Dudhadari Temple, Banjari Mata Mandir, Shadani Darbar, Mahant Ghasi Das Memorial Museum, Shaheed Smarak Complex, and Nandanvan Garden
