Raipur is the capital of the Indian state of Chattisgarh. It is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur District. The city has Mahanadi river to its east which makes the land very fertile. The city is surrounded by Mailam Hills on the north-west, Chota Nagpur Plateau towards the north, Jharkhand lies in northeast and Baster Plateau on the south. Raipur for this reason is called the‘Rice bowl of India’. The city enjoys a tropical wet and dry climate with moderate rainfall.
Places of Interest:
Burha Talab, Dudhadari temple, Mahant Ghasi Das Memorial Museum, Vivekananda Ashram, Shaheed Smarak Complex, Laxman Temple and Gandheswar temple, Rajeev Smriti Van, Barnawapara Sanctuary, Udanti Sanctuary, Bhoramdeo Sanctuary are some favorite tourist spots in the city.Cities Near Raipur:
Raipur is near to many cities, towns and suburbs. These places are Baloda Bazaar, Dhamtari, Arang, Patan, Bhilai, Kumhari, Bhatgaon, Durg, Simga, Karud, Bhatapara, Balod, Khairagarh, Gandai, Mahasamund, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Bhilai, Chandrapur, Raurkela, Rewa, Raigarh etc. All these places are accessible through road and railways.Transport:
Raipur is well connected with rest of the state and country through road, rail and airways. Raipur rail station is an important stop placed in Mumbai-Howrah route. It is well linked with other major and minor Indian cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Bhopal, Varanasi, Tirupati, Patna, Gorakhpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Secunderabad, Lucknow, Jamshedpur, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Amritsar, Gwalior, Indore, Kanpur, Jammu and Bangalore.Raipur is well linked through roadways with National Highway 6. Local transport includes trains, buses, cars, autos, shared taxis and two-wheelers. The city is also served by a domestic airport.
Raipur Airport:
Raipur Airport is situated 20 km south from the city center. It is the only airport in Chattisgarg with very good air traffic. The airport is controlled by Airport Authority of India operating domestic flights to major Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Aizawl, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Nagpur. Passengers can board long hauled scheduled flights from nearest Kolkata or New Delhi International airports. For that, they have to board a domestic flight from Raipur airport to these places.Airlines linked to Raipur:
- Indian Airlines
- JetLite
- Jet Airways
- Kingfisher Airlines
