Raipur is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Raipur District. It was formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000. At the time of the 2011 census, the population within the Municipal Corporation area of Raipur was 1,010,087.
How to Reach
Airport Information :: Airport Code:(IATA: RPR) Airport Location : Situated in Mana, 20 KM south of Raipur City Airport Name:Raipur Airport City:Raipur Country:India Latitude:21.18 Longitude:81.73
Raipur Airport is served following operators ::
For traveling from Airport to the city, it is better to book a taxi in advance. The charges of travels counter in the airport is quite high. The taxi wallahs outside the airport also seem to be linked to the counter inside the airport and charge the same rates.
By train, Raipur is accessible from major cities of India like Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Bhubneshwar, Bhopal, Pune, Jamshedpur, Ambikapur etc.
Jagdalpur is 300 km from Raipur with a very good road connection that takes takes five hours.
Raipur is well conected by bus services with Nagpur, Amravati, mandla, Jagdalpur, Ambikapur, Sambalpur.
See
- Urja park at Mana road
- Nandanvan zoo cum garden at Bhilai road
- Banjari mata mandir at Bilaspur road
Do
- Go to the chattisgarh mall.
- As the raipur is hub for cloth u can purchase best garments in very cheap price at pandri market.dealer of whole Chattisgarh are found in one place at pandri market near new bus stand
Eat
- Chowpaty in front of Salem English School.
- Have some desi ghee tikki at Phool chowk.
- Wada and imarti at Sadar Bazaar.
- Madrasi & mezbaan restaurant at Malviya road & Baijnath para resp. are special for non veg.
- Excellent Thali at Mahaveer Thali Jail Road
Reproduced from Wikipedia
