Raigarh is a city in north-eastern Chhattisgarh
Raigarh
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      From top, left to right : Raigarh Railway Station , Hemu kalani chowk raigarh, Kelo-River, River flows through Raigarh city, TV tower, Sunrise in Raigarh. | |
  Raigarh Location in Chhattisgarh,India  Raigarh Raigarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°48′N 83°18′E / 21.8°N 83.3°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Raigarh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Raigarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| • MLA | Prakash Naik (Indian National Congress) |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population | 137,126 |
| • Rank | India 299th |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 496001 (Raigarh)[1] |
| Area code | 7762 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-13 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/985 ♂/♀ |
| Website | raigarh |
known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh', Raigarh is famous for its dance form “Kathak” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music also known as Sanskardhani [2]. It is also known for its coal reserves and power generation for the state as well as the country.
With a population of just about 1,37,000 (2011) it is a rapidly growing industrial city and home to the Mohan Jute Mill, one of the oldest jute mills in India and the only one in Madhya Pradesh prior to the splitting off of Chhattisgarh in 2000. Raigarh is also a major producer of steel and iron ore. Jindal Steel and Power Limited is a major steel plant based in Raigarh and Raigarh is one of major rice-producing district in India.
History
The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Maharashtra state about the beginning of the eighteenth century and first stayed at Phuljhar in Raipur district. From there Madan Singh, head of the family migrated to Banda of the present-day Raigarh. The successor kings of Raigarh state after Maharaja Madan Singh were Maharaja Takhat Singh, Maharaha Beth Singh, Maharaja Dilip Singh, Maharaja Jujhar Singh, Maharaja Devnath Singh, Maharaja Ghansyam Singh, Maharaja Bhupdev Singh, Maharaja Natwar Singh, and Maharaja Chakradhar Singh. Truly speaking music, dance, and literature got fillip during the reign of Maharaja Bhupdev Singh and developed further during the rule of Maharaja Chakradhar Singh.[3] Prior to Indian Independence, Raigarh was capital of Princely State of Raigarh.[4]
Geography and climate
Raigarh is located at 21°54′N 83°24′E / 21.9°N 83.4°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet). The Kelo river flows through the city, which is one of its main water sources.[6]
The minimum-maximum temperature range is 29.5 - 49 °C in summer, and 8 - 25 °C in winter.
| Climate data for Raigarh (1981–2010, extremes 1951–2008) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.4 (92.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
43.0 (109.4) |
46.0 (114.8) |
48.3 (118.9) |
47.2 (117.0) |
41.8 (107.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
48.3 (118.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.7 (0.66) |
16.0 (0.63) |
14.3 (0.56) |
14.7 (0.58) |
34.5 (1.36) |
202.0 (7.95) |
403.5 (15.89) |
401.9 (15.82) |
230.7 (9.08) |
46.6 (1.83) |
11.3 (0.44) |
2.4 (0.09) |
1,394.7 (54.91) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 62.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 49 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 53 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 62 | 53 | 51 | 52 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Language and demographics
Languages spoken are Chhattisgarhi, Hindi, and Odia. The demographics of the city consist mainly of people from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Haryana and Bihar. A sizeable community of Bengali, Telugu and Marathi speaking people also live here.
As of 2011[update] India census[9] Raigarh district had a population of 1,493,984, and the city of Raigarh a population of 137,126. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Raigarh has an average literacy rate of 87.02%, male literacy is 93.18%, and female literacy is 80.60%.
Religion in Raigarh (2011)
Education
rage literacy rate in Raigarh district as per census 2011 is 85.22 % of which males and females are 92.01 % and 78.09 % literates respectively. As of the 2011 Census of India, Raigarh had 55 primary schools, 37 middle schools, 9 secondary schools and 16 senior-secondary school, along with 2 arts and commerce colleges (including Kirodimal Government Arts and Science College), 1 law college, 1 Medical College(Late Shri Lakhiram Agrawal Medical College), 1 polytechnic college.[10] O.P. Jindal University and Kirodimal Institute of Technology are newer institutions in the city.[citation needed]
Notable people
References
- ^ Raigarh
- ^ "History | Raigarh District, Government of Chhattisgarh, India | India". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Poyam, Akash (18 December 2015). "Story of Gond Raja Chakradhar Singh: Scholar, Musician, Dancer". Adivasi Resurgence. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Raigarh State". Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21. 1909. pp. 45–47. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raigarh
- ^ "Raigarh · Chhattisgarh 496001, India".
- ^ "Station: Raigarh Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 641–642. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Raigarh Population (2022/2023), District Tehsils List, Chhattisgarh". www.indiagrowing.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Census 2011 - Town Amenities". Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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