The city of Raigarh is situated in the Raigarh District of the state of Chattisgarh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Raigarh District and serves as a municipality. Raigarh lies at 21 9'North Latitude and 83 4' East Longitude. At an average elevation of 215 meters above sea level, it is home to a population of 110,987.52% of the population of Raigarh comprises of males, while the other 48% comprise of the females of Raigarh. This means the sex ratio of Raigarh is more or less balanced. The river Kelo flows adjacent to the city of Raigarh.
The average literacy rate of the people of Raigarh is 71%, which is significantly much higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%. 79% of the male population is literate and 62% of the female population of Raigarh is literate. 13% of the population of Raigarh is under the age of 6 years.
Raigarh is famous for its Kosa silk appreciated all over the country. It is also an industrially developed city especially in the manufacturing of steel. The tribal art form of Dhokra, which produces metal ware by the lost wax method, is also widely manufactured in this city. Places of tourist interest in and around Raigarh city are Ram Jharna, Chakradhar Samaroh and Gomarda Reserve Forest.
The nearby towns and cities of Raigarh are Kotra, Tamnar, Samaruma, Kotarlia, Pusaur and Tetla. The nearby airports of Jharsuguda and Hirakud serve the city of Raigarh. City buses and private hire taxis ply in and around the Raigarh city. The STD code of Raigarh city is 07762.
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Chhattisgarh-District
bastar bilaspur dantewada
dhamtari durg janjgir
jashpur kanker karwardha
korba koria mahasamund
raigarh raipur rajnandgaon
surguja
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