Raipur: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Chhattisgarh
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,027,264
• Coordinates: 21.2333° N, 81.6333° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 934 km (581 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Bilaspur Airport (PAB): 97 km (61 mi), straight line
• Gondia Airport (GDB): 143 km (89 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kumhari: 13 km (8 mi)
• Bhilai Charoda: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bhilai: 21 km (13 mi)
• Abhanpur: 23 km (14 mi)
• Jamul: 24 km (15 mi)