Raipur

Raipur is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the... Wikipedia

• State:  Chhattisgarh
• District:  Raipur
• Founded by:  Brahma Deo Rai
• Named for:  Brahma Deo Rai
• Type:  Municipal Corporation
• Body:  Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) Raipur Development Authority (RDA) Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA)
• Mayor:  Meenal Choubey, BJP
• District Magistrate & Administrator:  Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police:  Prashant Agrawal (IPS)
• Member of Parliament:  Brijmohan Agrawal, BJP
• Member of Legislative Assembly:  Purandar Mishra, BJP (Raipur North), Sunil Kumar Soni, BJP (Raipur South), Rajesh Munat, BJP, (Raipur West), Motilal Sahu, BJP, (Raipur Rural), Anuj Sharma, BJP, (Dharsiwa)
• Population (2011):  1,010,087
• Estimate (2025):  1,475,000
• Rank:  India: 45th, Chhattisgarh: 1st
• Metro:  1,641,000 (2,025 estimate), 1,122,555 (2,011)
• Metro rank:  47th
• Demonym(s):  Raipurians, Raipurya
• Time zone:  IST (UTC+5:30)
• PIN:  492001-22, 493111-211 (Raipur)
• Vehicle registration:  CG-04
• UN/LOCODE:  IN RPR
• Airport:  Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR)
• Railway station:  Raipur Junction (R)
• Bus stand:  ISBT Bhatagaon
• Rapid Transit:  Raipur BRTS
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo