Saraipali Explained

Saraipali
Native Name Lang:or
Nickname:SPL
Pushpin Map:India Chhattisgarh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates:21.33°N 83°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chhattisgarh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mahasamund
Government Type:Nagar Palika
Governing Body:Nagar Palika Parishad Saraipali
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:35,118
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia (Sambalpuri), Chhattisgarhi, Marwari
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:493558
Postal Code:493558
Registration Plate:CG 06

Saraipali is a town in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. First chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Ravishankar Shukla was elected from here.

Saraipali Tahsil is Mahasamund district's third most populous subdistrict, located in Mahasamund district of the state of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 23,500 villages in the subdistrict; of them, Deogaon is the most populous, with a population of 287,865, and Kabaripali is the least populous. Pali is the largest village in the subdistrict, with an area of 10,000 square kilometres, and Sarangarh is the smallest village, with an area of under 1 square kilometre.

There is only one city in the subdistrict jurisdiction.

Geography

Saraipali is located on the border of Chhattisgarh and Odisha in the Mahasamund district, east of the state capital, Raipur. The nearest towns are Basna (west), Padampur (south), Bargarh (east) Sarsiwan (north) and Sarangarh (north). It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the Mahasamund district and had a population of approximately 20,118. The town does not have an airport or a railway station, but there are many bus routes connecting with other towns and cities. Saraipali has many banks, finance and insurance companies, vehicle showrooms and other shops.

Politics

The present President of Municipality is Amrit Patel (INC), and MLA of Saraipali is Kismat Lal Nand (INC).

Demographics

India,[1] Saraipali had a population of 20118. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Saraipali has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Saraipali, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.