Balrampur, Chhattisgarh

Balrampur is the headquarters of Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is a obscure town but after it was named district headquarter of the newly established district the population is growing fastly. It is 441 km North of the state headquarters Raipur.

Balrampur
town
Balrampur
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Balrampur
Balrampur (India)
Coordinates: 23.605°N 83.617°E / 23.605; 83.617
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictBalrampur
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,456
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Surgujiha
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
497119
Telephone code07831
Vehicle registrationCG-30
Websitebalrampur.gov.in

Geography

It is an important junction Connecting Ambikapur, Ramanujganj, Kusmi and Pratappur and Rajpur.

Facilities

  • District Collectorate composite building (4 km from city in Ramanujganj road)
  • State police training centre
  • District hospital
  • District Police Station & State Police Office Balrampur
  • Pawai waterfall( 10 km from city)

Transport

Road

Balrampur has collectorate of the district and well connected by all towns of district. National highway 343 connects to Garhwa Jharkhand and Ambikapur Chhattisgarh. Via Ramanujganj Garhwa Jharkhand is accessible. It is linked with Ambikapur, India Via Jhalaria → Rajpur → Baghima -> Ambikapur.

Rail

The nearest railway station are Ambikapur and Garhwa.

See also

References

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