Sitapur
Town
Sitapur is located in Chhattisgarh
Sitapur
Sitapur
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 83°29′44″E / 22.780925°N 83.49545°E / 22.780925; 83.49545
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictSurguja
Settled4 September 1781
Incorporated4 April 1850
Area
  Total3 sq mi (9 km2)
Elevation
2,100 (city hall) ft (640 m)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,361
  Density2,400/sq mi (926/km2)
DemonymIndian
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
497111
Vehicle registrationCG 15 or MP 27
Websitesurguja.nic.in

Sitapur is a town of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is surrounded by the river Mand in the east and hills in the west. The tourism spot Mainpat (which is also called Shimla of Chhattisgarh) is 30 kilometres from the town. Mainpat mountain has huge deposits of bauxite ore which are processed at Hindalco factory at Renukoot (UP). Sitapur is 52 km from Ambikapur, the district capital of Surguja.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.