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{{about|Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh|other places|Raipur (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Raipur <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Metropolis]]
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image
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| total_width              = 270
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| perrow                   = 1/1/2/2/2/2/1
| image1    = Jawahar Bazar, Raipur.jpg
| caption1  = Jawahar Bazar (Gole Bazar)
| image3    = ISBT Raipur Front View.jpg
| caption3  = [[Inter-State Bus Terminal, Raipur|ISBT Bhatagaon]]
| image4    = Swami vivekananda Airport terminal Raipur. Night view.jpg
| caption4  = [[Swami Vivekananda Airport]]
| image5    = Raipur Railway Station Entrance.jpg  
| caption5  = [[Raipur Junction railway station|Raipur Junction]]  
| image6    = Mahadev Ghat, Raipur.png  
| caption6  = [[Kharun River|Mahadev Ghat]] 
| image7    = Swami Vivekanand Sarovar (Budha Talab), Raipur.jpg
| caption7  = [[Vivekananda Sarovar, Raipur|Vivekananda Sarovar]]  
| image8    = Mahamaya Mandir, Raipur.png 
| caption8  = [[Mahamaya Mandir, Raipur|Mahamaya Mandir]]  
| image9    = Lockdown in Raipur due to Covid-19 Pandemic.png  
| caption9  = [[Telibandha Lake|Marine Drive, Telibandha]]
| image10   = AIIMS Tatibandh, Raipur.jpg  
| caption10 = [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur]]
}}
| blank_emblem_type  = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]]
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| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Interactive map of Raipur
| pushpin_map        = India Chhattisgarh#India
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| pushpin_map_alt    = 
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| coordinates        = {{coord|21|14|40|N|81|37|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Raipur district|Raipur]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| established_date   = 
| named_for          = [[Kalachuris of Ratnapura|Brahma Deo Rai]]
| founder            = [[Kalachuris of Ratnapura|Brahma Deo Rai]]
| government_type    = Municipal Corporation
| governing_body     = [[Raipur Municipal Corporation]] (RMC)
Raipur Development Authority (RDA)
[[Naya Raipur Development Authority]] (NRDA)
| leader_title       = [[Raipur Municipal Corporation|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Meenal Choubey]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title1      = [[District Collector|District Magistrate & Administrator]]
| leader_name1       = Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh (IAS)
| leader_title2      = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2       = Prashant Agrawal (IPS)
| leader_title3      = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3       = [[Brijmohan Agrawal]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title4      = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name4       = {{Collapsible list|[[Purandar Mishra]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ([[Raipur City North Assembly constituency|Raipur North]])<br/>[[Sunil Kumar Soni]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ([[Raipur City South Assembly constituency|Raipur South]])<br/>[[Rajesh Munat]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br/>([[Raipur City West Assembly constituency|Raipur West]])<br/>[[Motilal Sahu]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br/>([[Raipur City Gramin Assembly constituency|Raipur Rural]])<br/>[[Anuj Sharma (actor)|Anuj Sharma]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br/>([[Dharsiwa Assembly constituency|Dharsiwa]])
}}
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = <ref name='Raipur City'>{{cite web|title=Raipur City|url=http://www.itestweb.in/ch78/raipur|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129153409/http://www.itestweb.in/ch78/raipur|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 503.67
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 298.15
| population_total   = 1,010,087
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|archive-date=7 May 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_est     = 1,475,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raipur City Population 2025 {{!}} Literacy and Hindu Muslim Population |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/280-raipur.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2025
| population_metro   = 1641000 (2025 estimate)<br/>1122555 (2011)
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="UA">{{cite web|title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|website=censusindia|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017153124/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| population_rank    = India: [[List of cities in India by population|45th]]<br /> Chhattisgarh: [[List of cities in Chhattisgarh|1st]]
| population_blank1_title = Metro rank
| population_blank1  = [[List of million-plus agglomerations in India|44th]]
| population_demonym = Raipurians, Raipurya
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 492001-22, 493111-211 (Raipur)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Chhattisgarh/Raipur/ Raipur]</ref>
| registration_plate = CG-04
| area_code          = 0771
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| unemployment_rate  = 
| blank_name_sec1    = [[UN/LOCODE]]
| blank_info_sec1    = IN RPR
| website            = {{URL|https://raipur.gov.in}}
| footnotes          = 
| blank_name         = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info         = [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]]
| blank_name_sec2    = [[Airport]]
| blank_info_sec2    = [[Raipur Airport|Swami Vivekananda Airport]] (RPR)
| blank1_name_sec2   = [[Railway station]]
| blank1_info_sec2   = [[Raipur Junction railway station|Raipur Junction]] (R)
| blank2_name_sec2   = [[Bus stand]]
| blank2_info_sec2   = [[Inter-State Bus Terminal, Raipur|ISBT Bhatagaon]]
| blank3_name_sec2   = [[Rapid Transit]]
| blank3_info_sec2   = [[Raipur and Naya Raipur Bus Rapid Transit System|Raipur BRTS]]
}}
'''Raipur''' ({{Indic Transl|hi|rāypura|ɾaːɪpʊɾᵊ|Raipur.ogg}}) is the capital city of the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of [[Raipur district]] and Raipur division, and the most populous city of the state. It was a part of [[Madhya Pradesh]] before the state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000.<ref name="IT_2018-07-08">{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/state-of-the-states/story/20180716-credible-chhattisgarh-1277912-2018-07-08 |title= Credible Chhattisgarh |author= Ajit Kumar Jha |date= 8 July 2018 |language= en |via= INDIATODAY.IN |department= State of the States |publisher= India Today |access-date= 8 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180714100502/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/state-of-the-states/story/20180716-credible-chhattisgarh-1277912-2018-07-08 |archive-date= 14 July 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref> It is a major commercial hub for trade and commerce in the region. It has exponential industrial growth and has become a major business hub in [[Central India]]. It has been ranked as [[List of cleanest cities in India|India's 6th cleanest city]] as per the Swachh Survekshan for the year 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-awarded-cleanest-city-in-annual-survey-varanasi-tops-ganga-town-category-top-10-list-101637390051543.html |title=Swachh Survekshan 2021: Here are top 10 cleanest cities in annual govt survey |date= 20 November 2021 |access-date= 6 May 2022}}</ref> (In the Swachh Survekshan Awards-2023, Chhattisgarh secured the third rank in the ‘Best Performing States’ category).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 conferred |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1995159 |access-date= |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Raipur is ranked 7th in the Ease of Living Index 2022 and 7th in the Municipal Performance Index 2020, both by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] (MoHUA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raipur among best cities on Ease of Living Index in Central India |url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2022/9/8/Raipur-among-best-cities-on-Ease-of-Living-Index-in-Central-India.html |access-date= |website=www.thehitavada.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Raipur, Bilaspur excel in Municipal Performance Index|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/raipur--bilaspur-excel-in-municipal-performance-index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>

It is among the biggest producers of steel and iron in the country. There are about 200 steel rolling mills, 195 sponge iron plants, at least 6 steel plants, 60 plywood factories, 35 ferro-alloy plants, and 500 agro-industries in the city. In addition, Raipur also has over 800 rice milling plants.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Business and Economy of Raipur, Industries in Raipur |url=https://www.raipuronline.in/city-guide/business-and-economy-of-raipur |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.raipuronline.in}}</ref>

== History  ==
Raipur district, like the rest of the Chhattisgarh plain, was once known as Dakshina Kosala and considered to be under [[Maurya Empire]].{{cn|date=September 2024}} In Arang near Raipur, a Gupta inscription dated to the 6th century CE shows Gupta hegemony over the region. In the 7th century CE, the region was ruled by a Buddhist kingdom in Bhandak in modern-day Maharashtra and was described by [[Xuanzang]].{{cn|date=September 2024}} A branch of this family later migrated to Sirpur in present-day Mahasamund district, and later took control of the entirety of Dakshina Kosala.{{cn|date=September 2024}} This kingdom's prosperity reached its height with Tivaradeva. His son inscribed almost all temples in Sirpur.{{cn|date=September 2024}} They were later ousted by the Sharabpuriyas, who took control of the rest of Chhattisgarh and ruled for several centuries.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

By the early 9th century the Kalachuris gained control of the region. The [[Kalachuris of Ratnapura]] ruled Ratnapur until the 13th century. By the 14th century, the Kalachuris of Raipur branch gained power. One king of the Raipur branch conquered 18 garh, or forts, of the enemy - lending an etymology to Chhattisgarh, the 36 forts. By the 18th century Kalachuris became the overlords of entire Chhattisgarh region.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

== Demographics ==
{{See also|List of cities in Chhattisgarh}}
<!-- There is a separate article for the district, so statistics should be for the municipality only!! -->
{{Historical population
| source = <ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web |url=http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm |title=Historical Census of India |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217053707/http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm|archive-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1901 | 32114
| 1911 | 35335
| 1921 | 38341
| 1931 | 45390
| 1941 | 63465
| 1951 | 89804
| 1961 | 139792
| 1971 | 205986
| 1981 | 338245
| 1991 | 452301
| 2001 | 707469
| 2011 | 1010433
}}
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Raipur Municipal Corporation had a population of 1,010,433, of which 519,286 are males and 490,801 are females—a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922103426/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|archive-date=22 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 124,471 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 64,522 are boys and 59,949 are girls—a ratio of 929 girls per 1000 boys. There are 769,593 literates (420,155 males, 349,438 females). The effective literacy was 86.90%; male literacy was 92.39% and female literacy was 81.10%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name=population /><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113231419/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

The urban agglomeration had a population of 1,122,555, of which males constitute 578,339, females constitute 544,216—a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males and 142,826 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 846,952 literates with an effective literacy rate of 86.45%.<ref name=UA />

== Geography and climate ==
{{climate chart
|Raipur
|13.3|27.5|6.7
|16.5|31.1|12.3
|20.8|35.5|24.6
|25.3|39.6|15.7
|28.3|42.0|18.8
|26.5|37.4|189.8
|24.0|30.8|381.0
|23.9|30.2|344.7
|23.9|31.3|230.2
|21.5|31.6|53.9
|16.5|29.6|7.4
|13.2|27.3|3.7
|source=[http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/raipur1.htm IMD]
|float=left
|clear=left
}}

=== Geography ===
Raipur is located near the centre of a large plain, sometimes referred to as the "rice bowl of India", where hundreds of varieties of [[rice]] are grown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkincg.com/Chhattisgarh/ChhattisgarhState.aspx |title=Chhattisgarh Details, Chhattisgarh Online, Chhattisgarh Information, Chhattisgarh State |publisher=Walkincg.com |access-date=2012-10-04 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304012724/http://www.walkincg.com/Chhattisgarh/ChhattisgarhState.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The [[Mahanadi River]] flows to the east of the city of Raipur, and the southern side has dense forests. The [[Maikal Hills]] rise on the north-west of Raipur; on the north, the land rises and merges with the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], which extends north-east across [[Jharkhand]] state. On the south of Raipur lies the [[Deccan Plateau]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

=== Climate ===
Raipur has a [[tropical wet and dry climate]], and temperatures remain moderate throughout the year, except from March to June, which can be extremely hot. The temperature in April–May sometimes rises above {{convert|48|°C}}. These summer months also have dry and hot winds.
The city receives about {{convert|1300|mm}} of rain, mostly in the [[monsoon season]] from mid June to early October. Winters last from November to February and are mild, although lows can fall to {{convert|5|°C}} making it reasonably cold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geography & Climate {{!}} Official website of Raipur Municipal Corporation, Chhattisgarh, India |url=https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/en/geography-climate#:~:text=Raipur%20has%20a%20tropical%20wet,up%20to%2050%20%C2%B0C. |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=nagarnigamraipur.nic.in}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Raipur (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 36.5
| Feb record high C = 38.0
| Mar record high C = 43.3
| Apr record high C = 46.1
| May record high C = 47.9
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 41.2
| Aug record high C = 37.5
| Sep record high C = 37.2
| Oct record high C = 37.9
| Nov record high C = 35.6
| Dec record high C = 34.1
| year record high C = 47.9
| Jan high C = 28.0
| Feb high C = 31.1
| Mar high C = 35.2
| Apr high C = 39.5
| May high C = 41.8
| Jun high C = 37.1
| Jul high C = 31.3
| Aug high C = 30.4
| Sep high C = 31.6
| Oct high C = 31.9
| Nov high C = 30.4
| Dec high C = 28.5
| year high C = 33.0
| Jan mean C = 20.8 
| Feb mean C = 23.8
| Mar mean C = 26.5
| Apr mean C = 32.1
| May mean C = 35.1
| Jun mean C = 32.0
| Jul mean C = 27.8
| Aug mean C = 27.2
| Sep mean C = 27.9
| Oct mean C = 26.9
| Nov mean C = 23.7
| Dec mean C = 21.0
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 13.9
| Feb low C = 16.9
| Mar low C = 20.9
| Apr low C = 24.8
| May low C = 27.8
| Jun low C = 26.7
| Jul low C = 24.6
| Aug low C = 24.5
| Sep low C = 24.4
| Oct low C = 22.0
| Nov low C = 17.4
| Dec low C = 13.8
| year low C = 21.5
| Jan record low C = 5.0
| Feb record low C = 5.0
| Mar record low C = 8.3
| Apr record low C = 15.0
| May record low C = 14.4
| Jun record low C = 16.1
| Jul record low C = 17.1
| Aug record low C = 20.0
| Sep record low C = 18.3
| Oct record low C = 13.9
| Nov record low C = 8.3
| Dec record low C = 3.9
| year record low C = 3.9
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 14.4
| Feb rain mm = 16.3
| Mar rain mm = 13.2
| Apr rain mm = 15.7
| May rain mm = 23.8
| Jun rain mm = 197.8
| Jul rain mm = 377.4
| Aug rain mm = 334.2
| Sep rain mm = 235.5
| Oct rain mm = 46.9
| Nov rain mm = 8.2
| Dec rain mm = 6.9
| year rain mm = 1290.3
| Jan rain days = 1.2
| Feb rain days = 1.2
| Mar rain days = 1.5
| Apr rain days = 1.7
| May rain days = 1.9
| Jun rain days = 9.1
| Jul rain days = 14.4
| Aug rain days = 14.4
| Sep rain days = 9.6
| Oct rain days = 2.8
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.3
| year rain days = 58.6
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 43
| Feb humidity = 35
| Mar humidity = 29
| Apr humidity = 24
| May humidity = 26
| Jun humidity = 52
| Jul humidity = 76
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 74
| Oct humidity = 62
| Nov humidity = 53
| Dec humidity = 47
|year humidity = 50
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDcityrainfall>{{cite web |url=https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42867 |title=Nagpur(42867) |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809085837/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42867 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=IMDcityextremes2>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230101061732/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| archive-date = 1 January 2023
| title = Climatological Tables 1991-2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 1 January 2023
| page = 21}}</ref>
|source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=42875| title = Normals Data: Raipur - India Latitude: 21.22°N Longitude: 81.67°E Height: 294 (m)| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency| access-date = 2 March 2020}}</ref> 
}}

{{Weather box
| location = Raipur ([[Swami Vivekananda Airport]]) 1991-2020
| single line = yes
| metric first = yes
| Jan record high C = 35.7
| Feb record high C = 38.7
| Mar record high C = 42.4
| Apr record high C = 45.4
| May record high C = 47.4
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 41.5
| Aug record high C = 37.2
| Sep record high C = 39.9
| Oct record high C = 36.8
| Nov record high C = 35.5
| Dec record high C = 33.0
| year record high C = 
| Jan high C = 28.0
| Feb high C = 31.1
| Mar high C = 35.7
| Apr high C = 39.6
| May high C = 41.9
| Jun high C = 37.0
| Jul high C = 31.4
| Aug high C = 30.3
| Sep high C = 31.5
| Oct high C = 31.9
| Nov high C = 30.4
| Dec high C = 28.3
| year high C = 33.1
| Jan low C = 13.3
| Feb low C = 16.3
| Mar low C = 20.6
| Apr low C = 24.5
| May low C = 27.6
| Jun low C = 26.2
| Jul low C = 24.5
| Aug low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 24.0
| Oct low C = 21.5
| Nov low C = 17.0
| Dec low C = 13.3
| year low C = 21.0
| Jan record low C = 5.7
| Feb record low C = 8.4
| Mar record low C = 12.4
| Apr record low C = 16.5
| May record low C = 19.2
| Jun record low C = 19.5
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record low C = 20.2
| Sep record low C = 19.8
| Oct record low C = 12.2
| Nov record low C = 9.9
| Dec record low C = 7.1
| year record low C = 
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 14.1
| Feb rain mm = 16.2
| Mar rain mm = 15.0
| Apr rain mm = 18.9
| May rain mm = 23.4
| Jun rain mm = 200.3
| Jul rain mm = 362.8
| Aug rain mm = 336.3
| Sep rain mm = 194.7
| Oct rain mm = 53.8
| Nov rain mm = 8.7
| Dec rain mm = 4.6
| year rain mm = 1248.8
| Jan rain days = 1.1
| Feb rain days = 1.3
| Mar rain days = 1.4
| Apr rain days = 1.6
| May rain days = 2.2
| Jun rain days = 8.8
| Jul rain days = 14.8
| Aug rain days = 15.3
| Sep rain days = 9.2
| Oct rain days = 3.2
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 59.7
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 39
| Feb humidity = 31
| Mar humidity = 24
| Apr humidity = 21
| May humidity = 23
| Jun humidity = 51
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 73
| Oct humidity = 60
| Nov humidity = 49
| Dec humidity = 41
|year humidity = 47
| source = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref>}}

Raipur has been ranked the eighth-best National Clean Air City (under Category I: Cities with population above 10 Lakhs) in India according to the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Central Pollution Control Board|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

== Government and politics ==

=== Civic administration ===
{{Main article|Raipur Municipal Corporation}}
Raipur city has a Municipal corporation. It was initially established by the British on 17 May 1867, initially named Raipur Municipal Committee.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Yumpu.com|title=RAIPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - Nagar Nigam Raipur|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/7702767/raipur-municipal-corporation-nagar-nigam-raipur|access-date=2020-11-09|website=yumpu.com|language=en}}</ref> It was upgraded to Raipur Municipal Corporation in the year 1973.<ref name=":5"/> The area of the municipal corporation is 503.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (194.47 sq mi).<ref name='Raipur City'/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Raipur MC|title=Raipur MC|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=1012|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230012443/https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in//rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=1012|url-status=dead}}</ref> RMC is governed under the guidelines mentioned in the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961.<ref name=":0" /> As per the 2011 Census of India, the urban agglomeration population in Raipur, Durg - Bhilai was 3,186,632. The three urban cities of Raipur, Bhilai, and Durg in the west-central region of Chhattisgarh together create the Raipur - Bhilai - Durg Tri-City Metro area.

The functions of the municipal corporation are the construction of health centres, educational institutes, and schools, and the periodic maintenance of the houses.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Raipur MC Website|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/}}</ref> In addition to taking the responsibility of constructing basic civic infrastructure, flyovers, and roads, it is also developing recreational centres such as museums, community halls, and parks. Along with basic civic infrastructure, flyovers, and roads.<ref name=":1" />

The executive committee consists of the Commissioner, Deputy commissioner, city health officers, executive engineers, zone commissioners, and other staff.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Raipur Nagar Nigam|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=1011|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230012330/https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in//rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=1011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Municipal Commissioner of Raipur is Vishwa Deep (I.A.S).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raipur Mun C|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=22|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129060730/http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/rmcwebsite.aspx?pageid=22|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current mayor is [[Meenal Choubey]] from [[BJP]]. The Mayor in the council consists of the Mayor who is the ex officio chairperson of the MIC. Among elected councillors, the mayor elects them to the council.<ref name=":2" /> There are 70 wards and 8 zones within the Raipur Municipal Corporation.<ref name=":1" /> The zonal ward committees are headed by chairpersons who are elected by ward councillors of the respective zone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raipur city data|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/Document/2cf1d7f1-4c2f-4aa0-ab96-07b286039031____Citizen_Charter_English_n.pdf|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921130044/http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/Document/2cf1d7f1-4c2f-4aa0-ab96-07b286039031____Citizen_Charter_English_n.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The recent municipal elections were held on [[2025 Raipur Municipal Corporation election|11 February 2025]]. The political parties in the majority at the municipal level are BJP and INC. The estimated municipal budget for the 2017-2018 period is {{INR}} 2,612,667. Key revenue sources are tax income, fees and charges, sanitation charges, grants and donations, and capital income.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Budget Raipur|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/Budget/Budget%202017-18.pdf}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The city is a part of Raipur District with Gaurav Kumar Singh, IAS/Collector and DM.<ref name="raipur.gov.in">{{Cite web|title=Organisation Chart {{!}} District Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} India|url=https://raipur.gov.in/organisation-chart/|access-date=2020-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref> The collector heads the district administration department.<ref name="raipur.gov.in"/> The upper collector, deputy collector, and joint deputy assist the Collector. Another governing agency that is active in the city of Raipur is the Urban Administration And Development, Chhattisgarh.<ref name="raipur.gov.in"/>

=== Master plan ===
Raipur Master Plan 2021 recognizes the need for planned development to take the pressure off the downtown core and meet the need for green spaces and bodies of water in that area. The plan calls for dense housing in new subdivisions on the outskirts and well-planned high-rise commercial and industrial development along with the [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH-6]] as well as on the north side of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-30|title=Raipur Master Plan 2021 Report, Raipur Master Plan 2021 Map, Details|url=https://affordablehousing.live/raipur-master-plan-2021.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Affordable Housing Live|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Legislative assembly and state agencies ===
Raipur is a Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency in central Chhattisgarh. Raipur's Lok Sabha seat is unreserved. [[Brijmohan Agrawal]] of BJP is the current [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from the city.<ref name="news18.com">{{Cite web|title=Live Results: Raipur Lok Sabha Constituency (CHHATTISGARH)|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/chhattisgarh-raipur-results-s26p08/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=News18}}</ref> There are seven Vidhan Sabha seats in Raipur district, including three in Raipur City, one in Raipur Rural and three in Outer Tehsils.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raipur City West Assembly constituency (Chhattisgarh): Full details, live and past results|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/chhattisgarh/raipur-city-west-election-result-s26a049/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=News18}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Raipur, being the capital city of [[Chhattisgarh]], has attracted large amounts of industrial development. As it is the state capital, the government and service sectors make up a large part of the city's economy and workforce. Manufacturing industries are also well-developed in the city, with a large number of industrial zones. Raipur is also regarded as one of the best cities to do business. It is abundantly rich in mineral resources and is among the biggest producers of steel and iron in the country. There are about 200 steel rolling mills, 195 sponge iron plants, at least 6 steel plants, 60 plywood factories, 35 ferro-alloy plants, and 500 agro-industries in the city. In addition, Raipur also has over 800 rice milling plants.<ref name=":6" />

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) is planning to set up an integrated cement manufacturing unit with a capacity of 2.5 million TPA in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-15 |title=Dalmia Cement plans new unit in Kharora - Chhattisgarh Industry News |url=https://chhattisgarh.industry-focus.net/2019/05/15/dalmia-cement-plans-new-unit-in-kharora/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=chhattisgarh.industry-focus.net |language=en-US}}</ref> A South Korean multinational Sung Ha Telecom is also planning to set up a plant in Naya Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-30 |title=South Korea's Sung Ha Telecom to set up mobile phone manufacturing plant in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/8gmDbMAIyNja94xtwzND6O/South-Koreas-Sung-Ha-Telecom-to-set-up-mobile-phone-manufac.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> [[JSW Steel Ltd|JSW Steel]] has a steel plant in Raipur. APL Apollo's in joint venture with a Singaporean company has planned a manufacturing plant in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL Apollo's JV with Singapore company plans manufacturing unit in Raipur |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/apl-apollos-jv-with-singapore-company-plans-manufacturing-unit-in-raipur-2413395.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref> [[Grasim Industries]] operates a cement plant at Rawan in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Research |first=Ibis |title=Grasim Cement to expand its Rewan cement plant at Raipur |url=https://cement.industry-focus.net/chhattisgarh-cement-projects/114-grasim-cement-to-expand-its-rewan-cement-plant-at-raipur.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Cement - Industry Focus |language=en-gb |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001112951/https://cement.industry-focus.net/chhattisgarh-cement-projects/114-grasim-cement-to-expand-its-rewan-cement-plant-at-raipur.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ambuja Cements]] has a plant in [[Bhatapara]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambuja Cement Plant Bhatapara |url=https://swapdial.com/public/knowledge-contents/industrial-data/ambuja-cement-plant-bhatapara/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=swapdial.com |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927232110/https://swapdial.com/public/knowledge-contents/industrial-data/ambuja-cement-plant-bhatapara/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, Raipur has a large chemical plant which produces and supplies formalin all throughout the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAIPUR - Market Research and Opportunity Analysis Report by MeticulousBPlans - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/meticulousbplans/docs/raipur_mroar.pptx |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=issuu.com |date=14 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> LPG bottling plants owned by Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum are also in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BPCL Stories |url=https://www.bharatpetroleum.in/about-bpcl/infoline-detail.aspx?id=infoline/mou-with-chhattisgarh-state-government-/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.bharatpetroleum.in}}</ref> Godavari - E - Mobility is planning to set up a manufacturing plant in the city as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godawari E-mobility to pump in Rs 150 cr by 2023 for setting up EV manufacturing unit in Raipur |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/auto/story/godawari-e-mobility-to-pump-in-rs-150-cr-by-2023-for-setting-up-ev-manufacturing-unit-in-raipur-310264-2021-10-24 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Business Today |date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> A heavy machinery plant of [[Jindal Steel and Power|Jindal Group]] is in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jindal Machinery {{!}}{{!}} Home page |url=https://jindalsteelmachinery.in/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=jindalsteelmachinery.in |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109024545/https://jindalsteelmachinery.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Functioning as an information technology (IT) and cyber hub, a technology park in Chhattisgarh's new capital city Naya Raipur was built.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Cherrupreet Kaur|date=Feb 19, 2020 |title=IT Park fails to click in Naya Raipur, lacks basic infrastructure and power {{!}} Raipur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/it-park-fails-to-click-in-naya-raipur-lacks-basic-infrastructure-and-power/articleshow/74203762.cms |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) will be developing a new industrial area in Tilda near Raipur to provide facilities for small and medium industries. Two new industrial parks for apparel and metal industries are coming up in Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Knn India-Knowledge & News |title=New industrial area to come up near Raipur in Chhattisgarh |url=https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/new-industrial-area-to-come-up-near-raipur-in-chhattisgarh |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=knnindia.co.in}}</ref>

== Civic utilities ==

=== Transport services ===
The superintendent of Engineers Executive Engineers, the team of Engineers, and the staff responsible for the related activities of the road department head the public works department.<ref name=":5" /> Their purposes are planning and designing of road stormwater drains, maintenance of roads and streets, maintenance of gardens and parks, resurfacing the roads, and repairing potholes and bad patches.<ref name=":5"/>

In the bus transport system of Raipur City there is a total number of 157 buses plying within the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Data Raipur|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/RaipurDataSet.aspx}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Fire service and electricity ===
The city's electricity is supplied by Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited. Fire and emergency services were set up in 2016 to protect fire incidents in the state.<ref name="cghgcd.gov.in">{{Cite web|title=Official website of Director General Home Guards, CD, F & E Services and SDRF.gov.of C.G, India {{!}}|url=http://cghgcd.gov.in/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=cghgcd.gov.in|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116032142/http://cghgcd.gov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As per the directions of the government, the Fire Station of the urban body are being taken under fire and emergency services.<ref name="cghgcd.gov.in"/>

=== Water, drainage, and sewerage ===
The existing source of unfiltered water is the [[Kharun River]], and about 170 million litres of water per day (MLD) is treated on a daily basis, and the plant has a treatment capacity of 275 MLD. The per capita water supply in the city of Raipur is 135 litres per day. There is a water supply connection serving a total of 50,000 households. Along with water from the Kharun River (27 MLD), another source of water is groundwater, and the capacity utilized is 22 MLD. There is a total of 1,133 handpumps in the city.

There is a lack in the sewerage systems of Raipur City. The data for households with a Sewerage Network is unavailable,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Raipur Waste|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/Document/01566b4c-78f4-4525-bace-508b36c44eb2__Raipur_SLIP_Sewerage_4.11.15.pdf|access-date=10 November 2020|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011041810/http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/Document/01566b4c-78f4-4525-bace-508b36c44eb2__Raipur_SLIP_Sewerage_4.11.15.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> but the number of households with septic tanks is 1,44,882 and the households without any outlets for toilets is 5,649.<ref name=":3" /> The city has no separate drainage system nor any sewer lines. There is a separate stormwater drainage system, laid as per requirement.<ref name=":3" />

=== Solid waste management ===
The waste management in the city is entrusted to the city health officer, the in-charge health officer, zonal health officer, and the team of sanitary supervisors and ward supervisors.<ref name=":5"/> A total of 3,56,490 households have been successful with source segregation and are covered by door-to-door collection.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=RaipurDataSet|url=http://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in/RaipurDataSet.aspx}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Raipur's major [[waste management|waste disposal]] site is the Sarona site, which is 12&nbsp;km away from the city centre.<ref name=":4" />

== Transport ==

===Roadways===

Some major roads in Raipur are  [[National Highway 53 (India)|National Highway 53]] (NH-53), [[National Highway 30 (India)|National Highway 30]] (NH-30), Great Eastern Road, Pandri Road, Baloda Bazar Road, Nardha Raipur Road, VIP Road, and [[Raipur–Naya Raipur Expressway|Atal Path Expressway]].

The [[Raipur–Naya Raipur Expressway]], also known as ''Atal Path Expressway,'' is a {{cvt|12.7|km}} [[Controlled-access highway|access-controlled expressway]] connecting Raipur to [[Naya Raipur]]. It has been made to ease the traffic on the GE road and provide faster access to Dhamtari road from [[Raipur railway station]]. It serves 4 flyovers and 1 elevated corridor, crossing over GE road and NH-53 in between two ends of the expressway.

The proposed [[Durg–Raipur–Arang Expressway]], [[Raipur-Ranchi-Dhanbad Expressway]] and the under-construction [[Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway]] will pass through and start from Raipur, which after completion, will enhance connectivity and commute further with other cities to and from Raipur.

===Bus transport===
The [[Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur|Sri Balaji Swami Trust Sri Dudhadhari Math Inter State Bus Terminal]] at Ravanbhantha is the main bus station of the city. It has replaced the old Minimata Bus Stand or Pandri Stand, which was causing heavy traffic problems. The services of the new ISBT started on 15 November 2021. The only [[bus rapid transit system]] is the [[Raipur and Naya Raipur BRTS]].

===Metro===
A [[light rail]], or a Metrolite or Lite Metro (as referred in India), has been proposed by the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]], which will run from Naya Raipur to [[Durg]] via Raipur and [[Bhilai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Monthly Allowance To Unemployed Youth, Focus On Metro, Sports & Infra: CM Baghel Tabels Chhattisgarh Budget|url=https://news.abplive.com/states/chhattisgarh-budget-2023-announcement-for-health-education-agriculture-budget-highlights-cm-bhupesh-baghel-1586508|work=[[ABP News]]|date=6 March 2023|access-date=9 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

=== Railways ===
[[File:Raipur Railway station.png|thumb|Main side of Railway station]]

[[File:A view of Raipur Junction railway station.jpg|thumb|[[Raipur Junction railway station|Raipur Junction Railway Station]]]]
[[Raipur Junction railway station]] is the primary railway station of the city, which is situated on the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]] of the [[Indian Railways]], running through the cities of [[Bhusawal]], [[Nagpur]], [[Gondia]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Durg (Bhilai), Bilaspur]], [[Rourkela]] and [[Kharagpur]]. Thus, it is connected with many major cities. It is categorized in the A-1 category of railway stations by the Indian Railways. Raipur has some smaller railway stations in Sarona, Saraswati Nagar, and the WRS Colony railway stations which also lie on the same railway route.

=== Airport ===
[[File:Swami vivekananda Airport terminal Raipur. Night view.jpg|thumb|[[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur]]]]

[[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Swami Vivekananda International Airport]], (Formerly called the Mana Airport), is the primary airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh. The airport is located {{cvt|15|km}} south of Raipur and {{cvt|10|km}} from Naya Raipur. The airport is well-connected, having daily direct flights to [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Chennai]], [[Goa]], [[Lucknow]], [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Patna]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bhopal]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Prayagraj]], and [[Jagdalpur]], operated by [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]], [[IndiGo]] and [[Vistara]] airlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/raipur-gets-air-connectivity-with-17-cities-in-country.html|title=Raipur gets air connectivity with 17 cities in country|website=The Pioneer|date=1 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>

== List of mayors ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Term of office
!Name
!Party
!Notes
|-
|early 1890s–1980
|'''N/A'''
|'''N/A'''
|'''N/A'''
|-
|27.02.1980 to 27.02.1981
|Swaroop Chand Jain
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|First mayor of the city
|-
|27.02.1981 to 27.02.1982
|S.R. Murthi
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|27.02.1982 to 26.02.1983
|Swaroop Chand Jain
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Second time appointed
|-
|27.02.1983 to 10.09.1984
|[[Tarun Chatterji|Tarun Prasad Chatterjee]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|11.09.1984 to 26.02.1985
|Santosh Agrawal
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|27.02.1985 to 04.01.1995
|[[Public administration|Administrator]]
| 
|Handled by district magistrate
|-
|05.01.1995 to 04.01.2000
|Balbeer Juneja
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|04.01.2000 to 25.12.2003
|[[Tarun Chatterji|Tarun Prasad Chatterjee]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|First mayor after the formation of Chhattisgarh / Second time elected
|-
|05.01.2004 to 05.01.2010
|[[Sunil Kumar Soni]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|First full-term non-Congress mayor
|-
|05.01.2010 to 07.01.2015
|Kiranmayi Nayak
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|First female mayor
|-
|07.01.2015 to 07.01.2020
|Pramod Dubey
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|07.01.2020 to 06.01.2025
|Aijaz Dhebar
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 
|-
|07.01.2025 to 26.02.2025
|[[District magistrate|Administrator]]
| 
|Handled by district magistrate
|-
|27.02.2025 to ''present''
|[[Meenal Choubey]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Second female and non-congress mayor
|}

== Points of Interest ==
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* [[Mata Kaushalya Temple]] is the only temple in the world dedicated to the deity Mata Kaushalya.
* [[Purkhouti Muktangan, Naya Raipur]]  an open-air Cultural garden that exhibits the Culture of Chhattisgarh.
* [[Nandanvan Jungle Safari, Naya Raipur]] is Asia's largest man-made Jungle Safari.
* The Shree Ram temple, VIP square.
* The Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum, Ghadi chowk.
* Swami Vivekananda Sarowar (Budha Talab).
*Telibandha Lake (Marine Drive). 

== Education ==
Raipur has become a big educational hub of [[Chhattisgarh]] due to the presence of many institutes of national importance in [[engineering]], [[management]], [[medical]] and [[law]], including [[Indian Institute of Management Raipur|IIM]], [[National Institute of Technology Raipur|NIT]], [[AIIMS Raipur|AIIMS]], [[Hidayatullah National Law University]] (HNLU), [[Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, Raipur|CIPET, Raipur]], [[National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research|NIPER]](Proposed) and [[International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur|IIIT]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iiitnr.choice.gov.in/ |title=International Institute of Information Technology-Naya Raipur &#124; IIIT Naya Raipur |access-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211312/http://iiitnr.choice.gov.in/ |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>[[File:Rajkumar College Raipur.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Rajkumar College, Raipur]]]]

=== Premier institutes ===
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*[[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur]] (AIIMS) 
*[[Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology]]
*[[Hidayatullah National Law University]]
*[[Indian Institute of Management Raipur]] (IIM)
*[[International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur]]
*[[National Institute of Technology, Raipur]](NIT)
*[[National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research]] (NIPER) (Proposed) at [[Naya Raipur]]

=== Government universities ===
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*[[Chandulal Chandrakar Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya]]
*[[Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya]]
*[[Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University]]
*[[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]]
*[[Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh]]

=== Private universities and deemed universities ===
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*[[Amity University, Raipur|Amity University]]
*[[ITM University, Raipur|ITM University]]
*[[Kalinga University]]
*[[MATS University]]

=== Commerce, engineering, and management colleges ===
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*[[Government Engineering College Raipur|Government Engineering College (GEC)]]
*[[Pragati College of Engineering and Management, Raipur|Pragati College of Engineering and Management]]
*[[Raipur Institute of Technology]]
*[[Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology]] (SSIPMT)

=== Secondary education ===
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* [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]
* [[DAV Public School]]
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* [[Rajkumar College, Raipur|Rajkumar College]], established in 1882, one of the Chief's Colleges that were set up during the [[British Raj]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rajkumarcollege.com/member.php|title=Rajkumar College Society|website=Rajkumar College|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ryan International School]]
* [[Delhi Public School]]

== Media ==

=== News channels ===
Many local news channels are telecast from Raipur in Hindi:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! News channels !! Language
|-
| CG 24 news channel CG || [[Hindi]]
|-
|IBC24|| Hindi
|-
| [[Khabar Bharti]]|| Hindi
|-
| Grand News (Cable Network)|| Hindi
|-
| News18 MP CG || Hindi
|-
| [[Sadhna News]]|| Hindi
|-
| Sahara Samay Channel|| Hindi
|-
| Zee MP CG || Hindi
|-
| India News MP CG || Hindi
|-
| Bansal News || Hindi
|-
| Abhi Tak (Cable Network)|| Hindi
|-
| Inh News || Hindi
|}

=== Newspapers ===
Many national and local newspapers are published from Raipur in both Hindi and English:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Newspaper !! Language
|-
| ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''Dainik Vishwa Pariwar'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Rajasthan Patrika|Patrika]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Nava Bharat]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Deshbandhu (newspaper)|Deshbandhu]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Nai Duniya]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''Haribhoomi'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[The Times of India]]'' || [[English language|English]]
|-
| ''The Central Chronicle'' || [[English language|English]]
|-
| ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' || English
|-
| ''[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]'' || Hindi
|-
| ''[[The Hitavada]]'' || English
|-
| ''[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]'' || English
|-
| ''[[Business Standard]]'' || English, Hindi
|-
| ''Business Bhaskar'' || English, Hindi
|}

=== Radio ===
Raipur city has five FM Radio Stations -
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency Modulation !! Channel !! Slogan
|-
| 94.3 FM || MY FM || Jio Dil Se
|-
| 95.0 FM || FM Tadka || Sound's Good
|-
| 98.3 FM || Radio Mirchi || Mirchi Sunane Wale Always Khush
|-
| 101.6 FM || All India Radio Raipur  &  '''[[Vividh Bharti]]''' || Desh Ki Surili Dhadkan
|-
| 104.8 FM || Radio Rangila || Jamm ke suno
|-
|}

== Notable people ==
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*[[Lucky Ali]], Bollywood singer/composer/actor, did a part of his schooling from [[Rajkumar College, Raipur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jhunkar.com/songs-of-lucky-ali/|title=Songs of Lucky Ali Bollywood Songs|publisher=Jhunkar.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183904/http://jhunkar.com/songs-of-lucky-ali/|archive-date=14 February 2012|access-date=2012-10-04}}</ref>
*[[Teejan Bai]], traditional performing artist for Pandavani.
*[[Anurag Basu]], a noted Bollywood movie director, was born in Raipur and later moved to the neighboring city of [[Bhilai]].
*[[Harinath De]], an Indian historian, scholar, and polyglot, later became the first Indian librarian of the National Library of India (then Imperial Library), spent his childhood and did his initial schooling in Raipur.
*[[Mohammad Hidayatullah]], former Chief Justice of India and former acting president of India, received his primary education at the Government High School of Raipur until 1922.
*[[Akhtar Husain]], Pakistani scholar, journalist and lexicographer.
*[[Harshad Mehta]], an infamous stockbroker, spent his childhood in Raipur after his parents moved here from [[Mumbai]].
*[[Rajneesh]], an Indian philosopher, stayed in Raipur and taught philosophy in Raipur Sanskrit College in 1957.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/raipur/osho-enlightenment-day-osho-sambodhi-divas-osho-rajneesh-was-philosophy-professor-of-sanskrit-college-raipur/ct20230321092144277277104 | title=Osho Enlightenment Day: प्रोफेसर रजनीश ऐसे बने ओशो, रायपुर से रहा है गहरा नाता | date=21 March 2023 }}</ref> 
*[[Shekhar Sen]], musical mono-act player, born and raised in Raipur.
*[[Ravishankar Shukla]], the first [[chief minister]] of the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], spent his childhood and was educated in Raipur.
*[[Vidya Charan Shukla]], former Union Minister and a nine-term parliamentarian, born in Raipur
*[[Veer Narayan Singh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Color/Dark%20Brown/EXECUTION%20OF%20VEER%20NARAYAN%20SINGH|title=EXECUTION OF VEER NARAYAN SINGH|work=indianpost.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104539/http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Color/Dark%20Brown/EXECUTION%20OF%20VEER%20NARAYAN%20SINGH|archive-date=18 January 2015|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref>[[Veer Narayan Singh]]</ref> freedom fighter, jailed at Raipur by the British Army.
*[[K. S. Sudarshan]], former [[Sarsanghchalak|chief]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], born in Raipur in 1931.
*[[Habib Tanvir]], a noted theatre artist and playwright, was born in Raipur in 1923.
*[[Swami Vivekananda]] spent two of his teenage years in Raipur from 1877 till 1879 when his father was transferred here.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vivekananda.net/ReminiscenesOnSwami/BhupendranathDatta.html|title=Reminiscences of Swami Vivekananda – Frank Parlato Jr. - Bhupendranath Datta|publisher=Vivekananda.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125031117/http://www.vivekananda.net/ReminiscenesOnSwami/BhupendranathDatta.html|archive-date=25 January 2012|access-date=2012-10-04}}</ref>[[File:Vivekananda Raipur.JPG|thumb|right|Swami Vivekananda spent 2 of his teenage years in this building at Raipur]]
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== See also ==
* [[Nava Raipur]]
* [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Samta colony]]
* [[Raman Singh]]
* [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
* [[Largest Indian cities by GDP]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Raipur}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050324005938/http://raipur.nic.in/Default.htm Raipur District Administration]
* [http://dprcg.gov.in/ DPR Chhattisgarh]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110625042506/http://dpr.choice.gov.in/ DPR Raipur District]

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