Balrampur, Chhattisgarh

Town in Chhattisgarh, India
23°36′18″N 83°37′01″E / 23.605°N 83.617°E / 23.605; 83.617Country IndiaStateChhattisgarhDistrictBalrampurPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total4,456Languages
 • OfficialHindi, SurgujihaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
497119
Telephone code07831Vehicle registrationCG-30Websitebalrampur.gov.in

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 rapidly. It is 441 km North of the state headquarters Raipur.Balrampur share Chhattisgarh border with Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.

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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